Tag Archives: Ron Kane

Ron-Kon II: A Memorial Tale [More Amoeba] [part 4]

[continued from last post] The CD selection here actually had things I wanted – badly – to buy! The feeling was something that gets more and more rare over the last 30 years as I no longer occupy the “hip … Continue reading

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Ron-Kon II: A Memorial Tale [Soundsations Records] [part 2]

Flying To L.A. My wife suggested that I should stay overnight after work in Greenville, SC, where I was flying out of in the pre-dawn hours instead of from my local (tiny) Asheville airport. Flying out of Greenville instead of … Continue reading

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Ron-Kon II: A Memorial Tale [With Lots Of Record Stores…] [part 1]

Planning Ron-Kon II I had written at length about my friend Ron Kane and his death last November 30th. I had been ready to fly out to see him on December 1st of last year as his decline was such … Continue reading

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Apologies

I used to have a blog I wrote during my lunch hour, but that’s only when I have a lunch hour. Of late, I am having many things eat into my lunch hour as I like to work eight hours … Continue reading

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Egads! Ron Kane Now Has A Tribute Album In His Memory

Various Artists: The Record Man – A Tribute To Ron Kane  US DL/CD  [2018] Tony Backhouse, Pieter Bon, Fane Flaws, Peter Dasent, & Paul Scott: The Record Man Suely Mesquita & Marcos Kuzka Cunha: Greatest Cheeseburger Paul Scott: Unpopular Music … Continue reading

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Ron Kane: 1958-2017 [part 8]

[continued from last post] The last few years of my correspondence with Ron he mentioned his concern for his health. He was diagnosed as borderline diabetic and he was pretty vigilant about following his doctor’s instructions. In later years, he … Continue reading

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Ron Kane: 1958-2017 [part 7]

[continued from last post] My final encounter with Ron was in the next year. In the summer of 2015 Ron took a surprise visit to Raleigh, North Carolina. By that time he had been retired from his “straight job” when … Continue reading

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