I saw Public Enemy... in Canada!
Posted by Benjamin Holcomb in Music, Rap/Hip Hop on 30. Jun, 2009 | No Comments
I was a sophomore at the University of Michigan School of Art in 1990. My best friend, Andrew, and I were seriously bummed when word came around that the much-anticipated (for us, at least) “Sisters of Mercy and Public Enemy” tour was announced… then quickly canceled.
Rumor was that promoters feared a a clash between white [...]
I saw REO Speedwagon... And It Was Like a RenFair!
Posted by Benjamin Holcomb in Music, Rock on 29. Jun, 2009 | 2 Comments
1987 was my Junior year in high school. I remember really liking REO Speedwagon when I was in, like, elementary school. That would be around the time of REO’s “Hi Infidelity” which featured killer tracks like, “Don’t Let Him Go,” “Keep On Loving You,” and “Take It on the Run.”
I’m pretty sure REO had a [...]
I saw The Who... and David Duchovny had a cold
Posted by pb in Music, Rock on 29. Jun, 2009 | 1 Comment
The Who is my favorite band – and even though the true Who expired in 1978, I still have interest in paying respect, and I get caught up in all the retrospective nonsense… documentaries, tributes, influence shout outs ‘n shit. This was a wank fest, for 2 old rich Brits who’ve been busy selling [...]
I saw Reverend Jesse Jackson... and I am somebody ~
Posted by divadavoo in Public Speakers on 28. Jun, 2009 | No Comments
I love Jesse Jackson ~ he is an amazing speaker and an inspiration to me. He has a way of bringing his history into the room, keep you focused on the here and now and motivate you to do more in the future. ”I am somebody” he had the crowd saying. ”I am somebody”. In [...]
I saw Doubt... with Cherry Jones!
Posted by b1xx1b in Dramatic Plays, Theater on 27. Jun, 2009 | 1 Comment
For me it is always a treat to go downtown to see a play. This performance was especially good because it starred Cherry Jones , a theater favorite!
I saw Barry Manilow... and Barry still writes the songs!
Posted by b1xx1b in Music, Pop on 24. Jun, 2009 | 2 Comments
Ok. Here goes. This one time, my woman wanted to surprise me for our anniversary. She blind-folded me, put me in the car and started driving in the direction that I now know to be east. I’ll skip the details of the next 4 hours, blind-folded in the car, lots of cd changing, stopping for [...]
I saw Wynonna... and Jo Dee Messina!
Posted by b1xx1b in Country on 23. Jun, 2009 | No Comments
Wynonna is a rock star and we went backstage to meet up with her after the show.
I saw Wishful Drinking... and Jo Anne Worley Stole The Show!!!
Posted by b1xx1b in One Woman Shows on 23. Jun, 2009 | 2 Comments
Wishful Drinking starring the one and only Princess Leia (aka Carrie Fisher) was a show not to be forgotten! The Princess was thirty years older and it def showed. She went up on her lines quite a bit … at one point asking the audience to help her think of a word… and who [...]
