Vagabond Adventures Day 1 – 6
Getting reintroduced to the city and MJBizCon I had dubbed it “Vagabond Adventures” since we would be checking into a hotel five times during an 11-day trip. Part work and part sight-seeing vacation, but all expected to be fun. And it was. The timing of this trip...
Indy Essay
Right behind the fence coming out of turn two An essay written for a college creative writing class about what is among my favorite and most talked about memories My annual trips to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the first week of qualifying still remain special...
Death of Sinatra
Jeff Darcy of the Cleveland Plain DealerPublished May, 1998 My parents saw him a couple of times at the Richfield Coliseum. I was with them at one of those concerts. Sammy Davis Junior also appeared at that...
Ice Wine Saturday: A Review
Our first time attending an annual event This was a COVID version of an annual event usually held over three weekends in March. This year year it was expanded to include longer weekends and it was held for a longer time. I’m not a big fan of sweet wines, but that’s...
I was arrested at Nemeth’s Lounge
Here’s a good day-after-April-Fools-Day story. From 1986 through 1988, I worked for the local radio station I grew up listening to, 1460 AM in Painesville. It was WPVL in the 1970s when I would listen to hear if snow had cancelled school and on those Sunday morning...
Garfield Rainy Day
Garfield by Jim Davis Published February 2, 1998 Exactly the way I feel on days like these, Garfield. But let’s go make a lasagna first.
Foxtrot Better Than Steve
Fox Trot by Bill Amend Published November 11, 2004 As the father of a soon-to-be 15 year old, this is a tough lesson to teach.
I was present for an important REO inspiration
(something from 30 years ago this month…) From January 1990 to July 1991, I was the afternoon drive DJ at an Erie, PA rock station. I got lucky because I was able to interview plenty of headlining acts while I was there. On one such occasion, I interviewed Kevin...
Speed Bump Holiday Cards
Speed Bump by Dave Coverly Published October 8,1996 I actually feel like this about ALL holidays. My girlfriends over the years never liked that attitude, but it’s the truth.
Quotes
Alex Harvey
, Sensational Alex Harvey Band
“Thank you, thank you, thank you very much, thank you. We hope you enjoyed the show.”
Hawkeye Pierce
, M*A*S*H 4077
“What do you expect? I come from the land of the free and the home of depraved.”
Pete Townsend
, The Who
“Rock and roll will always, always, always overcome eventually.”
