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Rick

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About Me

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Other people who share my interests in music, beer, hiking, camping, outdoor photography, etc.

My Blog

Meeting Dick Wagner

I met Dick Wagner last night!  Dick has been around a long time, and you've heard him play on albums such as Aerosmith's "Get Your Wings"- that's Dick, not Joe Perry- playing the lead on "Train K...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:36:00 GMT

Embracing Life in a Big City

About this time last year, when gasoline was still less than the price of a gallon of milk, I made a promise to myself that if/when gas ever hit $4 a gallon, I'd start riding the bus to and from work....
Posted by on Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:34:00 GMT

Movie Review- "Love in a Time of Cholera"

I attended a pre-release screening of "Love in a Time of Cholera" last night at the theater in Fashion Square Mall in Snottsdale, AZ.  A very different sort of movie- had moments of comedy, trage...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 06:52:00 GMT

The 80’s Rules!

I went to a show at the Sundome last night....the bill included: Patty Smythe & Scandal ("Goodbye to You" etc.) Eddie Money, and Rick Springfield!  Patty, who just turned 50, and has 6 kids, ...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 08:35:00 GMT

Life in the Big City

I had just gotten in my truck after work the other day, and was stowing a few things before I left, when I noticed a guy walking across the parking lot toward me- waving his hand.  He was shirtle...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:21:00 GMT

Summer in Phoenix

Well, here we are mid-June and the predicted temps this week are already brutal.  The weather service is calling for a high of 113 at the airport on Thursday.  Where I live- 600 ft higher in...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:57:00 GMT

Hope 2007 is a Good One!

Hello, friends!  I hope this new year has started out better for you than for me! I started out feeling sick last Thursday, but pushed it back because I knew I had to play New Year's Eve....I onl...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 20:28:00 GMT

Might not be Reindeer on your Roof!

If you live in the Phoenix area and hear tiny footsteps on your roof, it's more likely to be roof rats! That's right, it's officially roof-rat season here in the Valley- and I'm not talking about pige...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 08:27:00 GMT

Throne of Torture, Jr.

So, I had physical therapy again today, and as promised, I got another ride in the Startrek/flight simulator/torture device.  Wasn't as bad this time, but when I got done, I was immediately strap...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:44:00 GMT

chair of torment

As some of you know, I've been receiving treatment for lower back pain for almost a year.  I recently started physical therapy, and today I had a new experience.  I was strapped into a chair...
Posted by on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 18:48:00 GMT