This morning, I listened to 3 The Night albums, pretty much straight through (I threw some Randy Newman in there as well). Then, somewhat out of the blue, I get an email from Jon saying, “New Album by The Night!”. The Night is one of those bands you kinda have to hear to understand, and… Continue reading The Night

My dad told me once that the happiest people on Earth are the ones who were born, raised, and died in Richmond, IL and never ventured further than Genoa City, WI. I think he was correct. Neither Dad nor I were so lucky… The following is an excerpt from A More Exciting Life: In childhood,… Continue reading The Cause of and Solution to Most of Ted & Gayle Haggards’ Problems (as well as my own)

I went fishing over the summer on one of the most boring fishing excursions that humankind has ever produced. It wasn’t the lack of fish – they were plentiful – it was the manner in which the fishing took place. We hired a fishing guide on a lake in Wisconsin. The guide had a fancy… Continue reading We’ve got a bite!

Only one thing is impossible for God: to find any sense in any copyright law on the planet. – Mark Twain’s Notebook, 1902-1903 (and thanks to Ibrahim as well!)

A couple of nights ago, I sold my old Fender Princeton Chorus amp to someone who refurbs old amps – and this amp did need refurbishing. But still…It was one of the last-remaining remnants of the once-mighty empire that was The Corrupt Senators. Sure, it’ll live on, and perhaps experience more glory, but it’s future… Continue reading Goodbye Princeton Chorus amplifier. You were a good friend.