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Okay, if April showers bring May flowers, what do April snow showers bring? Enough – let spring begin in earnest!! A quick note of ‘thanks’ to those intrepid photographers who have been posting aurora photos on the ‘You Know You Are From Ontonagon’ Facebook page. Though I am not a Facebook subscriber, I do […]
Quick, when you think of the Rolling Stones, whose name(s) come to mind? Mick Jagger and Keith Richard(s), aka Mick and Keef or the Glimmer Twins, of course. The second ‘(s)’ is present for Keith because early on, Keef was just plain ‘Keith Richard’. Along the way, the adoring press and/or fans added […]
In the final run up to the first manned Moon landing in 1969, NASA was still working on the final configuration of the Apollo spacecraft. The orbiting Command Module (CM) was in fine shape but there were things that needed to be tweaked on the Lunar Module (LM) that would land on the surface. […]
Brigadier General Chuck Yeager (born 2-13-1923, died 12-7-2020) is probably best remembered for his historic flight piloting the Bell X-1 rocket plane. Flying as a test pilot for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA – the precursor to NASA), he became the first human to travel faster than the speed of sound on […]
We are sad to report the passing of our beloved black cat, Mr. B. He was the boss, we were the obedient servants, and I can say without hesitation that he brought a lot of joy to our home over the past 8 years. When Mr. B’s owner died, he was a big (20 lbs […]
WOAS-FM 91.5 wrapped up its tenth consecutive STRIVE 4 A SAFER DRIVE public service campaign on April 16, 2025. The S4SD program is sponsored by the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) and Ford Philanthropy. All Michigan high schools are eligible to apply for these yearly grants. WOAS-FM 91.5 is owned by […]
Blues Music Magazine is a quarterly publication I have subscribed to for many years. I have been a fan of all types of music for years but it was former WOAS-FM General Manager Mike ‘Zenith’ Bennett’s over the top love for the genre that got me deeper into the blues. BMM is published quarterly […]
At the end of 2024, I took some time to repay a long overdue debt. Over the last decade, Gary Tanin from Daystorm Music in Milwaukee has been kind enough to send me music from a host of artists he has worked with. Corresponding via email, I got to know a bit about Gary […]
Perhaps Joe South said it best: Walk a mile in my shoes / Walk a mile in my shoes / Hey, before you abuse, criticize and accuse / Better walk a mile in my shoes (1968). These words popped into my head when I read comments deriding a pop star for complaining about how […]