This expression is time-worn and in every parents’ playbook for teaching their children. The expression was famously part of North Carolina State coaching legend Jim Valvano’s final speech in which he epitomized class, grace, and inspiration. His exact words were the statement of his foundation’s motto:…”Don’t give up. “Don’t ever give up.” I still getContinue reading “Never Give Up! again”
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Here then Gone
Bad maddogg! I have been literally out of sorts and sliding, starting quite coincidentally, with me dropping Karen off in Kentucky at the Cincinnati Airport (in Kentucky, don’t ask). We recently had a water heater issue and now I can barely squeeze my past the huge blowers left by a water restoration company. So IContinue reading “Here then Gone”
Crazy
No one said it better than Patsy Cline. We, as a society, use that term for the craziest reasons. (see how I did that?) We all say the word without thinking of its meaning. What is crazy? I personally don’t think it is a matter of an “on” or “off” switch; it’s way more complicatedContinue reading “Crazy”
Pure Love
I experienced it last night at the Lucky Star Brewery. It was not the crowd I had hoped for, but you will catch every musician saying that at one time or another. My friend Sarah Denny showed up. She is a trip (and a budding ukulele star). It was when there were just a fewContinue reading “Pure Love”
Mea Culpa
I am only posting a shorty becauses I have an 8-11 show tonight and I really have to nail this performance. In the Miami Valley where I call home, there are a ton of venues to play, both for pay and for practice (open mics). I love it here. Here is my playlist for tonight:Continue reading “Mea Culpa”
Shorts
I just have a few snippets from past gigs. Stay well.
Rain
I absolutely love it. It keeps the grass, plants and trees green and the results are awe-inspiring. Moving out here, to one of the wettest places from quite possibly, the driest state, Arizona. Keep it coming. So in my show that I performed last week, one of the residents of the nursing home I played,Continue reading “Rain”
I’m Calling Your Bluff
I have decided that the very next time that I get a recorded message when I am calling ANYWHERE IN THE UNIVERSE that says that I need to listen carefully because the menu options have changed, it will be the proverbial “last straw” in my bale. You absolutely cannot tell me that you change yourContinue reading “I’m Calling Your Bluff”
It’s Over
Finally, the interminable English Premier League football season has concluded. In what was the worst-ever season for United, they only managed to be gifted the sixth-place finish which qualifies them for entry into the Europa League as their only international football. United need a complete overhaul. Here are my thoughts on next season’s Red Devils:Continue reading “It’s Over”
Shame on Me?
This is a story direct from my seventh grade love life. I had just won the only championship in my entire athletic career which ended under the scalpel of yet another surgeon. But then, in school, I was able to date 8th graders which was a really big deal. Not necessarily for me, but toContinue reading “Shame on Me?”
