At the end of the year, it's good to look back and think about the people who have helped you along the way in the past 12 months, or longer. When I was quite young I memorized a poem about a self-made man who was only self-made in his own mind. The truth was he'd [Read more...]
Okay, I stayed up last night to watch the crowning of the Nashville Star, NBC-style. After all, I’m a country music fan. This show should be for me, right? Only it (and the rest of the shows this season) wasn’t really for me at all. In fact, I’m not sure who it was for. I [Read more...]
I just ordered Buddy Jewell's latest CD, which I've heard is great, and that got me going through my CDs to pick out my favorites. Since I've been a huge fan of country music since I was about 5, I started there. Most of these aren't major ones where they had all the bells and [Read more...]
My husband and I and our two middle sons attended Markham Theatre's performance of DRUM on Saturday night. All I can say is "Wow!" The history I learned back in elementary school came to life as the 19 membsrs of the cast very effectively demonstrated the four people groups who make up the people of [Read more...]
If you enjoy music that has substance, lyrical quality, and intricate wording, and you haven't heard of John Berry, you're missing out on one amazing voice. After listening to his music since he burst on the scene in 1994, we finally got to see him in person last night at a place called Hugh's Room [Read more...]
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