Ted Tells Tales
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Two Days In February: The Goo Goo Dolls in Los Angeles 1990
The second time I had seen the Goo Goo Dolls, they were playing the Coconut Teaszer up in Los Angeles. February 1990. We made a…
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First Time I Saw The Goo Goo Dolls
I first heard of the Goo Goo Dolls when their first album was released in 1986. A copy got sent to us at KSDT, the…
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Green Day “Dookie” Explodes
I’ve always liked Green Day, but didn’t really love them until Dookie came out. Not a very “punk” thing to say, but I’m very open-minded…
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Something Almost Always Happens At Slayer Shows In San Diego
Something always seems to be happening at Slayer shows in San Diego. On Feb 1st 1986, Slayer played at the Adams Ave Theater. I mentioned…
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The Second (and final) Time I Met Lemmy from Motorhead
I saw Motorhead so many times before and since meeting him at the Alice Cooper show in ’88. But the only other time I was…
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The First Time I Met Lemmy from Motorhead
In the mid/late ’80s, thanks to my connections via working at KSDT at the campus of UCSD, I was able to get some after show…
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My Interview with Dave Mustaine of Megadeth
I had a metal radio show at KSDT which was on the campus of University Of CA, San Diego. We were streaming via cable (reaching…
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My First Encounter with Nirvana: A Night at Casbah on August 19th, 1990
I passed up the chance to see Nirvana more times than I actually saw them. But I did get to see them 3 times, once…
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