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First the disclaimer: my wife and I are not mountain climbers but we have hiked up many slopes near our home turf in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Even though they are called ‘mountains’ (ie: The Porcupine Mountains, The Huron Mountains), they are mere foothills when compared to the mountain ranges found in the western states. […]
During my Junior High / Senior High years in Marquette, the frats and sororities at Northern Michigan University would have an annual spring bash called Greek Week. I can’t say how long this went on or if it continues to this day, but I remember it mostly for the festival’s finale that was held […]
A lot of folks say they became fans of Steppenwolf after hearing Born To Be Wild in the movie Easy Rider. The movie was released in the United States in July of 1969. By then, I had already been playing their eponymous debut album for a year (and thus Born To Be Wild) as […]
When Canadian actor James Doohan auditioned for the original Star Trek TV series, he was already a gifted mimic when it came to accents. He tried several different ones during his Star Trek audition. The show runners liked the Scotch accent he used the best. Doohan recalled in a 1991 interview that when he was […]
Ken & Mike, WNMU TV 13 Studio – taking publicity shots for Sledgehammer I just found out that my old bass playing electronic wizard buddy Mike Kesti passed away at his home in Oroville, CA on April 1, 2026. My condolences to his family – I attached the included photo of us from 1975 to […]
Flo & Eddie are actually four different people who co-existed in two different bands. There is an entire tail twisting story behind the name so I am going to do my best to unravel it for you. Two of the people known as Flo & Eddie are actually Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan from […]
When I saw the posting from the Calumet area on Friday, March 13, 2026, it reminded me that we were, indeed, having an old fashioned winter. The sign being held by a man next to a very large snowbank noted the Keweenaw Peninsula had been averaging 7.2 inches of snow per day. As of that […]