It’s that time of year already. Time for the annual Benz and Edge Tree Extravaganza, complete with rampaging Xena yells, disgraced evergreens and assorted holiday absurdity.
This year’s party features a special treat. Music by Sara Schwabe and her Yankee Jass Band. It’s gonna be way cool. Be there or be square.
Here are the details …
Now Playing: O Tannenbaum from the album A Charlie Brown Christmas by Vince Guaraldi Trio
Sam Reese is nothing if not enthusiastic. During our college days, it wasn’t uncommon to see him ricocheting around campus with a fistful of schemes and ideas.
He’s passionate about everything he does, but one passion has always been all-consuming: music.
The last time I saw Sam was a few years ago at the alternative music festival over in Nashville, he was talking about a public radio station he wanted to launch in Cambridge Springs, PA (the land that time forgot). After a lot of hard work, it’s on the air, and even the local media have taken notice.
It sounds like an incredible asset. Wish I could pick it up way down yonder is KnoxVegas.
Also, they’re looking for sponsors to help keep WXCS on the air. My check is in the mail …
This is a news item from my hometown paper, the Mobile (Ala.) Register, about a Mardi Gras parade scheduled for next Sunday. As Dave Barry would say, I am not making this up:
“The Mystic Order of Dead Rock Stars will present`A Salute to Ronnie Van Zant’ when they take to the streets at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 22 in Downtown Mobile as part of the Joe Cain parade.
The society will present its salute to the rock-and-roll icon in a procession that features a massive float with a black background festooned with a skull, skeletons, tombstones and portraits of Mr. Van Zant. J.D. Crowe will serve as grand marshal. A selection of the greatest hits of Lynyrd Skynyrd will be played at an extreme decibel level…”
Woo-hoo. The best part is I’m Alabama-bound next weekend for Mardi Gras, so I can go to the Skynyrd parade. I think I’ll wear my Neil Young concert T-shirt.