Kris Kristofferson died yesterday. I found out in a text from one of my guitar guys. “RIP Bobby McGee.” We mourned Tom Petty’s passing, now Kris. In baby boomer world, it’s reminder of our tenuous grip on life.
HISTORY CLASSES WITH PROFESSOR JOHNNY HORTON
Dear readers, history classes are more than remembering dates and kings and generals. I know this because college changed from that to a more comprehensive picture of time and event during my protracted historical education. The standard when I graduated in 1991 included three books: a novel of the times, one writer’s opinion in a […]
DEPRESSING CHRISTMAS WITH JOHNNY CASH TO CHEER THINGS UP
I’d never heard Johnny Cash sing Christmas songs. It was a revelation. Adding to my ignorance, I wasn’t aware of so many depressing Christmas songs. Maybe it’s the times, or age of man, but Johnny Cash doing spoken word depressing Christmas is a perfect fit. When he sang a mournful Silent Night he changed how […]
AGING PARENT PROTESTS GETTING OLD
An aging parent is the hardest part for kids growing up. We like them in their prime years, when they could do anything, and did. The part the kids never understand is how long we get to be an aging parent.
MUSIC MUSEUM WILD MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
What came before bagpipes in music museum? Is it the ‘goat pipe?’ Maybe the ‘dog pipe?’ Which ever it was, I didn’t get to hear how they sounded. The Musical Instrument Museum in Scottsdale AZ isn’t for the timid. Music minded people throughout the ages learned to improvise. Like Elvis singing Jailhouse Rock where inmates […]
Oregon Loggers Work In The Woods Singing Johnny Cash
Tillamook State Forest has plenty of trees, and plenty of piles made by Oregon loggers. Visitors from around the world need to see the beauty of Oregon, and the clear cuts. A close up view. One belongs to the other. I wouldn’t advise anyone going into a working coal mine, but why […]
How To Keep Baby Boomer Time
The First Step: Hank Williams Birthday With Live Band Karaoke. How often does something come up and you think, “I don’t have time for that?” You don’t have time? Or is it something else, like, “I’m too old for that?” Boomer, please. You have your dignity. You have your pride. You’ve paid your dues. Step […]