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Vinyl (HBO) Episode 5 Recap: "Record Man" Shows His True Colors
Vinyl (HBO) Episode 5 Recap: "Record Man" Shows His True Colors

This is my recap of Episode 5 of Vinyl (HBO, "He Is Racist Fire")

I am calling my recap "Record Man" shows his true colors (again)

This week Richie shows that he is a racist, a sexist, and almost exposes that he is a murderer. So, basically, more of the same.

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Vinyl (HBO Series)Joshua B. HoeWalter White, Don Draper, Anna Draper, Mad Men, Richie Finestra, Bobby Cannavale, Frank "Buck" Rogers, Andrew Dice Clay, Devon Finestra, Olivia Wilde, Lester Grimes, Ato Essandoh, CeCe Matthews, Susan Heward, Jackie Jervis, Ken Marino, Andrea "Andy" Zito, Annie Parisse, Hannibal, Daniel J. Watts, Bachelorette, Her Rotating Head, The Velvet Underground, White Light White Heat, Little Richard, David Proval, Sal Finestra, Bruce Lee, Enter The Dragon, Rip It Up, Richard Wayne Fenniman, Fats Domino, Juno Temple, Jamie Vine, Kip Stevens, American Century Records, Julie Silver, Max Castella, Clark Morelle, Jack QuaidComment
Vinyl (HBO): Meet The Ghosts
Vinyl (HBO): Meet The Ghosts

Vinyl is a television universe populated by musical ghosts.

Over the first four episodes I have pointed out nine "ghosts" who have appeared on the show to highlight or help demonstrate something about the characters on the show. 

But each of these "ghosts" also represented a real figure in music history so I am using this article to  bring some more attention to each of them.

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Vinyl (HBO Series)Joshua B. HoeRosco Gordon, Fats Domino, Ruth Brown, Chris Kenner, Allen Toussaint, Bo Diddley, Bruce Lee, Jerry Lee Lewis, Karen Carpenter, Howlin' Wolf, Janis Joplin, Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Boogie-Woogie, Shonen Knife, Sonic Youth, Olivia Wilde, Bobby Cannavale, Andrew Dice Clay, Aimee Mann, Naomi Watts, David Lynch, Cohen Brothers, Millers Crossing, Mulholland Drive, reggae, ska, rock and roll Comments
"Record Man" On Fire: Vinyl Episode 2 Recap
"Record Man" On Fire: Vinyl Episode 2 Recap

This is my Episode 2 recap for the series Vinyl (HBO, "Mugged By God"). 

I called my recap "Record Man on Fire." In this episode Devon meets Karen Carpenter and Richie tries to decide between Bruce Lee and Jerry Lee (Lewis).

You can usually find my recaps here very early on Monday mornings after an episode has aired. 

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Vinyl (HBO Series)Joshua B. HoeMartin Scorcese, American Century Records, Zak Yankovich, Ray Romano, Chicago, Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, The JB's, Nile Rogers, Richie Finestra, Bobby Cannavale, Nasty Bits, One Direction, Devon Finestra, Velvet Underground, Olivia Wilde, The Strokes, Julian Casablancas, Bruce Lee, Enter The Dragon, Jerry Lee Lewis, Breathless, The Killer, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Mad Men, Don Draper, Black Sabbath, Karen Carpenter, Aimee Mann, The Carpenters, Sonic Youth, Superstar, Yesterday Once More, Lester Grimes, Ato Essandoh, Frank "Buck" Rogers, Andrew Dice Clay Comments