It was all supposed to start 14 years ago today. In 2001, I swore off concerts completely after a chance meeting with one of my heroes caused a rift with friends and family. Not wanting to take the chance of hurting anyone again, I decided that I would never go to another show. I had …
Continue reading The show that started it all, by not happening.
God protect us and keep us safe. This is what I say to myself over and over and over from the minute I get on a plane, through takeoff, until I feel comfortable (or, as comfortable as I can get) at cruising altitude. God protect us and keep us safe. It’s adapted from what an …
I had a plan. When the Eagles' massive 2018 tour first got announced, I was brand new to my job. I hadn't had a full pay yet, and wasn't sure if I had calculated my taxes right. I didn't know if it would even be enough to cover the bills, let alone allow for a …
The long, long month of non-stop work stress (and work in general: I've been working 6 days a week to meet my goals) has finally given way to my long awaited week of holidays, beginning yesterday with my 35th birthday! For which I got...a wicked cold. Sigh. Hopefully that will subside soon, because we had …
The other day, an account I follow on Twitter, @beachboyslegacy, asked followers to post pictures if we had ever been to the legendary (in Beach Boys fan circles) Paradise Cove near Los Angeles. This is where the Beach Boys' album cover for Surfin' Safari was shot, which was their very first album way back in …
I have a soft spot for Detroit, I really do. I've been there a few times, and I've always found it to be a city down on its luck, but full of good people. You can tell by the architecture that it was once a grand place, and I hope that one day it finds …
Warning: the following story is 100% true, and sounds 100% fake. Really, no matter how hard I try I can never find a more realistic angle from which to tell this story, and I've told it a lot. I guess that's because there isn't one. At a certain point everything just takes a turn for …
Continue reading Thursday, July 20th 2006 or: How I Met Glenn Frey in Partytown
Still with the difficulty posting on schedule, evidently. I'll get there! When I arrived home from Michigan, the long long 7.5 hour drive mentioned in my last post, my parents were in town. So I haven't quite had any downtime yet...in fact, waiting at the local Mazda dealership for my oil change right now …
So I see I still haven't mastered this blogging while travelling thing! In fairness, I tried. I had a post started on Sunday, and it sat there on my phone until late Monday night when we got home, but my heart wasn't in it. My family had an emergency going on back home, and blogging …
In almost exactly 36 hours, I plan to be on the road to Michigan. We have a 7 and a half hour drive ahead of us, to Mount Pleasant, which is somewhat of a pilgrimage for me. It's a sentimental stop on a journey to a concert in Detroit. So of course I've been sick …
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