Every time I hear Billy Joel’s “The Stranger”, I am reminded of my 8th grade English teacher at Valley Middle School. Ms. Liz Moynihan was new to Valley for the 1977-78 school year, replacing Peggy Chirhart. She was young, fun, and best of all, had a love for pop music. One day, she brought her… Read More »
Ms. Lorraine Matuzak was my 7th grade Critical Issues teacher. We got off to a rough start. Hence, her reference to “many behavioral problems.” But once I realized she was a no-nonsense teacher and actually a pretty good one, we got along just fine. This was the one and only time a teacher sent a… Read More »
Today’s 8-track flashback is inspired by Casey Kasem and this week’s ‘American Top 40’ retro show. Peter Frampton’s “I Can’t Stand it no More” was #17 this week in 1979. Of course, his best-selling album was 1976’s 2 record live set “Frampton Comes Alive!” I bought it first on records, then 8-track tape so that… Read More »