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“McCartney” takes on McCartney

Posted on May 13, 2020 by mediawally

In 1970, Paul McCartney launched his post Beatles career in earnest. That also began his ongoing challenge of competing with himself. The McCartney album popped onto the “Billboard” record charts when the Beatles as a group were still very much … Continue reading →

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The Absences of “Yesterday” (a world without Beatles)

Posted on September 1, 2019 by mediawally

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The Beatles’ Grand Symphony: The White Album

Posted on January 7, 2019 by mediawally

What should have been cut? What should have remained? What would have made this the perfect one-disc Beatles release? Those questions have long accompanied evaluations of The Beatles a.k.a. The White Album, originally issued as a numbered, two-disc 12-inch vinyl … Continue reading →

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Remembering Dinner with Dick Gregory

Posted on August 21, 2017 by mediawally

“Excuse me while I have my dinner.” As I remember, with that observation Dick Gregory (on stage) reached for a glass of what we’d now call a smoothie and demonstrated how his form of solid food fasting was anything but … Continue reading →

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Adam West: The Batman Who Mattered

Posted on June 19, 2017 by mediawally

Adam West saved Batman. At least, for me. As a young viewer and comic book fan, I saw the Adam West Batman series from episode one and was thrilled as one of my favorite heroes made the leap from the … Continue reading →

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Micky Dolenz solo concert: Victory Lap and Bucket List

Posted on June 14, 2017 by mediawally

Micky Dolenz knows what makes a performance tick. For his Chicago show at City Winery (June 13) Dolenz reached way back to his Monkees audition number (“Johnny B. Goode”) and carried on through to his latest tunes (“You Bring The … Continue reading →

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The Rolling Stones Exhibitionism: Five by Five

Posted on June 9, 2017 by mediawally

The more you know going into The Rolling Stones Exhibitionism the more you’ll take out of it. It’s at Chicago’s Navy Pier, with tickets on sale through July. Here are a handful of items to spark your navigation, including a … Continue reading →

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Embracing The Beatles: Eight Days a Week

Posted on February 13, 2017 by mediawally

“When did The Beatles break up? That question was whispered to me as the Rooftop Concert sequence from Ron Howard’s Eight Days A Week wrapped up. The query came from a long time baby boomer college friend sitting next to … Continue reading →

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Jacob D. Dumelle, P.E. – His Public Service and Pop Culture Presence

Posted on June 14, 2014 by mediawally

Oak Park resident Jacob D. Dumelle, P.E., Lt. Cmdr. (Ret.) U.S. Navy, passed away Saturday, June 14, at age 89. Jake Dumelle was a Navy veteran, environmental advocate, and a successful administrator at the federal and state levels of government, … Continue reading →

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Behind a Fabricated Beatles History

Posted on February 22, 2014 by mediawally

For stories about the Beatles, the line “It was 50 Years Ago Today” is destined to serve as a repeated hook for the better part of this decade. Most immediately, it was, in fact, also the title of an international … Continue reading →

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