A DJ: playing “Heartbreaker” without “Living Loving Maid.” playing “We Will Rock You” without “We Are the Champions.” playing “Eruption” without “You Really Got Me.” talking over any song until a half-second before the vocals begin. A live act: Choosing poor opening and/or closing songs. Shoehorning audience participation into a song not amenable to it. … Read more
The boys’ fall break was today and yesterday, so we’ve been in Gulf Shores since Friday night. This post appears as we’re headed back, probably not far from the Bates House of Turkey for lunch. The Gulf was as startlingly clear and beautiful as I’ve ever seen it. We saw stingrays and dolphins the whole … Read more
The ubiquitous Oktoberfest stein is a liter, so that’s 7,000,000 beers poured. The largest single event in the world is Oktoberfest. More than 6,000,000 people pack Munich’s Theresienwiese for it. This was the 200th anniversary. You know, I could probably do fine in Munich. For the, you know, culture. It’s important to experience new and … Read more