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Review: Steve Hackett (Riviera Theater, Tonawanda NY. September 12, 2019)
It took me a long, long time to catch up with Steve Hackett. Forty-two years, 7 months, and 22 days to be exact.
Posted in Reviews, Thoughts from the Guv'nor
Tagged Craig Blundell, Genesis, Steve Hackett, The Musical Box
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Review: The Musical Box (Riviera Theater, Tonawanda NY. March 31, 2018)
I never quite got the appeal of tribute bands. Maybe it’s because, with a few exceptions, I’ve had the good fortune to see most of the bands I’ve wanted to see within my lifetime. Or maybe it’s because I am … Continue reading
Review and Response: Harvey Cox — How to Read the Bible
I decided to be proactive about getting out of my spiritual funk. In the only way that has ever worked for me in every avenue I have ever explored in my life, I decided I need to educate myself. That … Continue reading
Posted in Grains of Sand
Tagged canonization, Exodus, fundamentalism, Genesis, Gospel, Havey Cox, Jesus Christ, Job, John of Patmos, literalism, millenialism, Moses, New Testament, Old Testament, Roman Empire, St. Paul, The Bible
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Aya Gooin’ Down De Mont? That Werra Good’n
I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that the experience of attending shows at the De Montfort Hall profoundly influenced our lives. And it wasn’t just that we had the good fortune to see some of the greatest bands of … Continue reading
Fifty-five Years in Twenty-five Songs: The UK Days
Early this December, one of my oldest and dearest friends, Glenn Williams, tagged me for the Seven-Day Music Challenge on Facebook. It’s one of those silly games where you have to post seven songs in seven days and say a … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts from the Guv'nor
Tagged "A Serenade to Music", "All the Young Dudes", "American Pie", "Can't Stand Losing You", "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight", "Follow You, "Give My Compliments to the Chef", "I'm A Boy", "I'm Telling You Now", "Lady Eleanor", "Nimrod", "Wake Up and Make Love With Me" The Police, City of Leicester Boys School, Don McLean, Follow Me", Freddie and the Dreamers, Genesis, Ian Dury, Lindisfarne, Loughborough University, Mott the Hoople, Radio Luxembourg, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Sir Edward Elgar, The Enigma Variations, The Jam, The Old Grey Whistle Test, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, The Who, Top of the Pops
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Aya Gooin’ Down De Mont? The Rise and Fall of the Giant Hogweed and the Spiders from Epping Forest
As it turned out, 1973 became something of an annus mirabilis for me as far as concert going at the De Mont was concerned. A month after the Quo show, there was a lackluster performance (yes, I was a critic … Continue reading
