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Tony Funderburk Posted on November 21, 2022 by TonyFebruary 28, 2023
I can see very well this story I'm gonna tell

It would be a bit of a stretch to say I can see very well. At least, without my glasses, it would be a stretch. And even though I’m more vision-challenged now than when I was younger, my eyesight was … Read the rest

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Tony Funderburk Posted on November 10, 2021 by TonyDecember 17, 2021
Hit the road to ease the load

Elgielene and I had been married for less than a year. And each day was an exploration into love, joy, and laughter. But then a routine-changing glitch happened. The economy bottomed out. And we discovered what we had been doing … Read the rest

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Tony Funderburk Posted on October 26, 2021 by TonyOctober 30, 2021
God has a plan, Or is it me, man?

Several years ago I shared a short story of the less-than-glamorous side of life on the road. It was something that happened way back in the early 90’s. And you could either say it’s proof “God has a plan” or … Read the rest

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Tony Funderburk Posted on October 23, 2021 by TonyOctober 25, 2021
24 Hour Drive to where hate was still alive

About nine years ago, I shared a story about some people in a place at the end of a 24 hour drive. And this kind of subject came up yesterday. And somebody said I should share the story again. Here … Read the rest

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Tony Funderburk Posted on September 8, 2021 by TonySeptember 11, 2021
Disco music in my head is better off dead

In 1975 I worked in a disco. Just writing those words sounds crazy to me now. But it’s true. At that time, disco music was big. And if you don’t know what disco was, then you might be too young … Read the rest

Posted in music history, road stories, Words and Music | Tagged a very interesting story, music history, road stories | 2 Replies
Tony Funderburk Posted on July 15, 2021 by TonyJuly 16, 2021
Honky Chateau and what some words show

At the end of the summer, in 1972, I drove my ’65 Plymouth Fury back to Texas from Kansas. And a lot of the drive was on highways 69 and 75 through Kansas, into Oklahoma, and then from Tulsa, Oklahoma … Read the rest

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Tony Funderburk Posted on June 5, 2021 by TonyJune 7, 2021
Whiter Shade of Pale and a peek behind the veil

Back in the late 90’s I started a fairly long run of playing music in the casinos in the mountains outside the Denver metro area. And it was weird playing for crowds who mostly ignored me. But the money was … Read the rest

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Tony Funderburk Posted on February 1, 2021 by TonyFebruary 1, 2021
Be a star. But not a rockstar. Be the star you are.

When I first started passionately pursuing music, I was in junior high. And my love for music went supernova while I was in high school. But it took a few years after high school before I started to think I … Read the rest

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Tony Funderburk Posted on December 18, 2020 by TonyJanuary 6, 2021
Maneater played while the room swayed

In 1982 I played a couple of times, for about a month each time, at a once famous barbecue restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia. It was just me and my Helpinstill Roadmaster piano, my microphone, and a small sound system. And … Read the rest

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Tony Funderburk Posted on November 14, 2020 by TonyNovember 27, 2020
Johnny and the Moondogs faded into night fogs

I just read a funny and coincidental story about a band named Johnny and the Moondogs. And I know you’ll get a kick out of this when I share the whole thing. Because it’ll give you some ammo for making … Read the rest

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