Word: cheapo
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...plays a rare form of blues, one designed primarily for dancing. In spite of that preference, Hound Dog has managed to construct a respectable following, in Chicago, as well as on this coast, and is one of the more frequently mentioned "bluesmen's bluesman." He plays a $29.95 El Cheapo Sears Electric Guitar, and runs a band with no bassist, just a second guitarist, who may be Hound Dog's cousin or brother-in-law, and a drummer. But make no mistake about it, any joint with Hound Dog Taylor in it, will jump...
...when Wasserman bought up the whole estate, normal rents began to come back. You thank your luck for the eight cheap years, you don't damn Wasserman for playing the regular game. Taxes haven't been frozen. Similarly, $400 a month for the Mandrake store must have been el cheapo cheapo, considering that we were paying $250 for much less space two floors up. Skip, the manager at Billings and Stover, has moved to another Dow building, and is briskly in business opposite the Brattle Theater. It was a lousy corner for a drug store. Maybe Bill Turtle will...