by Chuck Marshall | Dec 21, 2018 | Music |
Johnny Williams enlists the help of his talented friends to bring his music to the masses with his album “Gotcha Covered” which benefits a one-room schoolhouse in the Jordan River Valley. Gotcha Covered – The Songs of Johnny Williams You may know Johnny Williams...
by Chuck Marshall | Nov 27, 2018 | Music |
Black Friday was lit up with the luminous music of Billy Strings at the Intersection in Grand Rapids to the delight of a packed house. Black Friday with Billy Strings at the Intersection Given how much we enjoyed Billy String’s last album ‘Turmoil & Tinfoil’ and...
by Chuck Marshall | Nov 22, 2018 | History |
The Michigan WWI Commission pays tribute to Eugene I. Van Antwerp for his work to establish Armistice Day as a national holiday to honor our veterans. Who is Eugene I. Van Antwerp If you are like us, you didn’t know that Eugene I. Van Antwerp was a Michigan veteran of...
by Chuck Marshall | Oct 31, 2018 | Beer, History, Michigan |
A birthday celebration at Dark Horse for our pal Wiseguy included an unexpected review of super ninja pumpkin carving skills while enjoying a tasty beverage. Pumpkins and Hunter S. Thompson The ghost of Hunter S. Thompson loomed large over our table at Dark Horse...
by Chuck Marshall | Oct 26, 2018 | Music |
This year’s PREserker warm-up to Berserker Music Fest at Small’s in Hamtramck was a blazing nitro funny car of rip roaring music featuring the satanic royalty of Midnight. PREserker to Berserker The annual PREserker show continued again this year at Small’s in...
by Chuck Marshall | Sep 10, 2018 | History |
The Michigan World War I Centennial Commission and Michigan Military Heritage Museum commemorated the final year of “the war to end all wars” with Over Here! Michigan World War I Centennial event. Over Here! Michigan World War I Centennial event We are big fans of the...
by Chuck Marshall | Aug 31, 2018 | Beer, Music |
The concentrated power of several thousand beer drinkers banished the rain to rejoice in a beautiful afternoon of beer and music at the Burning Foot Beer Fest 2018. Burning Foot Beer Fest 2018 We had such a great time last year at Burning Foot Beer Fest that we...
by Chuck Marshall | Aug 25, 2018 | Music |
Heavy metal muscle cars and high octane rock and roll gathered in the heart of Detroit for the first Motor City Muscle Rock-N-Muscle Car Festival. Motor City Muscle 2018 It was almost too much to believe when I saw the first announcements for the Motor City Muscle...
by Chuck Marshall | Jul 16, 2018 | Travel |
We hit the ground running to explore the magical city of Edinburgh with our new friend Miles from Guided Scotland. Edinburgh – Finding Guided Scotland You can certainly find any number of online or printed guides to show you around the majestic and spellbinding...
by Chuck Marshall | Jul 2, 2018 | Music |
Fuzz Fest 5 at the Blind Pig in Ann Arbor filled the air with fuzzy sonic reverberations as the music and psychedelic light show etched images of Conan the Barbarian into your mind. Fuzz Fest 5 – Tapping into The Third Eye Fuzz Fest celebrated its fifth anniversary...
