rantings & ramblings
It’s Concert Day! Whether you prefer classic opera or classic rock, indie folk or pop punk, death metal or the delta blues – today’s the day to celebrate all the musicians and their teams that bring us the live music we so enjoy.
What are some of your favorite concerts, or who do you wish you could see?
My top two concerts would be Taylor Swift and the Flogging Molly/Interrupters double headliner.
This week seemed both long and short at the same time, but I’m assured it had the same 10080 minutes as most other weeks. Pull up a chair and make yourself comfortable as we take a look at the week that was . . .
Continue reading “It’s Gonna Be May”
It’s okay to toot your own horn, especially if it’s a tuba: it’s Tuba Day! Spare a thought for tubists all around the world who deal with the hassle of handling a tuba: the size, the weight, the stereotypes . . .
Tubists are talented musicians; the backbone of the band –
OOMPAH! (complimentary)
April in Paris giving you the Potato Head Blues on this International Jazz Day? Take Five or Take the “A” Train and Sing, Sing, Sing Bye, Bye Blackbird with Linus and Lucy; A Love Supreme will show you What a Wonderful World it is – but It Don’t Mean a Thing (If it Ain’t Got That Swing). Mercy, Mercy, Mercy!
Continue reading “International Jazz Day 2024”
We’re coming up on a few anniversaries and looking back at last week. Pull up a chair, pour a drink, and make yourself comfortable.
Continue reading “One Steak, Two Pies, Three Anniversaries”
I’ll be honest right up front: the last half of this last week has not been the best for me mentally. I’m okay, just understand that this post might not be as upbeat as normal. Then again, maybe it will be, and the writing of this post will be good for all of us. Anyway, I have pizza and chips and a ginger ale and Scooby Doo Meets Laurel and Hardy is playing on the TV so let’s sit down and chat a bit.
Continue reading “Mushrooms, a Mushy Brain, and Music”
Running In My Head 