Hard to believe that installment 25 of RNRHS has arrived. Funny how some things seem to take on a life of their own. This has been an exercise in self-indulgence, allowing me to spend time re-connecting with old friends, making new ones, and unearthing my musical memories. I suppose that’s the advantage of having a blog, especially one with your name on it–you get to do whatever you want. Tom Maxwell is the guinea pig for the Silver Edition, rounding out a trifecta of Chapel Hill music fabulousness…
Category: News, Rock 'n' Roll High School Tags: 80s music, author, banks forest, Bring Me Back, chapel hill, Chick Lit, Dillon Fence, Greg Humphreys, high school, jim wilbur, karen balcom, karen booth, karen booth balcom, music, nc, novel, queen, Scott Carle, small faces, squirrel nut zippers, superchunk, tom maxwell, women's fiction
RNRHS 24 comes from Greg Humphreys, local NC musician extraordinaire and unfairly talented guy (I’m sure it seems fair to him, but to the rest of us…sheesh). It’s only a matter of time before somebody names him the honorary Prince of Orange County. Greg has brought us some cool memories, including one about the elusive old-school R.E.M. t-shirt. Many people who have done this blog questionnaire have either mourned the loss of am R.E.M. shirt or bragged that they still have theirs. Greg made some ill-advised alterations to…
Category: News, Rock 'n' Roll High School Tags: 80s music, author, banks forest, Bring Me Back, chapel hill, Chick Lit, chris goode, Dillon Fence, Greg Humphreys, high school, karen balcom, R.E.M., Run DMC, the dbs, the police, women's fiction