1. October is the red carpet celebrity of autumn. 2. My friend Gene posted on Facebook about hearing James Taylor sing at Fenway Park. He wrote, “JT singing the national anthem at the World Series = awesome.” His daughter responded, “JT= Justin Timberlake.” 3. Funny Facebook post from my niece Liza about her 3 year […]
Poetry went to Woodstock It hitchhiked to Yasgur’s Farm Got an autograph from Mickey Hart But marched to its own drum Poetry drank Southern Comfort with Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix It evaded the draft Got a backstage pass went to college but flunked middle class _______Colleen Redman______dVerse Poets Pub Read another poem from […]
The Floyd Country Store was one of the filming locations of Geographically Desirable, a romantic comedy that was recently filmed in Floyd by Nextnik Films. A recreation of the Friday Night Jamboree was enacted for the film last Wednesday evening with close to 100 local background actors participating in the shoot. A mix of generations […]
Fun at Dogtown Roadhouse with Richie and The Wildlife.
Shadow Shot Sunday Stinkbug Update
The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on October 24, 2013 Skeletons, super heroes and rainbow-wigged characters got an early start to Halloween. The local chapter of PFLAG, a national support, education and advocacy organization, held a Halloween Costume fundraiser at Dogtown Roadhouse/Winter Sun Hall Saturday night, October 19th. The Floyd PFLAG (Parents, Family […]
1. And so it begins: the wigs and witches, the glitter and gore. 2. Best line seen on Facebook last week on the end of the government shut-down, posted by my Facebook friend Rick: I don’t belong to any political party, but it strikes me that something is wrong when a group that claims to […]
Wordless Wednesday_________Watch HERE
I’m pretty sure Jesus is a morning person that he wakes up in a good mood He denies he ever spoke personally to George Bush Maybe he spoke to Bob Dylan Jesus wears a bathrobe and reads the obituaries He has a long braid like Willie Nelson’s He drinks his tea black leaves the cap […]
Like a whirling dervish meets Jackson Pollack I dance blue on a big empty canvas Through rock and roll, disco and punk in and out of bumper cars at Paragon Park Across the floor of the Surf Ballroom I shuffle the Philly like Mustang Sally Hula-hoop past my girlfriend Jayn who’s strolling down a sidewalk […]
Clouds paint a stairway to heaven Sunset spills fire in a canvas of sky _______Skywatch Friday