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It Goes Without Saying That 'buncha Losers' Comedies Speak To Tough Times. The Massive Unemployment Of The Reagan Years Gave Us 'taxi,' 'cheers' And The Genre-defining 'night Court,' A Show You Could Never Admit To Watching Without Making People Feel Sorry For You.

Hometown Aerosmith Fans Are Different From Other Aerosmith Fans, And That Mainly Has To Do With Joe Perry. It's Tough To Overstate His Strange Grip On The Local Psyche. Tyler Is A Star Who Belongs To The Whole World, But Perry, That Dude Belongs To Boston.

Just As Bowie, Zeppelin, Etc., Became Rock Stars By Remaking Themselves In The Image Of The California Girls, The Go-gos Became Rock Stars By Pretending To Be The Buzzcocks And The Sex Pistols. Jane Wiedlin Always Said Her Biggest Influence Was Growing Up In L.a. As A Bowie Girl.

'the Voice' Has Lots Of Singers Who Fit The 'idol' Mold Of Young, Innocent Ingenues With Psycho Stage Moms. But It Also Has Long-suffering Adult Pros, With A Whiff Of Thirtysomething Despair In Their Voices. That Adds An Edge Of Realness.

The Stones Suggested That If You Dabble In Decadence, You Could Turn Into A Devil-worshipping Junkie. Paul Mccartney Suggested That If You Mess Around With Girl Worship, You Could Turn Into A Husband. So Paul Was A Lot Scarier.