Category Archives: music
Padre Steve’s Flashback to Early Contemporary Christian Music
Me, top row 3rd from right with Continental Singers Tour G 1979 at Mount Rushmore I became an active Christian a few years after what is now called ContemporaryChristian Music came on the scene. Back then it was simple called … Continue reading →
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Padre Steve’s Favorite Fun “Good Times” Songs
I love music and there is something about the less serious of songs that make them really fun to listen to. Since I have written about my favorite songs of the 1970s and 1980s as well as my favorite love … Continue reading →
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Padre Steve’s Favorite Love Songs…Happy Valentine’s Day!
Since today is Valentine’s Day I have decided to reminisce about the love songs as well as songs about love lost that I grew up with in the 1970s and 1980s. There was something about the music of the time … Continue reading →
Laughing to the Music: The Musical Genius of Mel Brooks
The Zany Mel Brooks as the Governor in Blazing Saddles When most people think of legendary comedian Mel Brooks they are likely to think of the hilarious shtick of such movies as Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein and Spaceballs, the Movie, … Continue reading →
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More about Why I Miss the Music of the 70’s and 80’s
The Carptenters A few weeks back I posted an essay that looked back a the music of the 1970s and early 1980s that dealt with some of the historic context of the era as well as a bunch of videos … Continue reading →
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I Miss the Music of the 70’s and 80’s
The Abbess and I in 1980 at Cal State Northridge If you like this post please see the sequel: More about Why I Miss the Music of the 70’s and 80’s I don’t know about you but the music that I … Continue reading →
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