Category Archives: Music

Mojave memories

Posted on January 24, 2025 by J.L. Hilton

I danced to this song after midnight in a dingy little Mojave Desert bar, back in 1993, with a bunch of wastelanders, raiders & Brotherhood of Steel … I mean, a bunch of locals, bikers & Marines. Good times. Still … Continue reading →

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Best song about unrequited love

Posted on August 23, 2024 by J.L. Hilton

“Language of the Heart” is the first David Wilcox song I ever heard. That was back in 1992, when I was deep into a psych degree at California State University Long Beach and madly in love with a 30-something aerospace … Continue reading →

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FALLOUT: We Didn’t Start the Fire

Posted on October 14, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

Sung to the tune of “We Didn’t Start the Fire” … Roosevelt Academy, mutant in the library, Nuka Quantum, hard locks, looting every ammo box, Pugilism magazine, super mutant has the key, Stealth boys, pre-war books, dancing with my bf … Continue reading →

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Isn’t it ironic… or is it?

Posted on September 30, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

Is it ironic that the lyrics of the song “Ironic” aren’t really ironic? Maybe that was the real irony all along. ~ J.L. Hilton Connect, support, comment or contact the author here

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Mixtape #10 – 1996 “The Ocean, the Stone & Samhain”

Posted on June 12, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

I found a box of tapes I made in the 80s and 90s. This one is labeled “The Ocean, the Stone & Samhain.” In 1996, my divorce was final and I’d moved to Twentynine Palms, California, a Mojave Desert town of 14,000 people … Continue reading →

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Mixtape #9 – 1995 “The Blue Year”

Posted on June 9, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

I found a box of tapes I made in the 80s and 90s. I made this one in 1995 and labeled it “The Blue Year.” Because I didn’t just have a Blue Christmas, I had a whole damn blue year. … Continue reading →

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Mixtape #8 – 1994

Posted on June 5, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

I found a box of tapes I made in the 80s and 90s. This one is from 1994, the year I finished my bachelor’s degree and married Lance (remember him from Mixtape #3?). I left Los Angeles and moved back to the … Continue reading →

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Mixtape #7 – 1993

Posted on June 2, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

I found a box of tapes I made in the 80s and 90s. This one is labeled “Mike’s tape” and it marks the point my life where I’d broken up with Ron and started dating a guy named Mike. In … Continue reading →

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Mixtape #6 – 1992

Posted on May 31, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

I found a box of tapes I made in the 80s and 90s. This one is from 1992, when I attended California State University, Long Beach, working on a degree in psychology. Bill Clinton was elected president that year. It was … Continue reading →

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Mixtape #5 – 1991

Posted on May 29, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

I found a box of tapes I made in the 80s and 90s. This one is straight from 1991, the year I moved back to Los Angeles and dated a guy named Ron while I went to university. The year of the Gulf … Continue reading →

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