I’m at one of the legendary establishments of Northwest Indiana. A great way for saying, “a local bar.” My buddy is quickly becoming a rising star in local political circles & we’re celebrating primary victories this evening. The funny thing is the guy footing my drinks is a staunch Republican from Massachusetts. And he’s not […]
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Lead To a Quiet Alley Cafe This Evening
There wasn’t a part of my morning that wasn’t bombarded by a part of my professional life. The bombs came through email, out from twitter, along from Facebook, and standing along my my desk – all in multiple forms. The phone even rang. That’s never good. I had to cajole, negotiate, insist, persist, pistol whip, […]
So why don’t you climb down off that movie screen, Duritz.
Update 2016/08/09 Adam Duritz Admits Mrs. Potter’s Lullaby is about Monica Potter, but it’s not what you think So, apparently all these years laters, Adam Duritz has finally admitted to how he wrote the song Mrs. Potter’s Lullaby. According to an interview he did for browardpalmbeach.com, he admitted he wrote the song about a person […]
Found the Damn Gatorade Has Evolved MP3 by David Banner w Kermit Quinn
So that damned “Gatorade Has Evolved” song for the Gatorade G commercials that came out for the 2010 NBA playoffs got in my head and wouldn’t leave. You know the commercial… “If you wanna revolution the only solution: evolve. You gotta evolve.” Gatorade Revolution / Evolve Commercial – 2010. The damned song won’t get out […]
As Cool As a 33 Record
I’ve been corporate blogging for the last few months. And for the first time the reins were taken off. I don’t have to sit there and regurgitate press releases – though I am looking forward to the next time I get to liveblog – Blog Indiana? I was spending the last 3 months getting content […]
(Sittin’ on the) Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding – the 3rd Inspiration for My Web Presence
I couldn’t tell you when it happened. I don’t remember the first time I heard the song. But somewhere along the way, “(Sittin’ on the) Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding (and his guitarist, Stever Cropper) crept into my everyday and became the backbone to the dreams in my fray. Growing up, when kids […]
“He looked to me to be the eyes of age”
A quiet, unassuming spring night in April. The NFL draft is consuming traditional media like it’s the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, and around here, people are preparing for the now-Famous Dark Lord Day at Three Floyds Brewery. Life is placid for a few days. It only means one thing: time to escape to Big Country’s […]
Never Thought I’d Be the Funny One
It’s 11:19pm. The girl who caught my fancy left the pub for a one-nighter. How I wish that was my style, but I didn’t care enough to put up the fight. Or I’m chickens***. Maybe it’s the extra 50 lbs. I need to drop from my hips. I doubt that, but then again… Granted, I […]
When the editor becomes part of the story
I had a good talk with my editor during lunch. Between bites of albino Velveeta heartbun tamales I pointed out to him that he’s become more than an editor to Books of Blues. He’s become part of the story. First off that means that I’ll have to share a higher percentage of profits of the […]
Something in The Region Business Community Worth Watercooling
Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.” – Luke 12:43-44 There have been some recent events […]