Langerado 2008: Strawberry Shortcake’s key changes
By the time Sam Bush stepped to the stage on Friday afternoon, the south Florida sun had breached the clouds and enforced every sunscreen rule my mother ever preached. I sat on the ground...
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Langerado 2008: Serendipity in a white tuxedo
I would’ve liked to have been in on the meeting at which someone decided to book R.E.M. for Langerado. I might have suggested to the promoters that festival attendees are more interested in music...
Steve Earle Guitar Changes Hands
Frequent readers here might remember a little project I started back in November. If you missed it, I sent one of my guitars over to Iraq to keep a friend occupied until he came...
Off the grid
Several months ago, my buddy G-Rob was lamenting his lack of availability for an annual trip to Las Vegas. Due to work and family issues, he was forced to stay behind while the rest...
Two Kids
I’m not much what you’d call the praying type. I think that subject has more than played itself out here. That aside, there are two kids out there this week who could use prayers’...
Our man in the sand
I’ve written about my buddy Daly several times on Rapid Eye Reality. The last couple days I saw him, we went on a beer run, rumbled down an old gravel road, and ended up...
The marriage bed
My wife and I have a problem in the bedroom. I’ve slept in more places than I can count–from five-star hotels to hammocks, I’ve seen it all. I’ve woken up on the best mattress...
Despite it all…
I’ll admit, my first and final post from the Bahamas was a bit bleak. It was one of those times when I should’ve just hit delete and waited until I got home. However, I...
Death of the Arcade
My buddy T is one hell of a photographer. I think I’ve said that before. A few weeks ago, T invited me to join him at a video game auction a couple of minutes...
Sleigh bells ring…
I was a good daddy. I only drank three beers while assembling the Thomas the Tank Engine Trundle Table. I was in bed by 11:30 and asleep by 12:30. Still, the boy’s early rising...
Winter’s nap on Mt. Otis
Let’s be honest with ourselves here. I’ve woken up in a really ugly mood for the last few days and had no real excuse for it. Today, I woke up at 7:45am when my...
Holiday trickery
It’s downtown Greenville on a cold December afternoon. A magician has worked up a sweat, torn off his coat, and is working the crowd to a wash of smiles and belly-laughs. It looks like...
Afflicted
I am afflicted. I have tinnitus. It’s only in my right ear. Despite its constant manifestation, it doesn’t bother me that much. I’m to blame for it, almost certainly. Countless live shows, too much...