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It's Thanksgiving. 1975.

I wrote this 9 years ago for a Thanksgiving celebration that happend 50 years ago! I figured I'd re-post today to get your mind off everything else. This is the good stuff...and be sure to watch (or listen!) to the 3 videos I think are highlights.
Enjoy!
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November 26, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Celebrate #TomPetty by listening to our chat with author Christopher McKittrick about his excellent book “Somewhere You Feel Free: Tom Petty and Los Angeles”
TOM PETTY: “Somewhere You Feel Free: Tom Petty and Los Angeles” with Christopher McKittrick
Podcast Episode · AllMusicPodcasts · 05/11/2021 · 37m
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October 20, 2025 at 7:52 PM
My latest review is of insider’s take on the Sex Pistols and #punkrock. Great book...
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Anarchy In The U.K. | AllMusicBooks
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September 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Happy birthday, #ElvisCostello
Here's a small Backstory on my website about the cover art for "The Very Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions"...
#creativedirection #artdirection #albumcovers #graphicdesign #punkrock
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“I used to be disgusted. Now I try to be amused…” * — Steven Jurgensmeyer
In the early 1990s, Rykodisc began reissuing the Elvis Costello catalogue on CD. That was a very big deal for the label. And, as a huge fan, I was stoked. Although we would not be doing the design and...
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August 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Reposted
April 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Stone cold classic. Hear more here...
#iggypop #stooges #punkrock
THE STOOGES:
Podcast Episode · AllMusicPodcasts · 04/13/2021 · 37m
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April 18, 2025 at 1:18 AM
On this day, in 2018, I posted this “Backstory” about an album cover I designed on my website. Here it is again…it is one of my all-time favorite pieces of work…

#albumcovers #graphicdesign #artdirection #jazz #jazzmusic
BRANFORD MARSALIS QUARTET ”Four MF's Playin' Tunes“ — Steven Jurgensmeyer
After Songs of Mirth and Melancholy , his gorgeous duet album with Joey Calderazzo, Branford Marsalis returned to his quartet for the next record, Four MF’s Playin’ Tunes . It was the first ...
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April 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Great book, too!
Two years ago today…
What do Lynryd Skynyrd, Grateful Dead, Jason Isbell, Bob Dylan and Bobby "Blue" Bland have in common? Find out here:
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April 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM