Bruce's Journal

Bruce Slutsky was born in New York City in 1949. I retired six years ago after working as a Science/Engineering Librarian at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark for 25 years. I was married to Karen until she passed away in February 2021. I have a son Lee who is now 35 years old. I am very much interested in the popular music of the 1960s, especially Bob Dylan and the Beatles. I am interested in rock and roll radio. I am an enthusiastic fan of the New York Mets.

Monday, July 13, 2015

One Birthday and Two Anniversaries Today

I have been following Roger McGuinn since the Byrds hit the charts with Mr. Tambourine Man in 1965. He enjoyed great success with that group and as a solo artist. Below is Roger singing that Dylan song as a solo artist.

The second New York City blackout happened on July 13, 1977. I missed that one since I was living in New London, CT as I was working at Pfizer in nearby Groton.

The Live-Aid concert was July 13, 1985 in Philadelphia and London. I taped much of it on a VCR while the audio was on WXRK. It was a Saturday as I was working at the big New York Public Library on 5th Avenue and 42nd Street at the time. It is hard to believe that it has been 30 years already.