Navigating a single concert can be an effort, even when skipping the opening act. So how does one maneuver a full day of renowned headliners? Well, if its the 90s, you grind you teeth through an actual LIVE performance and buckle down ‘till ELASTICA takes the stage. But what if there was some unspoken etiquette to make that music going experience a little more melodic? Author Kevin Smokler may have figured something out while in crowded attendance of the 1990 World Of Music And Dance Arts Festival. So skip that concession stand and turn your attention back toward what he has to sing about this.
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Todays guest, KEVIN SMOKLER, is the author of BRAT PACK AMERICA: A LOVE LETTER TO 80S TEEN MOVIES available locally at [INDIEBOUND.org](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781942600671). Support his film VINYL NATION: A DOCUMENTARY DIG INTO THE RECORD RESURGENCE at [ vinylnation.com](https://vinylnationfilm.com/) , follow him on TWITTER [@weegee](https://twitter.com/Weegee) and learn more about his writing at [www.kevinsmokler.com](https://www.kevinsmokler.com/)
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