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Tag Archives: Jim Fusilli
Good Shepherd for 1965 Beatles Playboy Interview
The Golden Anniversary of the Beatles’ inaugural appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show – go nuts! – is set to culminate in tonight’s Grammys salute. From the 1964 really big shew: The hardBeatling staff also recommends this 1965 Playboy … Continue reading
Ad o’ the Day (Lou Reed Edition)
When the great Lou Reed died at a very old 71, he made the front page of every New York daily except the Wall Street Journal. Monday’s Page One New York Times obit by Ben Ratliff: LOU REED, 1942-2013 Outsider Whose … Continue reading
Les Paul, RIP
When I was a kid growing up in New York, I heard a lot of the great Les Paul on WNEW’s Milkman’s Matinee and Make Believe Ballroom. He – and wife Mary Ford – were fabulous. Two things that stand … Continue reading