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Jun 6, 2023Β·edited Jun 6, 2023Liked by Steve Goldberg

1) I love American Idol and still watch it, so thank you for including it in this conversation LOL -- and I remember James Durbin!

2) Please tell me you've seen this Kool & the Gang / Quiet Riot mashup!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OewLpY6gVd4

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How in the heck did I not see this one? I am a huge Bill McClintock fan and wrote about him in Earworms at one point (not sure which post anymore). I think it’s time to bring him back! Thanks for this...

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Growing up, there was a kid on my block that looked like Carlos Cavazo. We never missed a chance to remind him.

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Ha- how known was the reference? I know QR was big for a couple years but not many people in my circle (or any circle I would think) would know the name of the guitarist.

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Oh, we would just say he looked like the QR guitarist, or when their videos would play, say something like β€œwhat’s it like to film a video?’

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I don’t remember the β€œbang your head” days of MTV but now I feel like I can tell my husband to use this rationale when I asked why he’s bald

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If you are asking your husband why he's bald I'm not sure that answer will work. Though you do seem to have a strong child-like curiosity (no I'm not saying childish...that would be me), so perhaps it will work!

Kids are so awesome because they have no filters (or less of them). I remember meeting my friend Morris' 4-year-old daughter a few years ago and the first thing she said was, "What happened to your hair?" Actually I think she aimed the question at Morris, like, "What happened to that man's hair?" And after I told her, she said -- again to her father -- "I want you to pay attention to me, not him!" Which I am hoping will lead to her being strong and forthright in her adult years, knowing what she wants and asking for it if she can't get it herself.

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Ha! I meant when others ask why he’s bald. This is what I get when I’m smushing a response into a short window post Dunkin’ Donuts run.

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