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Forgive me, it was 2010 in Rochester.

As much as I can appreciate the sounds of the modern snare lines of today, I long for the return of drags, ruffs, flams, and yes -- RATAMACUES! I feel the same way Rick Beckham does; why no emphasis on the "26 standard" anymore? The fearsome threesome of the '58 Reilly snare line should serve a...

Way to go, Westchester! (BTW, are those G bugles I hear?)

laughed so hard i almost pissed on myself.....

Hey drummer....If you let go of the stick while striking the ride cymbal, you'd be another Corky Laing. (Ask an old fart who Corky is and he probably remembers Woodstock '69 -- LOL!)

Eddie Murphy played drums better on SNL back in "Mister Robinson's Neighborhood".

When punk rockers age and become "lounge lizards", I guess. Have fun, dudes!

All that's missing is Peter Ivers, but he died over 25 years ago. This is like New Wave Theater from USA Network circa 1981.

And don't forget: Lesley Gore would have been nothing without "Q" as her producer!

Correct me if I'm wrong, but were the San Jose Raiders the only corps in history to field a marching battery without snare drums? (Alert: LOADED QUESTION)

(At 7:19) How the heck did Brigs Alumnus Tom Peashey get into this Cincy Trad video anyway? Nice to see you still in the DCA, Tom! From Rochester Cru' alumnus Craig Myers, Rome, NY. Go Brigs!

Not bad, but no band can back Elvis C. quite like the Attractions!

But what is "Moon" going to think now that Tony's got a hit single? (Shut up, Iris!) Sorry, I had a Beatniks flashback. (LOL) All of a sudden, I feel like running down a fire escape yelling "I KILLED THAT LOUSY BARKEEP!" The Beatniks had to be the worst 1950's/1960's B-movie ever; it was a pu...

Hey, why shouldn't most of the new jobs go to men? Unless this society has turned its back entirely on Judeo-Christian principles, one of the things that had made this country strong is the family headed by either a sole breadwinning man or a primary breadwinning man. Once the kids are grown up...

@MelanieLouM That's about it! I don't think for one minute that there was some evolutionary change in the human race that caused females in the western world to become academically superior to males. Rather, the absence of fathers in many homes plus the MTV and the Video games caused males to s...

Without a doubt, one of the past powerhouses of the East, regardless of gender! I always admired the Bon-Bons, along with the Golden Knights of Newark (Blessed Sac) and of course the Caballeros! Jersey still rules with the Cabs, Jersey Surf, Raiders, etc.

With all due respect to our neighbors ...

The early Popeye black and white cartoons featured Billy Costello as the voice of Popeye for much of the 1930's. By 1938, however, Jack Mercer replaced Costello, which explains why Popeye's voice was a little higher in pitch. Mercer was the voice of Popeye until his death.

Modern FM radio needs more women DJs like "GI Jill" nowadays! Most of the women jocks on FM sound like "robotic eunuchs" for cryin' out loud! "Delilah" in syndication is great, but we need more women who sound like women.

ClearChannel, Regent, etc., are you taking note?

Now you know why many states don't have corporal punishment by electric chair anymore......

Can you toast marshmallows on that thing? LOL

I guess the Hanson brothers are starting trouble again (LOL)!

Monotonous, isn't it! I believe WPIX-FM simulcasted on "11 Alive" way back when. Nowadays, you can buy a DVD with lots of logs burning and Christmas songs as well. It's my understanding that "PIX" originally did this for the poor in the tenements who didn't have a fireplace. In early televisi...

This is one band that should have broken into the AT 40 in 1967. Loved this tune when I was a kid. Casey Kasem, where were you on this one, man?

Who really gives a crap? Watch any 5K, 15K, Ironman or Marathon run and men always win overall, but get real, guys -- women can and do outperform men in long-distance running. But some men DO outperform some women. Simple as that. It's all about the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. Me...

Get used to it: It's called Affirmative Action and some women are merely tokens in the world of sportscasting. There are and have been some good ones, yes (even Sarah Palin was decent on Alaska TV), but IMHO, women generally belong in the newsroom doing hard copy and that's it! I don't think t...

No doubt -- Sarah Palin gets my vote for sportscaster. She should have applied for a job at ESPN's SportsCenter. This young man featured here, IMHO, should major in Political Science; at least he would have had other people writing his speeches, and he'd have time to rehearse them. Not everybo...

All the new cop shows on TV these days pale in comparison to "In The Heat". The Closer, Law and Order (with all its spin-offs included), CSI, you name it -- NONE compares! In most TV shows these days, men are shown as either buffoons or dumber than any woman. Give me the 80s shows and some of ...