Comments on: Great Moments In Philly Suckage: Hey, Remember The Time Stern Came To Philly And Buried John DeBella? http://www.philebrity.com/2009/01/05/great-moments-in-philly-suckage-hey-remember-the-time-stern-came-to-philly-and-buried-john-debella/ philly's longest-standing cityblog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:04:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: lord_whimsyhttp://www.philebrity.com/2009/01/05/great-moments-in-philly-suckage-hey-remember-the-time-stern-came-to-philly-and-buried-john-debella/comment-page-1/#comment-8372 lord_whimsy Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:52:33 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/?p=18061#comment-8372 At the Battle of Trebia, the Romans were outflanked and surrounded by Hannibal's forces, who closed in and slowly, methodically butchered what remained of the Roman infantry. The terror among Roman soldiers was so great that some of them buried their heads in the ground to suffocate rather than face their imminent slaughter at the hands of the Carthaginians.Such was the Philly music scene of the 80's. At the Battle of Trebia, the Romans were outflanked and surrounded by Hannibal’s forces, who closed in and slowly, methodically butchered what remained of the Roman infantry. The terror among Roman soldiers was so great that some of them buried their heads in the ground to suffocate rather than face their imminent slaughter at the hands of the Carthaginians.

Such was the Philly music scene of the 80′s.

]]> By: Timohttp://www.philebrity.com/2009/01/05/great-moments-in-philly-suckage-hey-remember-the-time-stern-came-to-philly-and-buried-john-debella/comment-page-1/#comment-8363 Timo Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:26:28 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/?p=18061#comment-8363 Pardon all typos (whole, Mac.) I get all choked up when I remember those dark days in Philadelphia music history. Pardon all typos (whole, Mac.) I get all choked up when I remember those dark days in Philadelphia music history.

]]> By: Timohttp://www.philebrity.com/2009/01/05/great-moments-in-philly-suckage-hey-remember-the-time-stern-came-to-philly-and-buried-john-debella/comment-page-1/#comment-8356 Timo Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:28:28 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/?p=18061#comment-8356 That station screwed a hole lot of people's taste in music up for a generation. Way too much Yes, Genesis, Fleetwood Man and the Eagles. And of course the pastel jump-suited Hooters. Not enough of the Clash. I was working at the station one day in '88 when Paul Westerberg and the Replacements turned up for an on-air interview and thinking, "Wow these guys are pretty good. Too bad they never get any airplay." That station screwed a hole lot of people’s taste in music up for a generation. Way too much Yes, Genesis, Fleetwood Man and the Eagles. And of course the pastel jump-suited Hooters. Not enough of the Clash. I was working at the station one day in ’88 when Paul Westerberg and the Replacements turned up for an on-air interview and thinking, “Wow these guys are pretty good. Too bad they never get any airplay.”

]]> By: ride1076http://www.philebrity.com/2009/01/05/great-moments-in-philly-suckage-hey-remember-the-time-stern-came-to-philly-and-buried-john-debella/comment-page-1/#comment-8355 ride1076 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:03:55 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/?p=18061#comment-8355 Every time I hear Andre Gardner say "Debellaware", I die a little inside. Every time I hear Andre Gardner say “Debellaware”, I die a little inside.

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