Looks Like I’ll Have to Change the Name of this Blog, Part II
Dean 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…
May 2015
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.”…
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…
Throwback Thursday 5/14/2015
Me as Han Solo in 1977. This picture was at a Halloween party held in the basement of the parents of my best friend, Rudy Linke. He and I had…
$2 for a Friend on an Incredible Journey
An excellent friend of mine has been battling with cancer. Jonathon Leubner is more than a friend, he is the person that my vocal group has trusted to be our…
Throwback Thursday 5/7/2015
This is me and my dad’s father, “Gramps.” Walter Calin Sr. had brought me a hat of my very own as I used to always pull his off of his…
Amusing World
I read, in Renaissance magazine, a review of a book called The Social History of English Seamen, 1485-1649, edited by Cheryl A. Fury and published by The Boydell Press in…
Daily Exercises
Almost every day I do push-ups: 3-5 sets of 60 reps. That is between 180 to 300 push-ups per day. If a push-up has me lift about half my weight…
Life Hack #1
When sending an email you should summarize the message in the subject line. It will make identifying and prioritizing emails much simpler for both you and the recipient. If, in…
Harmonica
When I was a kid my dad and my grandfather played the harmonica. I don’t remember or couldn’t discern if they played it well but they did play it during…