A Contrast in Styles, Approaches, & Heart. The Mike Moreno Quartet & The Crankie Show
In this amazing, imaginative town we live in and around, we are wildly fortunate enough to have rich choices in the art we appreciate and make, in the music we listen to and create, and in the diversity of those with whom we surround ourselves. We can burn the candle at both ends, so to […]
SASSAFRAZZ at General Lewis Inn & Restaurant, Performance Review
Dining alone at a restaurant is always an interesting introspective expedition. It was sweet and contented solitude in the lovely atmosphere of the General Lewis, while I waited for my soup and salad on this chilly fall night, sitting, writing, drawing, thinking, listening to the couples’ small-talk around me, wondering about their pasts, inventing audacious […]
Steep Canyon Rangers at Carnegie Hall, Concert Review
There’s that moment just before the music starts, a tiny gasp of silence, the anticipation of what’s about to unfold to the listener. It’s an infintesimal moment in the big scheme of things, but gives to us an imperative spark of hope for all sounds lovely. This moment was found Friday night at Carnegie Hall, […]
Thanksgiving
I’m getting burnt out on Thanksgiving. I love the idea of the holiday, but after thirty years Thanksgiving dinner just doesn’t have the same appeal it used to. Two years ago, we switched things up and did Thanksgiving at my house. Rather than sitting around bug-eyed and drooling while waiting for supper (like we usually […]
Snow Day
Today is the first snow day of the year! I’m pretty excited to bundle up and run outside to play with the dog. I’ll shovel the driveway, make a snowman in the yard, and have a snowball fight with the neighborhood kids, just like in the movies. But, now that I think about it, there’s […]
Pumpkin Sculptures
Have you noticed how intricate pumpkin carvings have gotten over the past few years? They’ve become pumpkin sculptures, really. This isn’t something I would normally concern myself with, but there’s going to be a pumpkin carving contest at work and I’d love to have an entry I can really be proud of. After scrolling through […]
Wisdom From the Woods: Life Lessons Learned from being around a Dog Lover
Wisdom from the Woods Life lessons learned from being around a Dog Lover Life is a journey between loss and discovery. Occasionally the two intersect in inspiring ways. Recently, a gruff stranger sat beside me. On the face of it, we couldn’t have been more unlike. Then a common thread stitched us together instantly. “Is […]
Life Lessons Learned From being around Misguided People.
Wisdom from the Woods –Life lessons learned from being around misguided people. There aren’t many places in West Virginia that scare me. Doesn’t mean I shouldn’t be frightened. Going off the beaten path makes for a good story. The movie “Wrong Turn” takes place in “Greenbrier backcountry, West Virginia”. Some pretty weird stuff happens here, […]
Discover Great Food & Entertainment at Wild Bill’s Roadhouse
At Wild Bill’s Roadhouse, you’ll find a restaurant that takes pride in everything they do from an extensive menu that includes premium seafood, lobster tails, scallops, crab legs, shrimp, hand-cut steaks and fall-off-the-bone ribs, barbeque, and brisket. They also offer the community with premium entertainment. Wild Bill has a goal and it’s to give your […]
LBSPY Food Drive
A food bank is a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes meals to those who have difficulty purchasing or acquiring enough food to avoid hunger. Currently, there are 9 food banks located within Greenbrier County, and with 18% of the county’s residents living below the poverty level, there is no shortage of friends and neighbors that […]