Where have I been? Today I was checking the line up for GAS Fest
Blogging slipped to the backseat in the past few weeks. Christmas gatherings and family time, startup with a new PR client and regrouping after the new…
Need a last minute gift? Can’t go wrong with Brett Eldredge’s Glow
Today I’m sitting at DFW waiting to board a flight to McAllen, TX, where my dad will greet me and shuttle me off to his Winter…
Baton passed at last night’s Mississippi Valley Fair Christmas party
The baton was passed last night at the Mississippi Valley Fair annual Christmas party. All eyes were on Shawn Loter (at left in feature photo) as…
Take a book. Leave a book.
A week or so after my mother passed away last year, my father mentioned an idea to honor Mom. He and I were sitting in Sammy’s…
Best farm meeting lunch ever
I’m veering off topic to talk about the yummy surprise I found at lunch today. I was in Charleston, MO, to attend a meeting hosted by…
Music discovery Monday
This past Monday I attended my first Moeller Nights concert presented by Sean Moeller at the Village Theatre in the Village of East Davenport here in…
Good gravy, I just interviewed a big country star
I can’t begin to imagine how many 30-minute phone interviews I’ve done in my career as a freelancer. I’m an old pro. But today marked my…
Singer-songwriter Brian Johannesen brings Nashville experience back to the Midwest
When honky-tonker Luke Bell headlines November 28 at The Village Theatre, Iowa City based singer-songwriter Brian Johannesen will be one of the talented opening acts at…
A better way to cook butternut squash…off topic but timely
Updated Sept. 15, 2018…A few years ago while visiting our relatives in rural Wisconsin, we were lucky to bring home five gorgeous butternut squash from their…
Get to know The Hunts in 10 Questions
Traveling family bands have always fascinated me. I think of perfect-pitch harmonies and stair-step siblings carrying instruments. I envision a mom or dad in the wings,…
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