Gone in Threes, 2024
They go in threes. They always go in threes. 2024 was no different. Academy favorites: Louis Gossett Jr. (one Oscar), Gena Rowlands (two nominations), Maggie Smith (two Oscars, four other nominations)...
View ArticleMy long-ago evening with Styx
50 years ago tonight, on Saturday, Jan. 11, 1975, Styx played a show at the Wausau West High School fieldhouse in Wausau, Wisconsin. It was the first rock show I ever attended. I was 17. I’d hoped to...
View ArticleThe musicians we love are just like us
Perhaps you saw this picture when it made the rounds of social media earlier this month. What you took away from the picture probably depends on when you came of age. It was taken Saturday night, Feb....
View ArticleYou still doing the blog?
As we sat in the bar shooting the breeze, getting caught up after not seeing each other for far too long, my old high school and college friend dropped this question: “You still doing the blog?” Yes,...
View ArticleWelcome to their nightmare
50 years ago tonight, on Tuesday, March 25, 1975, Alice Cooper came to town. A sold-out crowd of 6,400 saw his “Welcome to My Nightmare” stage show at the Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena in Green...
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