Detroit isn’t a place you think of when you hear the word “opportunity.” Abandoned property invites an inordinate amount of arson, the unemployment rate is 18%, the city government is nearly bankrupt, and when you call the city’s crime reporting line, you get put on hold indefinitely. Detroit is depressed, in more ways than one. [...]
View PostMcKinney Dodge presents Party Down For The Playground! Retro Style! Saturday, May 4th, 2013 from 7-11 pm Featuring the fun 80′s music band… Retro Vertigo! Help raise money to add playground equipment, for school aged kids, to the new community aviation themed park at the Greenville Downtown Airport, while having fun with your friends hanging [...]
View Post“So, why are you doing this again, AGAIN!?” I get that question. More than I’d expect, really. I’d be surprised if my partners in this project don’t have the same sorta conversations. From the uninitiated, anyway. The reaction from fellow attendees is much more typically “When are we gonna do THAT again?!” That was the [...]
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Some things take forever to happen. Some things happen in the blink of an eye. Elephants, they say, gestate for two years. Some musicians will tell you that certain song hits them like lightning – and, next thing you know, they’re performing the tune live to thousands. And then there’s TV and movies. You’ve heard [...]
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VIVA LES DIVAS! A CELEBRATION OF JAZZ AND BLUES, at the Mauldin Cultural Center this Saturday, April 20th, at 7:30 pm. You can get your tickets online here: http://mauldinculturalcenter.org/tickets The first ten orders for tickets online will receive a signed CD at the performance on Saturday. For those who have not heard about the VIVA [...]
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Spring Skunkfest 2013… What’s it all about? I am a newbie to the Skunk way of having a great weekend. This will be my first one and I can’t wait to hear, eat and drink it all in today and tomorrow. The fêtemen will be in attendance because live music is really important to the [...]
View PostI recently met the kindest person I’ve ever encountered in life so far. Talking with this person for fifteen minutes made me feel valued, understood, appreciated, and happy. Fifteen minutes! Pretty crazy. I’ve since watched this person interact with other people, and it’s continually the same, leaving behind a trail of smiles, lifted spirits, and [...]
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Videos make all the difference in the world when it comes to music. Not music videos in the old sense of the choreographed marketing mayhems – I’m talking the kind of videos that show the talent of the musicians and the ones that give you a glimpse of their personality. These are few and far [...]
View PostI got a fantastic pair of Giro gel-padded fingerless bike gloves (on clearance!) from REI last week. 4-way stretch to move with your hands on the bar, breathable fabric, and a “rip-and-stick” strap closure for a secure fit. They keep my hands from slipping and solve the numbness problem. And, of course, they look cool [...]
View PostHow many times in your life do you get to meet a group of girls that might be the next big thing? Well, the answer is quite simple – rarely. Sarah, Hannah, Eva and Liza played their first South Carolina show last night at The Handlebar. SHEL is their band’s name, but these young women [...]
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