Holiday Cheer in Philly
We spent a couple days in Philly, and I was struck by all the festively decorated window boxes and doors. I wonder if it’s a thing to hire professionals to come decorate for you? It …
Category: Music
Detroit. Full Stop.
Doug has worked for a company that is headquartered in Troy, Michigan (a suburb of Detroit) for many years, during which time he has made countless trips to the area. He also made some great …
American Banjo Museum
I visited the American Banjo Museum on my own while Doug was working. I don’t know anything about banjos (still don’t), but it was just a few blocks’ walk from something else I was doing, …
Scenes from Lubbock, Texas
Prairie Dog Town Gotta stop and see Prairie Dog Town while visiting Lubbock – especially since it might not be there for long. It was established in the 1930s by K.N. Clapp, who was alarmed …
Santa Fe Opera
I’ve long been aware of the Santa Fe Opera and its reputation as a unique venue since my theater days in New York City in the 1980s and ’90s, when a number of colleagues directed …
Rocking Across Denver
While I was hanging out in Denver all by my lonesome, there happened to be some opportunities to take in a few concerts in and around the city. They were all at outdoor venues. Hootie …
Paisley Park
Though neither of us is an especially big Prince fan, we know an iconic singer when we see one, and Prince is a full-on legend in Minneapolis, Minnesota. So of course we found ourselves visiting …
Eating Our Way Through Madison, Wisconsin (Mostly)
test Of course we went to the National Mustard Museum in Middleton (a western suburb of Madison). I can’t say it was very exciting–mostly a bunch of mustard jars from around the world to look …
Johnny Cash Boyhood Home and the Dyess Community
Though neither of us is especially a Johnny Cash fan, we know a musical icon when we hear one. We crossed over the Mississippi River from Memphis, driving up just the Northeast corner of Arkansas …