{"id":22245,"date":"2013-12-24T13:49:34","date_gmt":"2013-12-24T18:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=22245"},"modified":"2013-12-24T13:50:07","modified_gmt":"2013-12-24T18:50:07","slug":"the-vinyl-ghost-of-christmas-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/the-vinyl-ghost-of-christmas-past\/","title":{"rendered":"The Vinyl Ghost of Christmas Past"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m Jewish but I have a few Christmas-related odds-and-ends. I rediscovered some of these while going through old stuff at my childhood home<\/a> this year.<\/p>\n

If any of y’all still have an old-timey record player, we can celebrate Hall & Oates’ stunning induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame<\/a> by playing this seasonal single.<\/p>\n

\"halloates.jpg\"<\/p>\n

Check out the translucent green vinyl.<\/p>\n

\"record\"<\/p>\n

I guess the “not for sale” label means this was a giveaway? I hope so. I hope I didn’t pay money for “Jingle Bell Rock” by Hall & Oates. Nowadays, when I think of Hall & Oates, I think of Lois on Family Guy<\/em> making plaster casts of rock star penises a la famous groupie Cynthia Plaster Caster<\/a>. Lois was into Hall, but not Oates. I’d feel bad about that, but everyone <\/em> was into Hall and not Oates. Sorry, Oates<\/a>! At least you’re a Hall of Famer now.<\/p>\n

I also found this picture of me with a department-store Santa.<\/p>\n

\"1986\"
\nI’m not sure I like the way that guy is touching my shoulder but my hair is spectacular!<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, my sister found one of my Hebrew-school report cards in her pile of old things.<\/p>\n

\"shy\"<\/p>\n

See? I wasn’t kidding when I told you I was a shy child<\/a>! I was always very quiet in class. <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m Jewish but I have a few Christmas-related odds-and-ends. I rediscovered some of these while going through old stuff at my childhood home this year. If any of y’all still have an old-timey record player, we can celebrate Hall & Oates’ stunning induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by playing this seasonal…<\/p>\n

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