Musical ramblings from the manager
AstroCal – September 2022 Before we get too deep into the fall observing highlights, let us give two thumbs up and a generous pat on the back to all of the intrepid photographers who have been posting auroral displays this summer. There have been some spectacular displays of northern lights and we need to […]
The name might not be familiar, but I will lay odds that if you have seen any number of videos made by bands like Quiet Riot, Whitesnake, and Ozzy Osbourne’s Blizzard of Ozz in the 1980s, you have seen his face. Having seen many of the aforementioned videos, I knew who Rudy Sarzo was […]
Author Tony Horwitz got the idea to write about the history of the New World when he visited Plymouth, Massachusetts in the early ‘00s. He ended up in Plymouth more by chance than by any deliberate plan. He was taking a road trip and decided to pull off at that particular exit when the […]
Our friend and mentor at the Ontonagon Herald graciously provided us with the following account of Al Jacquez’s recent show at the Ontonagon Theater of Performing Arts. Thank you to HSR for his kind words about WOAS being involved in bring musical talent of Al’s caliber to the people (and especially the kids!) in Ontonagon. […]
There is no doubt that guitarist Eric Clapton is a complex soul. As a long time admirer of the band Cream, my mental image of that band was colored by what they did on record and on stage. I was a 14 year-old drummer in training when Sunshine of Your Love (from their second album […]
Browsing the books on sale at the local St. Vinnie’s, I came upon an interesting title. I never added it to my retirement book reading list because I couldn’t finish it. It was a collection of stories about the ways people remove themselves from the human race and are thus prevented from contributing their […]
When my issue of Classic Rock Magazine arrives, I always approach it like I do reading a newspaper. Dating back to the days when the Marquette Mining Journal ran their cartoons on the back page, I began a life-long habit of always starting on the back page of newspapers and magazines. The late Tom […]
Early in 2022, I started reminiscing about some of my favorite concerts (FTV: Live Shows Revisited – Part 1 2-23-22). Having asked for and received stories about some of your favorite shows as well, they were chronicled in Part 2 (5-11-22). In an article sandwiched in between Part 1 and Part 2, I added […]
Some weeks ago we concluded a two part series about bands doing cover versions of songs. A good number of bands continued the practice even after they became famous for their own compositions. The article was inspired by an issue of Classic Rock Magazine (Issue #298, March 2022) that devoted forty pages to the topic. […]
When the old Marquette Monthly paper ceased publishing some years ago, we lost The Night Sky feature. The Night Sky was the brainchild of Marquette Astronomical Society member Craig Linde of Palmer, MI. With his kind permission, we ran his monthly compilation of astronomical events in both The Ontonagon Herald and Andy Hill’s Wakefield News […]