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Music Appreciation

PufPuf23

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4. Saw Greg Kihn many times in Berkeley.

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 10:54 PM

14 hrs ago

Lower Sproul Plaza (free on Cal campus)
Keystone
Longbranch
Ashkenaz

Kihn worked at Rather Ripped Records where I was a regular. This was in late 70s when he was a Beserkley Records artist.

Later in in 1996 bought Kihn's book Horror Show that he was selling off a card table on Telegraph Avenue. Took my stepdaughter to Berkeley to show her my old haunts and Christmas shop.

Inscribed on cover page,

"Wild Willy" (that is me)
"Rock on!"
"Greg Kihn 12/24/99"

Never read the book but have it in my hand now.

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Greg Kihn Live at The Country Club 1981 - The Breakup Song [View all] turbinetree Friday OP

Country Club was a good venue. blm Friday #1

Yes it was............. turbinetree Friday #2

Played This For A Short Time ProfessorGAC 20 hrs ago #3

Saw Greg Kihn many times in Berkeley. PufPuf23 14 hrs ago #4