Song worth sharing: “Photograph” by Charlie Robison
Here’s a wonderful tune about the incredible value of family portraits, especially long after the people they show are gone.
View ArticleSong worth sharing: When I get where I’m going
Some time today, a truly great man will be laid to rest in a small cemetery outside of Newbury, Kan. His name is Joe Glotzbach, and he was a father, teacher, mentor, Scout leader, church leader and...
View ArticleSongs worth sharing: Deer gun opener
Here’s a couple of songs for Friday’s opening of deer gun season. The first is a well-known one in these parts, “Da Turdy Point Buck.” The second is one that fewer souls know, “The hunting song,” by...
View ArticleSong worth sharing: Letter to me
I’m going to be gone until Monday. Until then, here’s a song that I’d wish I could have heard back when I was in high school — especially the line “And I’d end by saying have no fear, these are no...
View ArticleSongs worth sharing: Two great Weezer numbers
Ben Rodgers seems rather partial to Weezer’s “Buddy Holly” video. Here are two of the band’s songs, and videos, that I think are better. First, “Keep Fishin’,” which includes the Muppets, and as such...
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Free ticket to Everyday Sunday/John Reuben concert
I have a ticket here to the Everyday Sunday and John Reuben concert at 7 p.m. Friday at the Zebedee Center, 214 Fourth St. S.E. The concert will also feature live art painter Eric Samuel Timm and...
View ArticleTom Waits among Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees
The next inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were announced today, and I was happy to see Tom Waits was among the artists who will be honored this spring. Waits is a bit of a different sort...
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Looking for a new iPod stereo
Two years ago, my mother gave me a Griffin Amplifi iPod speaker system for Christmas. It was fantastic and I used it happily almost every day since. That is, unti Tuesday night, when it broke. I was...
View ArticleHear the ‘North Dakota National Anthem’ and a few other tunes
We had singer/songwriter Gordy Pratt in the office earlier this month to perform a few tunes, such as his “(Your State Name) National Anthem,” which you can listen to below. Pratt was here to perform...
View ArticlePartsman: He’ll know what you need by the look on your face
I grew up working in my dad’s automotive service station, as did my brothers. He would often send us out on an errand to pick up some parts he needed for a job. When we were younger, we’d go on...
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