Cool Dry Place ; the Death of Delp: 'I Closed My Eyes ...'

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Growing up without an older sibling, I missed out on a major advantage many of my friends had in being exposed to some of the best music of the late '70s and early '80s.

While worn-out, lo-fi tapes of the likes of recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee R.E.M. and the Replacements - then the new heroes of a budding, obscure genre called "college radio" - were being handed down their way, I was throwing Billy Joel's "My Life"/ "52nd Street" 45 and the REO Speedwagon LP "Hi Infidelity" on the turntable.

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Cool Dry Place ; the Death of Delp: 'I Closed My Eyes ...'

My infatuation with music led me on my own from there to sneaking out of church on Sundays to catch the bulk of Casey Kasem's "American Top 40" on the family car radio.

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