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Burnaholic Anonymous

Wherein, the author shares his burning ambitions

By Al Kooper / May 2001

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Hi — my name is Al, and I’m a burnaholic. I haven’t been clean for a really long time. It all started with cassettes in 1968.

I bought one of the first portable cassette players (a three-piece, not a boombox) to bring on tour when I was in Blood Sweat & Tears. In those days, Columbia, the label I was on, manufactured their own brand of blank cassettes. When the label rep from each city would meet us at the airport, I’d ask for any blank cassettes he could spare. “Spare cassettes?” I’d ask, holding out both my hands. I had no shame. By the end of the tour, I had quite a stash of blank cassettes, but very little pride.

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