Although it may seem a repetitive sentiment, it is true that the more things change the more they stay the same. I say this because despite making a unique sound of music for half a century, the progressive classic rock band Kansas still sounds the same as I remember them upon being intoxicated by their…
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Getting ourselves back to the garden
This has been not only a hot and humid summer of commemoration but also one of reflection, introspection and inventory of character and values, if not of the collective then certainly of the self. Once more I find myself seeking refuge from the oppressive heat while trying to retrieve as many of certain fleeting memories…
Continue ReadingThe Moody Blues: 50 years of future passed
As I have stated on several occasions previous, music that touches the soul and inspires the spirit forms a tapestry that serves as the backdrop of life. Few things arouse the senses as thoroughly as a live performance of by an artist and group that has been an integral part of one’s daily auditory escape…
Continue ReadingAn evening with Roy Zimmerman
I became familiar with the work of Roy Zimmerman when it began showing up in my social media news feed earlier this year. I have no idea how I missed hearing any of his work before this unsought discovery. After watching a few of his YouTube clips I did a little research on the work…
Continue ReadingUs & Them: Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters rocks the BOK
As I have said many times before, music forms the tapestry that serves as our backdrop of life. Mine contains a fair amount of the body of work of the group Pink Floyd. Tulsa’s BOK Center served as the classic rock music center of the universe this past Thursday evening when Roger Waters graced this…
Continue ReadingLeftoverture at 40 still crisp by Kansas at 44
Online purchase of two tickets, four rows back from Stage Left: $216.00 Pre-concert dinner of Coneys, Frito Pie and iced tea: $8.95 The cheapest swag item and two skunky draft beers: $43.00 Taking in the sounds of one of the most iconic bands of my youth in the same venue where I paid to see…
Continue ReadingGoodbye Leon
Last Sunday morning when I was still smarting from the election results with thoughts flashing through my head about things not being able to get any worse, I got jolted back to reality with more sobering news. When I read in my social media news feed that entertainer Leon Russell had died in his sleep,…
Continue ReadingDocumentary Film Review: Eat That Question–Frank Zappa in his own words
Ever since that magical time in my youth when I acquired an eclectic taste for not only his music but the dark humor and excoriating social commentary of Frank Zappa, I have often retreated into my happy place where I keep my personal altar to one of my favorite musical and messaging geniuses. Of all…
Continue ReadingLines of battle are drawn
It has been quite an eventful week of happenings, some wonderful, some expected and some extremely awful in the nation as well as along this the most conservative stretch of Old Route 66. I have been biding my time waiting for things to evolve before offering my meager contribution to the discussion. Over the past…
Continue ReadingBoston at 40 and rockin’ the Joint!
From the first time I heard More Than A Feeling play on KMOD in early 1977 the signature sound of Boston has been an integral part of the musical tapestry that is the backdrop of my life. At a stop on their 40th Anniversary Tour, Boston wowed a full house at The Joint of Tulsa’s…
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