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Dick Clark: Rock & Roll Icon
If you were born after 1970, you may not remember the Dick Clark that I remember. You might remember the Dick Clark of “TV’s Bloopers and Practical Jokes” or “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve”. And if you were born after 1980, … Continue reading
Rockme for the Holidays!
The Practical Theatre Company’s hard rocking house band — Riffmaster & The Rockme Foundation — are coming to Chicago to play two fabulous, frenzied dance parties this holiday season. Riffmaster Peter Van Wagner & The Rockmes are rocking the wrap … Continue reading
A Mid-Year Celebration!
If nothing else worth celebrating happened today, June 30th would still mark the mid-point of 2011 — reason alone to pop a cork. But there are some very good reasons to mark this day with fanfare and hoopla. The first … Continue reading
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Retro Rockme…
(Left to right) Ronny Crawford, Tom Larson, Larry Schanker, Rush Pearson, Peter Van Wagner, Casey Fox, Tom Kalicky, the author, Brad Hall. ROCKME PHOTO FUN (Circa ’82-’83) On a sunny day in 1982 (or perhaps the spring of ’83), the … Continue reading
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Rockme Music Goes Online!
Make the kids jump at CD Baby! Just in time to fill those 2010 Christmas (or Hanukkah or Kwanza) stockings — the newest Riffmaster & The Rockme Foundation tunes — and a collection of all-time Rockme classics — are now … Continue reading
Blog 2011: The Second Year’s Voyage In Review…
My 2011 concluded on a fabulously positive note as “The Vic & Paul Show” enjoyed a successful two-week run at Mayne Stage in Chicago. It was a holiday homecoming that warmed the winter chill with a gathering of the very best, … Continue reading →
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