Notes from a Blissed-Out Listener |
Notes from a Blissed-Out Listener
Bought Ben Folds' Return to Normal album Tuesday when it came out, and it's got me hitting repeat on the car and home stereos (yeah, I stil...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:33:00 GMT |
The Road Ahead: Howdy, Texas! |
THE ROAD AHEAD: HOWDY, TEXAS!
It's early a.m. and the house is quiet -- momentarily. In a few minutes, wife and son will be up and we'll be making our mad dash to the airport, where a plane awaits t...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:51:00 GMT |
On the Road Again |
Somebody cue the Willie Nelson and then follow it up with Ricky Nelson and "Lonesome Town." And then bring me the world's smallest violin so somebody can fiddle it for me. What can I say? Been home b...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:50:00 GMT |
Drum Corps Radio -- Whaaaaaat? |
Serve yourself a helping of DRUM CORPS LUNCH!
Can't get enough of drum corps and marching band? Well, sharpen your silverware and fill your plate with Drum Corps Lunch. We're a new Blog Talk Radio ...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:56:00 GMT |
Allowing myself a certain giddiness... |
It's good to know that as I:
... juggle the responsibilities (and joys!) of fatherhood
... manage the daily workflow, which finds me equally likely to punch the old laptop at 6 a.m. as 11:30 p.m....
Posted by on Sat, 14 Jun 2008 23:33:00 GMT |
ON THIS DATE IN DRUM CORPS HISTORY |
ON THIS DATE IN DRUM CORPS HISTORY -- JUNE 7 At the June 7, 1960 drum corps contest in Stoughton, Mass., show officials considered a daring new way to track the movements of competing corps. The plan...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 07:55:00 GMT |
"Booking" in Chicago |
All Hail to Those Who Book, and Book Well Cheers to certain Columbia College folks -- and friends of Building the Green Machine -- named in this week's edition of New City, which again reprised its "...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:32:00 GMT |
BTGM at Printers Row Book Fair |
Hey drum corps fans and bookworms!
Come check out the Midwest's largest literary event -- and hear me read selections from Building the Green Machine.
The Chicago Printers Row Book Fair is nex...
Posted by on Sat, 31 May 2008 08:45:00 GMT |
My Celebrity Look-Alikes |
Denise Richards, Eat your Heart Out!
Writer John McNally was the first MySpace peep I know who tried this out... and that was months ago.
But we were passing time on the forum at cavaliers.org, idly w...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:20:00 GMT |
A Great Baseball Book for Opening Day |
You know the type of feeling you get when good things happen to an even better person?
Well, prepare yourself for a case of the happy shivers.
On Monday, 1972 Cavalier Gary Moore will kick off his nat...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:54:00 GMT |
