When Canadian actor James Doohan auditioned for the original Star Trek TV series, he was already a gifted mimic when it came to accents.  He tried several different ones during his Star Tre…

       I just found out that my old bass playing electronic wizard buddy Mike Kesti passed away at his home in Oroville, CA on April 1, 2026.  My condolences to his family – I attache…

       Flo & Eddie are actually four different people who co-existed in two different bands.  There is an entire tail twisting story behind the name so I am going to do my best to unrav…

     When I saw the posting from the Calumet area on Friday, March 13, 2026, it reminded me that we were, indeed, having an old fashioned winter.  The sign being held by a man next to a very lar…

       Growing up, one of my favorite sayings we applied to solving complex problems was, “Keep It Simple, Stupid.”  In the best NASA tradition, we trimmed it down to the acronym, ‘KI…

       According to an article entitled The Class of 1986 in Guitar World magazine (Vol 47 Issue 3 March 2026), ‘86 was a pivotal year for iconic albums.  In this issue, GW Editor-in-Chie…