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Part 131.5: The Crimson Guard
RECORD STORE TALES PART 131.5: The Crimson Guard Sort of an intermission here: People often come to me and say, “LeBrain, what’s with that GI Joe you that’s in all your Record Store Tales?” I say,...
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Part 0: A Few Words for Days Gone By…
I decided to do something special for Part 250…by not doing Part 250 at all. This isn’t one of those bullshit prequels, like when George Lucas says, “Oh, Episode I, I had that written for decades,”...
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Gallery: Other Stuff I Collect That Isn’t Music
I collect toys. Lots of toys. Filed under: Reviews Tagged: action figures, collectibles, eddie, eric singer, gi joe, heavy metal, Iron Maiden, kiss, marillion, memorabilia, star wars, The Watchmen,...
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PREVIEW: The Next LeBrain
Dear readers, As you are aware, the original Record Store Tales are almost done. There are only a few sub-chapters left in Part 320: End of the Line. I believe that, taken as a body of work and not...
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#349: Christmas Eve
Every year at this time I take a break from posting to spend a little more time relaxing with my family. Enjoy this final post before Christmas, and I’ll see you all again soon in a couple of days!...
View Article#349: Christmas Eve [Reblog]
One more reblog for this season. Here’s an instalment of Getting More Tale (the sequel series to Record Store Tales) about Christmas Eve in the glorious, wonderful period we knew as the 1980s. Feliz...
View Article#623: Rocking Around the Christmas Tree
GETTING MORE TALE #623: Rocking Around the Christmas Tree Traditions change and evolve over the years as families do. I have always been excited about Christmas, going back my youngest days. I would...
View Article#819: Early to Rise
GETTING MORE TALE #819: Early to Rise I’ve been an early riser since my youngest memories. It probably has to do with an anxiety disorder that was undiagnosed until my 40s. It happened mostly on...
View ArticleBoxing Day Live Stream featuring LeBrain’s Mom –“Christmas Memories”
We’re locked down, but not knocked down as this week’s live show proved! From 1977 to 1991, stories of Christmases past were unfurled for fun discussion. From the Star Wars years, through GI Joe,...
View Article#889: The Dreadnoks
RECORD STORE TALES #889: The Dreadnoks I’ve always had trouble letting go. Even though rock music was my true obsession, there was some overlap. Even into grade nine, I still bought GI Joe comics...
View Article#1032: 1984
RECORD STORE TALES #1032: 1984 The day before my entire world changed forever was December 25, 1984. The day before I discovered Iron Maiden for the first time. December 26 1984 would alter the...
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