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Top 5 Hamburgers
Skyway on W.Market St. in Akron, Oh. 
Most overlooked LPs in the last 20 years
Guadalacanal Diary- 2x4. Awesome! 
record stores in Chicago
We stumbled upon Jazzmart by accident and spent an hour and about $200 bucks. Great place and nice people. I even got my son who plays drums a Max Roach t-shirt. The whole trip was a blast. 
Are there any albums you consider perfect?
John Hiatt- Bring the Family 
record stores in Chicago
Thanks Guys! Great minds think alike. 
Best Tributes, Covers, Dedications
Paint it Blue. Rolling Stones tunes done by bluesman. 
any early 80's alt/soft punk fans out there?
Don't forget The Call! 
Rega P5 owners
I love mine with the sumiko blackbird. 
any early 80's alt/soft punk fans out there?
Flesh for LuLu- Siamese Twist 
any early 80's alt/soft punk fans out there?
I have tons of this stuff from college days. I was playing The The and Guadalacanal Diary over the weekend. 
Top 5 Rock n Roll Vocalists
Otis Redding! 
jazz/blues piano players
Johnnie Johnson, Pinetop Perkins. 
Fvorite pop/rock albums of all time
John Hiatt- Bring the Family, The Housemartins-The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death, The Grateful Dead-Anything from the '77 tour, Bob Dylan- Highway 61 Revisited, Buddy Holly- Best Of, Little Richard-This is Little Richard, Otis Redding-Liv... 
Mark Knophler; recommended music??
Check out J.J. Cale 
The Black Keys: Where to Start
I have not heard of any surprise gigs. I saw them a year and a half ago at the Akron Civic. Awesome!