Okee dokee folks … I wrote the previous issue’s column before the United States had its recent IQ test. Well, we failed. The dumbing down of America is complete. Ignorant, racist, bigoted, misogynistic, homophobic, xenophobic, and gullible people have once again hired the most unqualified, vile, criminal, racist, sexually predatory, narcissistic, sociopathic, traitorous “person” to […]
Okee dokee folks… If it wasn’t for music, I wouldn’t know most of the people I know. I decided to follow up on one of my recent columns where I talked about how music is changing the world and how music changed me. It is a change that eventually branches out and touches many lives. […]
Okee dokee folks… I usually don’t see or hear a lot of commercials because I try to stay away from platforms that present them. Unfortunately, I do get exposed to them. If I am subjected to a commercial, I make a mental note that I will never use that product – ESPECIALLY if they interrupt […]
Okee dokee folks… In 1974 I bought the “45” (remember those?) of the pop hit, “Rock and Roll Heaven” by The Righteous Brothers, a song written by Alan O’Day and Johnny Stevenson. I still have it … somewhere. That song popped into my head today with the passing of Kris Kristofferson. The chorus of that […]
Okee dokee folks … “Happy Farm Aid!” is a phrase that was exclaimed by performers and fans many times over the day at the sold out, 39th annual Farm Aid concert in Saratoga Springs, NY. I should correct myself here though, Farm Aid is much more than a concert. It’s more of a day of […]
Okee dokee folks … Some of my favorite lines from a song are “Can you help me remember how to smile? Make it somehow all seem worthwhile. How on Earth did I get so jaded? Life’s mystery seems so faded” from “Runaway Train” by Soul Asylum. I have identified with those lyrics since I first […]
Okee dokee folks … I am VERY tempted to start off my review with the refrain, “So Good, So Good,” heard many times throughout the jukebox musical, A Beautiful Noise, but I am not that corny, or am I? Well, it was “So good!” The Story Behind a Beautiful Noise A Beautiful Noise is the […]
Okee dokee folks … “Happy Farm Aid!” is a phrase that was exclaimed by performers and fans many times over at the sold out, 39th annual Farm Aid concert in Saratoga, NY. I should correct myself here though, Farm Aid is much more than a concert, it’s more of a day of awareness with a […]
Okee dokee folks … Before I do anything, I want to send a shout-out and a BIG THANK YOU to all who attended, performed at – and helped run the Rhode Island Folk Festival this year. I will just name a few here – Beth Barron, Allysen Callery, Anthony Loffredio, Jen Long, Dave Carney, Jaimie […]
Okee dokee folks… I am a Boomer. When I was young, I was taught the proper response to “thank you,” was “you’re welcome.” I always try to be as polite as possible. I seem to be constantly saying thank you, especially for gigs. Lately, there has been an odd shift in the response to the […]