šThe FRONT ROW & BACKSTAGE Big Birthday Bash Bonanza is LIVE!š
It's my birth month, but YOU get the goodies!šUpgrade your subscription and/or make a purchase from the FRONT ROW & BACKSTAGE Gift Shoppe, and you'll get some goodies in the mail...POSTAGE-FREE!
We started humbly in early August 2021! I found Substack after looking for a place to tell the stories of my life in radio, the retail record biz, and growing up in a family with an actor brother, a booking agent Mom, and a radio sales exec Dad who had 20,000 jazz LPs and 78s!
In the 4 1/2 years since we opened shop, Iāve been blessed to have gathered nearly 2,000 fellow music lovers/subscribers of the free, comped, and Paid variety, and Iām so honored to have you all FRONT ROW & BACKSTAGE, enjoying and supporting my love of writing about āthe bizā!
Other ways to support my work, FRONT ROW & BACKSTAGE!
I was almost a St. Paddyās Day baby, but managed to hold out ātil March 18 to make my dramatic entrance! That means that come the 18th, Iāll turn 71, and weāll all be celebrating! Hereās how:
Upgrade your FRONT ROW & BACKSTAGE subscription, and Iāll send you, postage-free (anywhere on the planetā¦.this one!), FIVE (5) FRONT ROW & BACKSTAGE official biz cardsā¦.4 for you to give out to friends, fam and/or colleagues, and ONE autographed by me (in silver paint pen!) for you to keep as my personal thanks for supporting me and my efforts, FR&B!
Plus, being a Paid Subscriber brings you access to over 500 Paywalled articles, including many Paywalled popular Audio Autopsyās, Yacht Pop Anchors, and Inside Tracks! Over 90% of all Tune Tags are Paywalled, and youāll want to make sure you can access past episodes anytime!
Plus, being a Paid Subscriber will gain you access to our FR&B Chat Room, to participate in āTune Tag Interactiveā every Tuesday, where you can message fellow Paid Subscribers, many of whom are past and current record industry pros, including singer/songwriters, major-label recording artists, producers, and musicians!
This card (below) was our first of 3 variations! The photo was taken, in 1977, by good friend, the late Larry Lent, a professional photographer (for Pace Concerts) from my hometown of Houston! This was backstage at Liberty Hall in downtown Houston after The Ramonesā show. I had just started at my first commercial station, Houstonās prog-rocker, KLOL-FM101.
The 5 cards youāll receive will be our most recent variation with the same photo, but added text more fully describing FR&B! Plus, the reverse side features QR codes for FR&B, as well as for the FRONT ROW & BACKSTAGE and Tune Tag Gift Shoppe!
The Man Who Took the Pic!š


Upgrade from free (or comped) to monthly (only $5 per month), free to annual (just $35/year), or upgrade from free to Archivist/Researcher (a favorable investment of $85 for lifetime access!).
You may also upgrade your Paid Subscription from Monthly to Annual, or from Annual to Archivist/Researcher, and Iāll still send you the 5 āBrad Ramoneā biz cards, with one autographed by me in silver paint pen!
BONUS! If youāre already a valued monthly, annual, or Founding Paid or comped Subscriber, and youād like your biz card handful (4 cards for your friends, with one for you, hand-signed by me!), just DM or e-mail me, and give your mailing address (anywhere on the planet!!), and Iāll send āem along, FREE!
Hereās another way to get the goodies!
If you choose not to upgrade your subscription, you can still get the handful of Ramones FRONT ROW & BACKSTAGE biz cards (the hand-signed one for you, and 4 for your friends)! Just purchase one or more items from the FRONT ROW & BACKSTAGE and Tune Tag Gift Shoppe! Choose from 17 fun, decorative, and practical items! Plusš
š²All through March, all 17 items will be 10% off their regular price!š„










Let the celebrations begin! š
Happy birth month! It will soon be one year since we first met in person! I raise my glass in your honour. Salud!