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Bootleg City: Manfred Mann’s Earth Band in Philadelphia, October ’76
When I was a wee mountain man growing up in southern Connecticut, just outside New York City, I quickly learned that everything from Philadelphia was crap: The Flyers were a gang of thugs who
Read More »Bootleg City: The Cranberries in Munich, October ’94
Hey, the head man is out of town! This is such a freakin’ good idea. See, when our “public servants” walk into office having “plans” and “introducing legislation,” they immediately start screwing stuff up,
Read More »Bootleg City: Night Ranger in Los Angeles, September ’85
This holiday season will offer you 7 Wishes. But what will you wish for first? Will it be the Jack Blades posable action figure? Dressed in authentic Midnight Madness-era stage attire, this incredibly lifelike replica
Read More »Bootleg City: James Brown, 11/27/87
We did it! More specifically and much less modestly, I did it — I won Tuesday’s election! My victory even got some coverage from Associated Press national political writer Liz Sidoti, who wrote, “A
Read More »Bootleg City: Yes in Edmonton, September ’84
Wow! People are really fired up about this Tuesday’s election in Bootleg City! As mayor, it warms my heart to see such civic pride and faith in democracy. Don’t forget to vote, everyone. Remember,
Read More »Bootleg City: Bad Company in Orlando, May ’99
The mayoral election is only 11 days away, and if the endless online chatter here in Bootleg City is any indication, voter turnout is sure to break all kinds of records! Keep in mind,
Read More »Bootleg City: Motörhead in Sweden, November ’00
I believe the children are our future. I also believe my future in politics would’ve been cut tragically short on November 3 if Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson hadn’t returned all the children of
Read More »Bootleg City: Jethro Tull, 11/25/87
As election day approaches, it’s important for a political candidate like myself to line up celebrity endorsements. One of my opponents, David Byrne, has the support of famous people-slash-political activists like Jane Fonda and
Read More »Bootleg City: The Mayoral Race Is Heating Up!
It’s hard not to get paranoid when you’re an elected official. First there was the August catnapping that turned out not to be a catnapping. (Cats who take naps don’t make me paranoid, hence
Read More »Bootleg City: Daryl Hall & John Oates
The career-spanning, four-disc box set Do What You Want, Be What You Are: The Music of Daryl Hall & John Oates comes out October 13, and in anticipation of its release, the 1980s pop
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