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In 1974, when I was in grad school at UC Berkeley, Greg Kihn was a fixture around town. He used to hang out at Rather Ripped Records (on Hearst at the West Gate) and would often be seen busking on the Sproul Hall steps. He was also a fixture at Tuesday "local talent night" at Hinterland...along with Earthquake, Jonathan Richmond & the Modern Lovers and the Tubes.
ReplyDeleteThe keyboard player, Gary Phillips, paid his rent by working at Rather Ripped. I knew him quite well.
Good times...
Arrrrgggh! "Hinterland" = Winterland; "Richmond" = Richman
DeleteBack in the day I was wandering down NW 23rd past Music Millennium and there was Kihn and his band giving a free concert inside the store! I always loved this song and thought it was probably better with the uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh hook rather than actual lyrics; less is more in this case. God bless him and let's bless Terry Currier while we are at it!
ReplyDeleteIn the early '80s, a good friend of mine gave me two Greg Kihn albums: Rockihnroll and Kihntinued. I became a fan instantly.
ReplyDeleteI was today years old when I learned that this wasn’t an early John Mellencamp song … if you listen without seeing the video, it sure sounds close
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