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A Tale of Wisdom Teeth Extraction for Siarra
Okay, let me tell you a god-awful story about keeping your wisdom teeth. My parents were divorced and my mom was on welfare so I was directed to a clinic to have the procedure done. I took a bus to […]
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About Tall Ships and Maritime Music
An organization goes through a great deal of time, labor and expense to put together a festival dedicated to tall ships and all things maritime. This is an immense treat for tens of thousands of individuals and families who otherwise […]
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Can we just say “dub”?
In one of my classes back when I was in college had an assignment where we were to read aloud a film review that we had written. One of my classmates reviewed Gone With the Wind; her review was heartfelt, […]
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The Songs from Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag are not all Sea Shanties
I am tired of every “expert” wanting to fight me over this. It seems that ever since Nathan Evans covered, on TikTok, The Longest John’s version of The Wellerman everyone loves sea shanties. And because of the misinformation supplied by […]
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Chicago Maritime Festival, RIP: List of Performers
Several years ago I maintained the web site for the Chicago Maritime Festival. It ceased operation after a fourteen year run – 2003 through 2016. There were a lot of amazing, domestic and international performers that graced the stages of […]
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Three Years of Account Neglect
I have not written in this blog in three years. I am typically torn between being too busy to write and too troubled with the thought that narcissism drives one to write about their daily hair combing and nail clipping. […]
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Forty Years. Just like that!
I fear this message getting lost in the post-opening weekend of the 2016 Bristol Renaissance Faire Season, but I want to share an epiphany with all of my friends. Back when I was in high school in Chicago some friends of […]
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Looks Like I’ll Have to Change the Name of this Blog, Part II
[Continued from Part I] So, on Saturday during Bounding Main’s 2:00 show I was interrupted during a song introduction by an audience member. We have a pretty wacky and interactive group of fans (“Bounding Mainiacs”) and environmental theater is all about improvisation […]
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Looks Like I’ll Have to Change the Name of this Blog, Part I
Let’s call this Part One of the story. In the various performances of the vocal group, Bounding Main, the rest of the vocalists will occasionally refer to me as “captain.” It is as fictional a construct as the Elizabethan mariner […]
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The Janesville Renaissance Faire
For those of you that do not know it I am a performer in the vocal group, Bounding Main. We have been together for over twelve years, performing on stages across the Midwest United States but also in Quebec, the […]