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The Vine That Ate The South

I must admit I am fascinated by kudzu.  This confession will make a lot of people laugh, especially those who live in the South and up along the Eastern States. I am fascinated because most of my life, I never knew what kudzu was.  I had never heard of...

Hotter Than Hornets!

It’s been so hot this summer!  All across the states we are experiencing hot, humid weather, and additionally, there are a lot of wildfires burning, adding smoke to the overall miserable human experience.  It got me to...

How to Get Beads in New Orleans

Anyone who has traveled to New Orleans knows of its rich history and heritage.  Heck, even if you haven’t visited NOLA, you probably have heard and seen a lot about it.  New Orleans is well known for unique food (creole), music (jazz) festivals and parades...

The One and Only Lee Holdridge

Lee Holdridge is a legend!  He has a wonderful talent for composing music and arrangements for film, television, opera and recording artist.  One of the major stars Lee composed symphonic arrangements for was John Denver.   As life-long John Denver...

Music To My Ears!

One of the very best things that can result from a performer’s hard work is a sold-out show! It means that the work we do is still in demand, and that WE are still in demand! Lots of people think that we are the actual ticket sellers, but that is almost never the...

Confessions of a Dental Chicken

I am probably not alone when I say that I am a dental chicken.   I am THAT person. I clench my fists, wiggle my foot nervously, and I tighten every muscle in my body into “fight-or-flight” mode.  When I hear the dentist coming into the exam room (they...

Putting the “Laff” in Lavatory

This is a true story.  There are no names to change to protect the innocent.  Any malicious inference to the population living in North Kentucky is unintended and overblown (like most of my stories).  Only one individual is described here with total...

Karma Kicks My Butt

If you read the blog last month, you already know that I’ve called attention to the acapella singing group called Home Free.  I criticized them singing the wrong lyrics in the song, “Country Roads”  (they sang “Blowin’ like a breeze” instead of singing the...

A Huge Mistake!

I’m posting a song below, and I’ll bet in less than 1 minute, most of you will hear a mistake… a HUGE mistake in my opinion! https://youtu.be/UwubhhECksM?si=LnSysvI0jpMSOWQz When I heard it, I was very surprised, I’m not a super picky person, but I do think this very...

Some Days are Diamonds…..

I’m gonna say, for Jim and I, MOST days are diamonds, but if you are familiar with the song John Denver recorded for RCA in 1981, you know that the song goes on to say, “Some days are stone.” It would be absurd to think everything in life should be perfect and...
Controlling the Nerds (Click Here for More)

Controlling the Nerds (Click Here for More)

One Eye on Jim, The Other on Conductor Lee Holdridge This past month, we were honored to perform our John Denver tribute show with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.  This is the 2nd time we’ve been asked to perform with the BPO –  and it was just as amazing as the...

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The More We Get Together  (Click Here for More)

The More We Get Together (Click Here for More)

My friend Ann posted last month on the blog page that I’ll be in my usual cheerful mode when I get back on the road again, and of course she is 100% correct! All this month we have been doing concerts and making new friends.  It’s like the song: The more we get...

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