I have been advised that it is black cat appreciation day and as much as I appreciate our former cat resident Rascal, and my ragtag curmudgeon Hattie, for some reason I was missing Bob today. Of course I miss cute baby Bob but mostly I miss Bob the Protector. Remember when Ernie got out of … Continue reading Of corn and cats and dancing
The Last Show Part II: Jon Byrd & Paul Niehaus
It all comes down to the music, right? It's why we started this journey. It's what has fed us for so many years. The music is what it's all about and it couldn't possibly have been better Saturday night. We've had a few standing ovations over the years but not that many (now I'm trying … Continue reading The Last Show Part II: Jon Byrd & Paul Niehaus
The Pope of Posters and the King of the Roadhouse
Wow. That was something. Storms. The Lincoln Highway. Iowa's rolling green fields. Byron's. Kevin Gordon Trio. Rescues. And through it all, Mark Gerking. Oftentimes, when I think of Mark, I hear my friend Cate's voice, when Kevin Welch introduced the song we requested for Mark at a house concert here long ago, and Cate said, … Continue reading The Pope of Posters and the King of the Roadhouse