“Singer-songwriters are two a penny in the modern climate, and justifiably so, with all the widespread tumult happening across the globe. It has become increasingly difficult to stand out from this crowded stage, but experienced Nashville based troubadour DOUG HOEKSTRA does this with a relative ease. A case in point is his most recent studioContinueContinue reading “New Interview @ Aldora Britain”
Category Archives: Jude Stories
Trailblazers (Musee Melies)
When my son Jude was little, we had a bunch of routines, including a weekly Pizza Party Movie Night. This one carried on until he went to college, really, and over the years it included everything from typical kid movies to classics to new releases to foreign films to the silent comedies of masters likeContinueContinue reading “Trailblazers (Musee Melies)”
Golden Dinosaurs
Recently trucked on down to St. Petersburg Florida for Labor Day, after which my son embarked on his senior year. Dinner one night, a Rays game the next. For the senior year kick-off dinner out, Jude recommended a great vegan place in Gulfport called “Golden Dinosaurs” and met me there after a day at the beachContinueContinue reading “Golden Dinosaurs”
Of the Earth
At the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois, getting some “face time.” Get it? Nice outdoor sculpture exhibit called “Of the Earth” going on, with works by Polish American artist Olga Ziemska, using reclaimed materials from the Arboretum. I have to say the Arboretum is one of my two happy places, the other being Radnor LakeContinueContinue reading “Of the Earth”
St. Pete
Recently my son Jude was on the beach in St. Pete with his girlfriend Abby, playing a bit of guitar, and a passerby took these shots, shared with him, later shared with me, and now, shared with you. They are so moving to me, because in them, I see him as the young man heContinueContinue reading “St. Pete”
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