Things I Learned During the '09 Ice Storm |
Just a sampling of things I discovered during the worst ice storm I've ever seen:* You can see your breath in the house when the indoor temperature is 41 degrees* Clotheslines can transform to 2" in d...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:41:00 GMT |
New Member - Help Rename the Band |
We welcome our newest member Jon Lykins, who takes over as drummer for Deen Collier. Deen has left due to knee problems. We thank him for helping forge this group (one of the three Ds and an F that wa...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Nov 2008 21:37:00 GMT |
Propers to Frank Brown Festival Writer Friends |
The Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival kicked off today, running through November 23 on the Gulf Coast around the Florida-Alabama line. Informally known as Florabama, the Frank Brown...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:30:00 GMT |
Crooked Sideways Trail |
Random thoughts while the presidential campaign and the financial crisis swirl around our everyday lives ... This year up to now, musically, has been a mixed bag. I haven't been sufficiently pro...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:39:00 GMT |
Yes, Thats Our Sheriff Who Went to Cali (Sigh) |
Jeez ... If you heard about a Kentucky sheriff who drove 4100 miles to California and back to get a prisoner wanted locally, only to find it was the wrong guy, . . . well, it was our sheriff. Bu...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:39:00 GMT |
On Sowing Seeds in Barren Ground |
Sometimes it's hard to concentrate on creating music when the world seems to conspire against you getting into the right mental space to do so. I've had what has thus far proved to be an unfocus...
Posted by on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:05:00 GMT |
In Print, On Radio, and On Stage in May |
DON THOMASON MUSIC BRIEFIN THE MEDIA -- Boy what a way May is starting out, and it's just the first day. First, the Amplifier has written a story about me in their Music on the Hill feature, aft...
Posted by on Thu, 01 May 2008 21:51:00 GMT |
Bad Grades Has Its Own MySpace Page |
The band has set up its own page here on MySpace. Check us out at www.myspace.com/thebadgrades -- still building as of this writing, so come by often and see what we put up. And of course,...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:39:00 GMT |
Booking Spring and Early Summer Events |
Well, the band is bouncing back from its losses in the New Year's Eve fire, gradually replacing lost equipment and still sounding as professional and energetic as ever. Personally, I'm looking f...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:29:00 GMT |
Band Takes Hit from Fire, Keeps Going |
Our band Bad Grades suffered a double hit on New Year's Eve when the venue we were scheduled to play, Beth & Wanda's in Drakesboro KY, was destroyed by fire the night before. Not only did we...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:25:00 GMT |
