Christopher Thelen

BORN: 1970JOINED THE DV STAFF: Joined?!? I founded the fargin' place!HOMETOWN: Chicago, IL (go Cubs!)NOW LIVING IN: Kenosha, ILSPOUSE/KIDS: Dawn / three of my own, three stepchildren (none of whom are kids anymore) FAVORITE ARTIST: AC/DC OTHER ARTISTS I LIKE: Geez, got a year? Anthrax, Black Sabbath, Miles Davis, Eddie Harris, Melissa Etheridge, Frank Zappa, Grateful Dead, Phish, Led Zeppelin, Sur Sudha, Dave Uhrich, Rick Wakeman, Joe Satriani, Motorhead, Thelonious Monk, The Who, XTC... the list is endless, really.BEER: Nope... sorry. The older I get, the less I discover I desire the old moonshine. Cherry Dr. Pepper Zero for me, thank you.OTHER HOBBIES: Playing guitar and working on my music (and dreading the day someone from the site critiques it), reading, continuing to fall behind on my DVD collection.PERSONAL MOTTO: "Never judge a man until you've walked a mile in his shoes. That way, if he's an asshole, you've got his shoes and you're a mile away." - Rev. Billy C. Wirtz I WRITE MUSIC REVIEWS BECAUSE: ...I've got 25-plus years' experience in this field. Do I really need a reason?
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Marillion Breaks The “Seven Year Itch”

I have been attending concerts now for 20 years, and thought I saw everything there was to see.But when British rockers Marillion recently played in Chicago for the first time in seven years, the audience was not satisfied letting the band leave after the traditional encore -- or three, which is where I lost count. Even after the house lights were turned back on, the crowd refused to accept that the show was over -- and, five minutes later, the house lights were turned off again as the band returned for a final encore. Such an occurrence is indeed rare…
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New Year’s Madness 1998

 December 31, 1998 -- New Year's Eve A to Z Please take a moment to look over today's menu... your waiter will be back for your orders in a minute.A Accept - Balls To The Wall B The Beatles - Live At The BBC C The Cure - Paris D Dire Straits - On The Night E Eagles - Hell Freezes Over F Flipper - Generic G Grateful Dead - Dick's Picks Volume Two H Heart - Passionworks I Donnie Iris - Fortune 410 J Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual K Kiss - Destroyer L Living Colour -…
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