So you’re going down the road, minding your own business, traveling at the speed limit and you look in your rearview mirror and all you can see is the up-close face of the driver behind you or the bold lettering… Continue Reading
“Only two things that money can’t buy/That’s true love and homegrown tomatoes” — songwriter Guy Clark It’s been a thrill for me to grow actual tomatoes this summer and eat so many I’m nearly sick of them. (But I don’t… Continue Reading
A few weeks ago, Janis Logan, co-owner of the Vintage Wine Bar in Redding, asked me if me and my band might want to play on this open Saturday date in August — the 15th.
At the time, I said, “Well, sure, I can’t think of anything else going on. Let’s call it a CD release party.”
Boy, do I know how to pick a date.
Turns out, there are a few things going on. Where do I start? Continue Reading
The Wild Magnolias If you can get yourself to Mount Shasta this weekend, I’m thinking the third annual Mount Shasta Music Festival Summer Concert Series kickoff with the New Orleans band Wild Magnolias looks like a funky good time. Concert… Continue Reading
• I’m a sucker for “How We Met” stories… spouse, friend, significant other… I like ‘em all. Cherry and I met on a blind date and were married two months later at the Redding Airport… they held the plane until… Continue Reading
There’s a lot I like about Starbucks — excellent coffee and tea selections, those breakfast sandwiches, nice aesthetic. And while I’m here, I think I’ll pop open my laptop and check my e-mail. But what’s this? No free Wi-Fi? Wow,… Continue Reading
I was having breakfast at the Benton Airpark Cafe (a fine spot for home-style food with a terrific view), when an interesting conversation began between myself, cafe manager Ezra Herback and Chun Lee, a friend who owns Code Red, the… Continue Reading
I see foxtails. Everywhere. Hordeum murinum or “Hare Barley,” a non-native invader from Spain, grows in healthy, thick patches along the trails and in open spaces where people walk their dogs. What appears to be innocent, lush grass in early… Continue Reading
It often does seem like the famous check out in threes. In the case of last week, it was Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett and Ed McMahon. Michael Jackson’s death triggered the most news. I’d say his passing is comparable to… Continue Reading
This week, both Mosquito Serenade and MarketFest take place for the first time together this summer. The rockabilly/blues act Jinx Jones takes the stage at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Anderson River Park’s Gaia Amphitheatre for the third Mosquito Serenade event.… Continue Reading
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