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Slash Rocks Axl’s Socks Off!
Slash’s solo album, released in Early April, flat-out rocks! Enough so, that we can now appreciate why Axl Rose took 15 years to finish Guns N’ Roses’ – Chinese Democracy–he was lost without Slash. Slash’s first solo record effectively “rocks Axl’s socks off”—and it will your’s too if you give it a spin! Continue reading
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Scoober
Scoober Murphy (born mid-1990s, died August 12, 2009) – Here lies tribute to one of the best dog’s ever. She enriched my life in numerous, immeasurable ways. I owe it to the enduring beauty of her spirited companionship to recount and memorialize her contributions in meaningful fashion. Continue reading
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A Competitor’s View
To most skiers in the Flathead valley, skiing the Big Mountain as often as you can is reward enough. But to a handful of regulars, Whitefish Mountain Resort’s Big Vertical competition is a way of life–the competition providing structure and purpose for the best four months of the year. Continue reading
Glacier National Park Delivers Anew!
Glacier National Park is a stunningly glorious sight—or more accurately, a never-ending series of stunningly glorious sights. Glacier National Park is 100 years old this year. This centennial summer’s visits have provided some of the most remarkable views and exhilarating moments I’ve experienced here yet. This compilation captures the some of the best wildlife sightings I’ve seen while exploring the Park. Enjoy! Continue reading
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – All New Mojo
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers have created an all new vibe with their appropriately titled new CD “Mojo.” This record does what few of his more recent efforts have done–it showcases the true “Mojo” of the band—one song after another. Mojo offers the seasoned grit and polish of a veteran band, delivering one credible blues-jam after another. Mojo immediately grabbed my interest and keeps me coming back again for more. Continue reading
The Low Point of My Summer
Every April brings renewed hope for baseball fans everywhere. Many get to hold onto that hope for the next six months or more. And some of us are doomed to lose hope well before the season is anywhere near its conclusion. The Mariner’s game may be the high point of my summer day–while hope still exists for a playoff birth–but the low point of my summer is almost invariably when Mariner’s management gives up on this year. With some 40 games left to go, my Mariners’ of 2010 are long, long gone. Continue reading
Turnpike Troubadours Topping My Charts
The biggest pleasant surprise of 2010’s new music is the Oklahoma-based Turnpike Troubadours’ Diamonds & Gasoline release. The distinctive voice of the Turnpike Troubadours is singer-songwriter Evan Felker. His tone and pitch fit the band’s Country, Bluegrass and Folk songs like a Giselle Bundchen thong. The Troubadours music is both refreshingly new and timeless, age immaterial. Hear them today. Continue reading
My 50th State – You Can’t Escape Your Roots!
I finally did it. I have been to all fifty states. I don’t know how many ‘Okies’ can say that but I count myself fortunate to be among their ranks. Vermont was the final state for me. Nevada had been number 49, visited just last November. Continue reading
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Rediscovering Van Halen
Music is such a terrific vehicle for transporting us to another time and place. Hearing music from long ago can refire the wonderment synapses like few other stimuli. Hearing some long forgotten Van Halen recently took me back to that place when I first started driving back in 1978-1979. Continue reading
The High Point of My Summer Day – Mariners’ Game
I’m a lifelong baseball fan–Thanks Dad (God rest his soul). And once again, I find myself adjusting my schedule to watch baseball. I’m a longtime Mariners fan, since the Randy Johnson, Edgar Martinez, Ken Griffey Jr., Jay Buhner era. And … Continue reading
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