Category: music

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This one is in the blood and muscle and bone and grit of Mongrels:

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That time when this young unknown artist opened for Rick James. Please look at what he wrote in the “position” section. #HeKnew #tbt pic.twitter.com/vMljMGYLdi

— COMMON (@common) September 14, 2017

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It’s looking at this old snapshot, and wondering what they were looking at, what they were talking about. How the world must have trembled under their feet with each step they took:

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I’ve only ever had two kind of holy grail acts: Bruce Springsteen and Bob Seger. But back when they were touring harder, I was . . . well, I didn’t end up in their amphitheaters, anyway. I mean, I didn’t even see Metallica or Motley Crue until the 2000s. So, I  figured I’d missed out. I should have had more money back when. I should have had more resolve. I should have insisted. I should have made the drive, should have done whatever I needed to do to get thos…

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