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Why Richie Sambora’s 1980s hat ruined the 1990s (AKA Why Pearl Jam shouldn’t be in the Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame until they apologize)

  By Robert Reid | January 19, 2017 - 10:09 am | Music
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Imagine turning 21 as the Berlin Wall comes down. I did. It was the year I first visited Europe. I went with a goatee. Laugh if you want. But no baseball players or Republicans had goatees back then. We were the first-generation MTV … Read on →

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Top 50 David Bowie songs of all time (Earth edition)

  By Robert Reid | January 10, 2017 - 11:12 am | Music, Uncategorized
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David Bowie’s been away from us for a year now. And it’s taken as long for me to figure out my favorite 50 Bowie songs. The target changes so much because Bowie changed so much. I’ve had many Bowie phases in my life … Read on →

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What I learned from my 2016 travels

  By Robert Reid | December 31, 2016 - 8:31 pm | Uncategorized
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Ah, New Year’s Eve. The time of year when many travel writers share a list of all the travels they got to do in the past year and often a “best of travel” list for the next one. (Heck, I made one,  which … Read on →

FAQs for you — how to “travel like a local

  By Robert Reid | November 23, 2016 - 2:13 pm | Uncategorized
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I answer your questions on how “to travel like a local.” How do you travel like a local? Depends on the locals. But begin by getting stuck in a routine. Make most of your own meals. Commute. Complain about commuting. Don’t go to … Read on →

Jazz is from New Orleans

  By Robert Reid | November 1, 2016 - 1:59 pm | Music, RO-Rock Music, RO-Travel, USA, Video
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I’ve just finished three barnstorming trips around the US to shoot videos for a National Geographic/Cengage textbook series on US history. This was fun. I dressed up as pilgrims, Civil War and Revolutionary War reenactors, Mark Twain, Paul Revere, George Washington, Rosie the … Read on →

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I just won an award!

  By Robert Reid | May 4, 2016 - 6:44 pm | Articles, Oklahoma, RO-Robert, RO-Writing
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A few days I wrote about how I MIGHT have just won my first award since my first high school article (a foolishly glowing article on an awful Roger Daltrey album). That was for my participation on Gary Arndt’s first episode of his … Read on →

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