Tag Archives: 1960s

The Greatest Album No One’s Ever Heard

Posted on January 9, 2024 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir Clarence B. Cash. The name suited him perfectly. He wasn’t a music producer in the sense that Quincy Jones or “the fifth Beatle” George Martin was, an artist in his own right. He was about, well, Cash. … Continue reading →

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How I Invented Coffee

Posted on January 2, 2024 by mitchteemley

Coffee foam art by Kazuki Yamamoto My Real Memoir Unlike my oldest child, who as a newborn would have been thrilled if Mommy’s breasts dispensed House Blend and Dark Roast, I had to learn to like coffee. The Coffee-Milk Era: … Continue reading →

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Flying High Into the New Year

Posted on December 19, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir Stardom was imminent! True, I hadn’t had any lead roles in our college theatre productions so far. But near the end of my first semester, the school paper had complimented my cocky Irishman performance in an otherwise … Continue reading →

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Losing My Innocence

Posted on December 5, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir How, exactly, does an idealistic young romanticist lose his innocence? A little bit at a time, or, in my case, a little bit and one big bite. My first “I love you” Marty and I might be … Continue reading →

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Me and Princess Leia’s Mom

Posted on November 28, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir As a kid I wanted with every fiber of my being to sing and dance and kiss girls the way Gene Kelly kissed Debbie Reynolds in Singin’ in the Rain. And so, in sixth grade, I decided to open … Continue reading →

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Starting to Lose My Way

Posted on November 14, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir I’d never really known the way. But I thought I did, which had worked just as well. For awhile. My religion of atheism (there was no god but me, and that was just fine ‘cuz I was … Continue reading →

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Getting My Wisdom Removed

Posted on November 7, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir They’re called wisdom teeth because they emerge when we reach adulthood (late teens to early 20s) and are now officially “wise.” Yeah, right. How many wise 18-year-olds do you know? How many wise any-year-olds do you know? … Continue reading →

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A Change Is Gonna Come

Posted on October 24, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir I’d lived in a blissful bubble most of my life, first as a dreamy, self-absorbed only-child, and then as “the clever kid” in elementary school and as “the talented guy” in high school, and finally, with my … Continue reading →

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(Still Not Famous) So Off to College

Posted on October 17, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir “I apologize for not winning” (Best New Music Group in the U.S.), I told my pen pal. But on the other hand, my band The Daily Planet remained our tv producer, publisher Robert “Bob” Petersen’s personal favorite. … Continue reading →

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High Atop the Mountain of Fame!

Posted on October 10, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir We’d been chosen as the Best New Music Group in the Western U.S., and all-of-a-sudden we were stars! We had two rooms on the eighth floor of the hotel every visiting rock group stayed at! We’d played … Continue reading →

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