Steak
When I was younger I would eat steak about 2 – 3 times a week. Not so much anymore! These packages are averaging about $70.00 each, that’s about $18.00 per…
Coffee Time
There’s a story that goes with this photo. Maybe I’ll tell it to you sometime. It’s a true story, not a good one, but it was an adventure I survived.…
Gig Time #182, (Omar & The Howlers, Ton of Blues)
Omar & the Howlers are an Austin-based electric blues and blues-rock band led by singer and guitarist Omar Kent Dykes. Originally formed in Mississippi in the 1970s, the group became…
Gig Time #181, (Lulu, To Sir with Love)
Lulu is the stage name of Scottish singer Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, who became a major pop and soul performer in the 1960s. Her powerful, slightly raspy voice helped her stand out…
Gig Time #180, (Sniff & The Tears, Driver’s Seat)
Sniff ’n’ the Tears is a British rock band formed in the late 1970s and fronted by singer-songwriter Paul Roberts. Their signature track “Driver’s Seat” became an unexpected international hit…
Gig Time #179, (Jonny Lang, Wander This World)
Jonny Lang is an American blues, blues-rock and soul guitarist and singer who made an unusually early impression on the music world. Born in Fargo, North Dakota, he was a…
Gig Time #178, (Led Zeppelin, Whole Lotta Love)
Led Zeppelin formed in England in 1968 with Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and John Bonham, quickly becoming one of the defining bands of hard rock. Their second…
Price Watch
Frog legs were about $12.00, I didn’t buy any but I plan too. It’ll be a treat to have frog legs, cooked in the great outdoors! They didn’t have any…
Gig Time #177, (Nick Gilder, Hot Child in The City)
Nick Gilder is an English-born, Vancouver-raised Canadian rock singer who first became known as the frontman of the glam-rock band Sweeney Todd. After leaving the group, he launched a solo…
Gig Time #176, (Lost Boys, Cry Little Sister)
The Lost Boys is a 1987 American horror film directed by Joel Schumacher, blending teenage adventure, dark humor, and vampire horror. Set in the fictional California beach town of Santa…
Gig Time #175, (Pink Floyd, Dogs of War)
Pink Floyd is an English rock band formed in London in 1965, originally consisting of Syd Barrett (guitar/vocals), Roger Waters (bass/vocals), Nick Mason (drums), and Richard Wright (keyboards), with David…
Gig Time #174, (Robbie Robertson, Crazy River)
Robbie Robertson was a Canadian guitarist, songwriter, and producer best known as the principal songwriter and guitarist for The Band. After The Band’s breakup, Robertson launched a solo career that…
Gig Time #173, (Kim Carnes, Bette Davis Eyes)
Kim Carnes and “Bette Davis Eyes” Kim Carnes had already been working in music for years—as a singer, songwriter and backing vocalist—before her breakthrough. Her wonderfully raspy, instantly recognizable voice…
Gig Time #172, (Gary Numan, Cars)
Gary Numan emerged from the late-1970s British post-punk scene and became one of the key pioneers of synth-pop and electronic rock. His music combined synthesizers, stark rhythms, futuristic imagery and…
Gas Price
It just never stops changing? Remember the “Good Ole Days” when diesel was always cheaper than gas?
Gig Time #171, (Bad Company, Silver, Blue & Gold)
Bad Company was an English rock supergroup formed in London in 1973 by singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke (both formerly of Free), guitarist Mick Ralphs (ex-Mott the Hoople),…
Gig Time #170, (Slim Harpo, Mohair Sam)
Slim Harpo was one of the most distinctive Louisiana blues musicians of the 1950s and 1960s, known for his relaxed vocals and spare, hypnotic harmonica playing. Born James Isaac Moore,…