Tag Archives: rock band

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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Both Sides Now

Posted on November 21, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir It started as the best month ever. Coming off our TV special, our buddy “Bob,” mega-publisher Robert Petersen, booked my band The Daily Planet for our first Big Gig (no dancing teenagers shouting “play something we know!”) … Continue reading →

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Hello, Goodbye!

Posted on June 27, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir The Beatles tune “Hello, Goodbye” seemed to be the theme song for my junior year. My life was full of hellos and goodbyes, and moving impossibly fast! In May alone, the month I turned seventeen, I … … Continue reading →

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The Tragic End of the Least Famous Rock Band of All Time

Posted on June 20, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir We were out of style without ever actually being in style. Honestly, The Luscious Naipseht was kinda poppy, with our big, boxy British Invasion-style guitars. Marc had one just like George Harrison’s. And my first electric was … Continue reading →

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The Year I Exploded

Posted on May 9, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir Exploded creatively, that is. Although La Mirada High wasn’t an official school of the arts, a growing number of us were essentially “majoring” in music and drama. The previous year, our yearbook had noted that we were … Continue reading →

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My Thursday Song

Posted on December 30, 2021 by mitchteemley

Vintage Music Video below* The end of the year always makes me think back on those moments that helped define me. The Daily Planet was, for many years, the biggest “moment” of my life. Marc was a skinny Polish-American Jew. … Continue reading →

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Me and Princess Leia’s Mom

Posted on August 24, 2020 by mitchteemley

I’ve always been in love with movies. As a kid I wanted with every fiber of my being to be Gene Kelly. To sing like him. To dance like him. But most of all, to kiss girls like him. Especially … Continue reading →

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