Only a Memory
On Saturday night, our whirlwind tour of concert going took us to Decatur, home of ADM and soybeans, and, for one night only, the Smithereens. It was definitely worth the smell as the band played rocking versions of all of their college radio hits, save for House We Used to Live In*, much […]

I was roundly mocked when I took to the Bocce Ball field on Saturday evening, this despite my earlier display of prowess. The "Lithuanian Master" they called out, derisively. Well, I promised that I wouldn’t boast, but rest assured that when darkness fell, the ridiculing had ceased. Join me, won’t you, in a rendition of […]

I know, I know, it was starting to get a little scary out there. But I talked to the authorities and they assured me that everything would return to normal soon. We’re not out of the woods yet, but if we hang tight we should get through this in one piece.

What? You don’t worship at […]

CLARIFICATION

Rereading what I wrote below, I don’t think I was clear on how my quote made it in to the IT.
On Monday I received an email, from an IT staffer, expressing curiosity as to how the blogger night at the ballgame went. This staffer was at the game, but didn’t notice […]

When I arrived at theatre three at the Hoogland Center Saturday night, I was disappointed to find the stage sparsely equipped. There were no stacks of amps or a drum kit, immediately tipping me off that Robbie Fulks would be performing sans band. Now, I enjoy a good acoustic set as much as the next […]