{"id":19614,"date":"2026-04-27T06:11:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T11:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=19614"},"modified":"2026-04-30T19:44:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T00:44:34","slug":"oh-peace-is-a-dirty-word-she-used-to-be-a-painted-bird-yeah-and-war-shes-a-whore-dont-you-know-we-love-her-more-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=19614","title":{"rendered":"Oh, peace is a dirty word. She used to be a painted bird, yeah. And war, she’s a whore. Don’t you know we love her more and more?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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47 years ago my very first concert<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 24th is a bit of an unofficial holiday for me in celebration of my very first rock concert in 1979. I won CHEAP TRICK tickets and their entire catalog up to that point as well as the openers TKO from WOMP FM 100 a radio station where I’d win many more radio prizes. What a way to celebrate than with a group of my very good friends in the SW burbs who are also all music lovers. In fact I made friends with them all through our mutual love for live music. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Waking up just before sunrise 5:25 AM Friday 4\/24\/2026<\/p>\n\n\n

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Thursday 4\/23\/2026 Graceland Cemetery bike ride<\/p>\n\n\n

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Walk your dog and sell you weed<\/p>\n\n\n

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NO SLEEP TILL LOCKPRT<\/p>\n\n\n

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1255 PM Metra train to New Lenox<\/p>\n\n\n

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One of my happy places Joeys Red Hots New Lenox www.joeysredhots.com <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Double Gyros Burger<\/em> 2 1\/4 burger patties, Gyro meat with Tomato, Raw Onions & Cucumber Sauce<\/p>\n\n\n

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Dave Ganz chows down on a triple cheeseburger like it was nothing. Next time we’re going for the  “BELT BUSTER” 1 LB. Cheeseburger! Served with 6 Patties, 6 Cheese Slices, Mustard, Ketchup, Pickles, Tomatoes & Raw Onions.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Joeys Red Hots is a helluva a find with an extensive and impressive menu<\/p>\n\n\n

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At the Ganz home for a couple of hours before the gang shows up. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Hanging with “Metal Dad” Dave in the gazebo with LA GUNS on the TV<\/p>\n\n\n

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Outside by the fire pit with Jason Meudt, AZ, Brian Cza, George and our host Dave<\/p>\n\n\n

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Steve Pens and Dave Ganz<\/p>\n\n\n

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Jason and Dave<\/p>\n\n\n

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Jason made this ASSMAN money clip for yours truly<\/p>\n\n\n

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Dave Ganz, AZ, Bryant Bohne and Steve Pens<\/p>\n\n\n

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The very metal Funtastic Four<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think we broke\u00a0Dave Ganz<\/a>s Alexa<\/p>\n\n\n

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Met these guys in 2008 via a Ministry concert at the House of Blues and they all turned out to be some of the best guys I know and very very good friends. Wish we could hang more often, <\/p>\n\n\n

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Morning Joe<\/p>\n\n\n

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10 AM Satirday 4\/25\/2026 heading home to the city<\/p>\n\n\n

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A rarity indeed, a quiet, clean and passenger less Brown Line Train heading north to Casa Diablo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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