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Category Archives: News
The Pandemic of Covid-19 Takes the World by Storm
As often happens in natural disasters, or in this instance a global pandemic, circumstances evolve rapidly. Information flow hits overdrive, and we as at-risk consumers are inundated by a tsunami of news. While trying to make sense of a crazy … Continue reading
The New Kitten Has A Big Day Out
Our new kitten, Theodore Parker, has exhibited an adventurous personality early into his 8-week old life, and taken well to venturing outside. Recently he went for a car ride, where he wedged himself between my shoulder and the car seat … Continue reading
Is Modern Life Sustainable in the Face of Climate Change
Lately it has grown impossible not to contemplate the sustainability of our modern life amongst a backdrop of hyper-partisan politics, overpopulation and global warming. Each week brings disturbing new tales of climate-related abnormalities adversely impacting our habitat. Or that a … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food, Liquor, News, Politics, Travel
Tagged China, Climate Change, Coronavirus, Global Warming, Hubei, Wuhan
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Woodstock Turns 50
August 2019 marked the 50th anniversary of Woodstock, the granddaddy of all music festivals. It wasn’t the biggest festival ever, and certainly not a profitable endeavor, at least not initially. What set Woodstock apart was its agrarian nature. Set amongst … Continue reading
Posted in Music, News, Politics
Tagged A Band of Gypsies, Altamont, Be-In, Bethel, Carlos Santana, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker and The Grease Band, Livermore, Love-in, Max Yasgur, Ritchie Havens, Sweetwater, The Band, The Cosmic Blues Band, The Who, Woodstock, Woodstock '94, Woodstock '99
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Railbird Music Festival is Feast for the Senses
The inaugural Railbird music festival, held August 10-11 in Lexington, left the gate as a long shot, but for all who attended, it paid off like hitting an exacta on Derby Day. Held across the picturesque grounds at the Keeneland … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Exercise, Family, Food, Liquor, Music, News, Reviews, Travel
Tagged All Your'n, Brandi Carlile, Gary Clark Jr., Keeneland, Mavis Staples, RailBird, The Raconteurs, The White Stripes, Third Man Records, Tyler Childers
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Hamilton Performance Dazzles the Senses
Whether one is a fan of the theater or not, it was virtually impossible to miss the promotional onslaught and news coverage surrounding “Hamilton: An American Musical” upon its arrival in Louisville for a June 4-23 engagement at the Kentucky … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food, Liquor, Literature, Music, News, Reviews, Travel
Tagged Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, Broadway, Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda
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Leah Chase, Queen of Creole Cuisine, Passes Away
She was a New Orleans original. Leah Chase, chef and restauranteur, known to the culinary world as the Queen of Creole Cuisine, passed away June 1. She was 96. For decades now Chase was widely recognized as a cultural icon, … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Liquor, News, Travel
Tagged Dooky Chase, Gumbo Z'herbes, Leah Chase, New Orleans
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Dr. John, A New Orleans Original, Takes the Big Adios
He was known as Dr. John, the Night Tripper, part hoodoo medicine man, part psychedelic parishioner. The individual behind this persona was Mac Rebennack, who as a person and musician, embodied all the mysticism that fills the heart and soul … Continue reading
Posted in Music, News, Travel
Tagged Dr. John, Mac Rebennack, New Orleans, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Professor Longhair, The Last Waltz
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