As I  work through a screenplay set in the days of my ill-spent preteen years –  the mid/late 1970’s – I have been unearthing the music that I obsessed over. Surprisingly, it’s still strong, especially the direct guitar leads and plaintive lyrics, to say nothing of the awesome cartoon album covers.

Babe Ruth’s The Joker: “A quarter ounce for a five dollar bill?!?” Thin Lizzy’s Jailbreak: “Like the game, if you lose, go to jail.” The Car’s Candy-O: “I need her so.”