Tag Archives: rock ‘n’ roll

All Talking! All Singing! All Dancing!

Posted on August 29, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir I did it all. Or tried to. My guidance counselor urged me to go into “the arts,” which I naturally took to mean all of the arts. My hero Gene Kelly had done it all—acted, sung, danced—and … Continue reading →

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Cheddar Cheese and Rock ‘n’ Roll

Posted on May 16, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir Suddenly, without realizing it, I acquired a third BFF. Unthinkable! Oh, I’d had good friends before, lots of them. Even some temporary BFs like my “Fatman and Ribbon” cohort Fred, unwitting host of the infamous “IHeardThereWasAnOrgyAtFred’sHouse” party. … Continue reading →

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Cheddar Cheese and Rock ‘n’ Roll

Posted on November 17, 2020 by mitchteemley

Full Stomach, Fuller Heart (an occasional series) Marc was my first official immigrant friend. Not that he was all that “immigranty” (he was American-born). But his parents, escapees from German-occupied Poland, were wonderfully immigranty. I listened with awe to the … Continue reading →

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The Fifth Beatle

Posted on July 5, 2019 by mitchteemley

Sixty years ago, Johnny and the Moondogs changed their name to The Beatles (good call). I first heard them 15 years later, when they exploded onto the American airwaves. But it wouldn’t have happened without the Fifth Beatle. It seems … Continue reading →

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