Bringing the disparate areas of your life together can be a little nerve wracking. When I invited Vodo my former Loft teacher and now friend to join Heather, Wolfdogg, and I on our journey to…
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The Perils of Being a Freakishly Tall Music Fan
The first concert I ever paid my own money to attend was Bell Biv DeVoe (now ya know) at the Met Center in (I think) the spring/summer of 1991. A longtime New Edition fan, I…
Look! I Learned a New Trick or Discovering I Like Albums (do we still call them albums?)
Last night at Rock & Roll Bookclub we started talking about my future book release party and how there’d be a band there. Of course. “Or maybe a jukebox,” BFK said, getting carried away with…
13 Things About Rock & Roll Bookclub
Nobody can remember how long we’ve been meeting. Heather thought it was gonna be ten years in 2015, but Wolfdogg & I were all “Nuh-uh” since our 10th Friendiversary was on November 4th of 5th,…
The Power of Hoping or Oh My God, They Played If Only You Were Lonely
Most of the magic in the universe coalesced inside Midway Stadium in St. Paul, Minnesota last night. I know this is true because it’s the only thing that can explain that how in a crowd…
Seeing Jason Isbell Meant Stacking Up the Spectacular
After a year of being in a semi-monogamous relationship with Jason Isbell’s album Southeastern, I finally made the time to go see him play. On Wednesday Jaycie & I joined Wolfdogg & Heather in their…
Some Observations From Last Night’s Dylan/Wilco Concert
Last night I journeyed to lovely St. Paul, MN to see the festival with 14,000 other people. Generally, I am not a Jam Rock fan but the tickets went on sale when it was snowing,…
Nothing worth sharing like the love that let us share our name
This might be my very favorite Thanksgiving photo of all time. Liam, my five-year-old nephew, really loves corn. However, eating corn can be a bit of a challenge when you’re still developing your hand-eye coordination….
Why you’d probably not want to be in a bookclub with me
Rock & Roll bookclub is meeting on Saturday to discuss Franny & Zooey (which I haven’t finished rereading). Of course since we’re such engaged and avid bookclubbers, Wolfdogg and I were discussing possible nominations for…