He mentioned the idea of hiring The KIND, one of our longtime favorite local bands who play mostly Grateful Dead music, for his 60th birthday. I’m one who is not good at hosting or planning events. The idea overwhelmed me and was unlikely to happen, but then the perfect line-up fell into our laps when […]
We all went down the dark road heading out of town with Stephen Jenkinson and the band because these are the times we live in and Jenkinson is a truth teller and literary spell maker. It was a grand shamanistic ritual of altered proportions, a Grandin Theater performance of poetry, storytelling, rock and roll and […]
Some jam with that? All the way from Mississippi. Whether the memorable sound of The Dead or Pink Floyd or their originals sandwiched in between, The Royal Horses were thoroughly entertaining. I got a merchandise pin, pinned on by the band’s drummer in thanks for all my dancing. Joe says, “If they’re not on your […]
The Big Lebowski was there (on the left). For more than 20 Halloweens Joe and I have been dancing to The KIND at the Pine Tavern Restaurant, but it was recently sold to members of a revival church and, sadly, our KIND at the Pine days are over. The traditional KIND Halloween Costume Party happened […]
From Outer Space to a warmer place. Players at work.
We gave Hopa Joe the camp name “Camp Champ” because he was the most experienced hiker/camper of us and because he got the whole camp-out going. Liam helped Joe put up the tents. This is not porridge for The Three Bears. It’s Liam and Joe’s regular camp ramen with buffalo jerky. The hot noodles went […]
Sky High Reggae is bringing world class reggae music to Southwest Virginia. “Grass ain’t only blue, baby,” the emcee told the crowd while introducing the feature band from Winston Salem, Liontracks. It was a free event (accepting fundraiser donations) meant to happen in Lineberry Park but brought inside to the Dogtown stage because of Hurricane […]
And where would we be now without good Floyd music, dancing and craft beer? A group of us who love to dance follow the C.C. Coates Band, a favorite local band that plays classic favorites with a rockin’ blues style and a soulful vocal delivery by front man Curt Coates (in the cowboy hat). It […]
Phlegar Hill is a local band with musicians from Floyd, Roanoke and Christiansburg. They play a range of classic favorites with an emphasis on Southern Rock and have played on the Dogtown Roadhouse stage about a half dozen times. They have a reputation for being a fun dance band that can draw out the dancers. […]
We broke a sweat. We held our own. We stopped to rest. And posed with boulders. The photo-ops were constant on the 2+ mile scenic trail to the dramatic hiker’s reward, a 66 foot Cascades Waterfall nestled in the Jefferson National Forest. The lower trail is stunning and well maintained with stone stairs for the […]
The PCR test came back. We were celebrating that we didn’t have COVID after being exposed. And we scored! Zoom on that food! prepared by our longtime friend and master chef at Mickey G’s Bistro, Michael Gucciardo.
It was a feast of food and fun for Katherine’s birthday at Mickey G’s Wednesday evening. So much fun that someone suggested we have a regular Wednesday night dinner club. Our waitress was nice enough to take this picture. She was telling us to say things like cheese and Happy Birthday. When our longtime friend […]
