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Podcast: Ongoing History of New Music
Episode: What A Drag It Is Getting Old (Musically)
Description: Decades ago, I was the best man for my buddy Charlie and was in charge of driving the bridal car from the church to the receptionā¦the happy couple were in the back seatā¦next to me up front was the brideās sister-in-lawā¦When I started the car, āWelcome To The Jungleā started playing on the radioā¦the sister-in-law freaked outā¦ āWhat is this garbage?...turn it off!āā¦I looked at Charlieā¦he looked at me and shruggedā¦ no sense in making wavesā¦I switched to a pop stationā¦but the sister-in-lawās violent reaction to the gunners stayed with meā¦<...