To relive an ELO Rockaria! moment or not
Brynne and I saw Jeff Lynne’s ELO at the Bridgestone Arena in downtown Nashville on July 3, 2019. The ‘70s super group, with its perfect fusion of rock and roll,…
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She’s determined to find her cat
Kris Stise, 32, is looking for her calico, Octavia. Heartbroken, she has been searching for her cat in the Fishers neighborhood, Brooks Chase, for three weeks, caught in that heart-wrenching…
“How I Broke This,” episode 8: Westfield Wingless Chicken Ranch
INTRODUCTION V.O.: Ineptitude … Failure … Inanity … Stupidity … MURDER! … MURDER!!… MURDER!!! This is How I Broke This. SFX: (cartoonish broken spring) BOINGGGGGGG. GUY RAZZ: I’m Guy Razz,…
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“So Many Books, So Little Time.” For decades, I’ve seen this written on T-shirts, coffee cups, bumper stickers, book markers, etc. It’s even the main title of a book by…
The brief history of his Standing-O
I experienced my first-ever STANDING OVATION – finally! This, after hosting, and performing in, an estimated 160 musical-comedy benefit shows from 2011 to 2024, first “Will Read and Sing for…
Free Mom hugs – and free Dad hugs, too
Here on All American Road, LGBTQIA+ Street seemingly intersects with, and runs straight through, our home. We embrace the queer lives that are part of the open fabric of our…
Like father, unlike son
The final sawn limb popped from the poplar tree, untangled from the utility line and crashed down. Middle-aged, I applauded from a safe distance, like a giddy child. My old…
Of jackpots & jackasses
I find an old coffee cup in mom’s cabinet to pour coffee in, but then notice folded strips of paper inside. The pieces of paper have yellowed with time, torn…
“How I Broke This,” episode 7: LZA Fitness
INTRODUCTION V.O.: Ineptitude … Failure … Inanity … Stupidity … MURDER! … MURDER!! … MURDER!!! This is How I Broke This. SFX: CARTOONISH BROKEN SPRING. BOINGGGGGGG. GUY RAZZ: I’m Guy…
Tales from the crib
Lately, I have been nostalgic for babies, thanks to my son, Austin, turning 30 last week. Thirty isn’t old (try telling that to my son) – but him turning 30…