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October 27, 2016

It says “ages 8 and up” but it might just as well be 80, the new Perplexus 3D maze games distributed exclusively by PlayMonster--if a few minutes trying to figure out the complex Q-bot entry in the just introduced Perplexus Micro line of smaller ball-in-a-maze puzzles...

October 26, 2016

(Bo Diddley and Phil Chess)

It was an odd coincidence that the day that the world celebrated Chuck Berry’s 90th birthday—Oct. 18—was the same day that Phil Chess, the co-founder with his late brother Leonard of Berry’s historic Chicago label Chess Records—died at 95.

“Ph...

October 26, 2016

("Mr. Dieingly Sad")

The Critters may be best known for one hit, the sophisticated ballad “Mr. Dieingly Sad,” which reached No. 17 in 1966—though earlier that year they had a lesser hit with a cover of Lovin’ Spoonful’s “Younger Girl.” Still, when lead singer Don Ciccon...

October 26, 2016

("Rubber Ball")

Bobby Vee’s voice and singing was so distinctive, as oldies radio personality Rockin’ John McDonald notes, that “you could spot a Bobby Vee record a mile away!” He and many others looked back at least that far when the great 1960s rock ‘n’ roll star died...

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