Being too young to notice such things at the time, the debut of the Earth’s first artificial satellite (Sputnik, launched on October 4, 1957) did not get me interested in space.  T…

From the Vaults:  Rock ‘n’ Roll BEP        My mother loved music so our house was always awash with records by The Kingston Trio, Burl Ives, Percy Faith, and a mixture of light classica…

       The past several AstroCals, our poor companion seems to have gotten short shrift as the Full Moon has taken place very late in the last few months.  We will rectify that situation by…

       First the disclaimer:  I use a cell phone, the internet, email, and frequently do online research.  I also read books, magazines, and newspapers (real, paper based, non-electronical…

       Fred Rydholm’s name has appeared in this column on numerous occasions.  Fred had a lifelong interest (or obsession) to find out more about the mystery of who removed copper from th…

       We have visited Uriah Heep twice in past FTV’s.  There was a feature focusing on guitarist Mick Box back in 2017 (FTV:  Uriah Heep 11-15-17) and another featuring drummer Lee Kers…