{"id":2001,"date":"2020-05-15T10:30:40","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T10:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alexbattles.com\/?p=2001"},"modified":"2020-05-15T10:50:25","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T10:50:25","slug":"i-can-make-the-runner-stumble-i-can-make-the-final-block","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.alexbattles.com\/?p=2001","title":{"rendered":"I can make the runner stumble. I can make the final block."},"content":{"rendered":"

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The last time I can remember being ahead of the times was in 1976, when I became a vehement Jimmy Carter supporter at age 4. The next step off the cliff of the present was in 1985 or so, when I turned from the pop radio station to the oldies station. Within a few years, I had a copy of Joel Whitburn’s Top 40 Hits, a book listing every song that had been on the charts from 1955 to the present.<\/p>\n

As I write this, I’m listening to Making Love Out of Nothing at All, written by Jim Steinman, recorded by Air Supply. To this day, I think I’d rate Air Supply in my\u00a0most memorable shows of all time. For the sake of honesty, let’s see if I’m correct.<\/p>\n