Night-and-day … the different scene at the the 2019 Fortress Festival, Day 2 with headliner Leon Bridges. I walked away from the show thinking of one word — LOVE. That man is an entertainer! And seldom have I seen a guy who so loves being on stage and loves the audience and loves performing […]
Entries from April 2019
Fort Worth Love For Leon Bridges At #FortressFestival
April 29th, 2019 · Tags: Arts · Cities · Music · Uncategorized
Ping Laments Days Of Music Festivals With Music
April 29th, 2019 · Tags: Arts · Cities · Music
I am prepared to be called a “racist” and “just old” for my strong opinions on a portion of what I saw and heard on day one of the 2019 Fortress Festival … but you’d be wrong. Race has little to do with it and I guarantee you I sample/buy lots of current music. […]
Indeed
April 21st, 2019 · Tags: Uncategorized
Happy 8-Track Day, Music Heads Of Yesteryear!
April 11th, 2019 · Tags: Arts · Music
YES! Thanks to fellow music head J-Ferg for pointing out that today is National Eight-Track Tape Day! 8-Track Holiday My first 8-track player was a used tape player-only unit — no AM/FM, no turntable — with two eight-inch-square speakers — purchased from my neighbor Barry for 10 bucks. And so it begun … The last […]
Is Something Evil Afoot In The NCAA?
April 9th, 2019 · Tags: Sports
I dreamed about this. … Much more upsetting than the thought of my team losing the championship in overtime … “the how.” I am actually considering the ugly idea that there was a fix. Nothing against Virginia — they seem like good people. But the officiating definitely did not want Texas Tech to win. Too […]
