A gray day on the Syracuse University hill

It’s not winter yet here in the top half of the world. And yet when it’s gray, and I’m walking on the Syracuse University campus, there’s that familiar feel in the air. It’s coming. Soon. I don’t need to red-circle Dec. 21 on any calendar … Hover over any gallery photo for a description. Click…

Think it over, Abe

There’s a lot to think about on a college campus, right? At Syracuse University, students, faculty and the stray guy with an iPhone 6 can wonder about what Abe Lincoln might have had on his mind at this point in American history. There’s a nice collection of Syracuse student art around the campus as I’ve…

Sing it cool, Eli

It’s always comforting to see Eli Harris out in the Syracuse elements playing his music. The singer and guitarists knows the Syracuse University athletic schedule. Carrier Dome patrons are serenaded, sweetly, regularly, through cold and sometimes really cold. Elijah Harris and I go way back, to my decades as the music writer for the big…

Mr. Paul Curran has been found!

Linda G. Hill did it. She ended today’s trip to Ottawa with a stop at Paul Curran’s house. She knocked on his door and … Click on her blog below, and let her tell it in her words. Let’s just say that if you read my blog about our favorite commenter and guest blogger yesterday,…

Now, now, play nice

Taking a big loop around the Little Bitty in Syracuse neighborhood of Eastwood, Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle and I strayed over the line into Lyncourt. One neighbor was into the holiday spirit with mixed legends. Ellie B turned her nose up at the tumult, but I envisioned quite a Donnybrook the night before, an…

Working hard to get it exactly right

Kimberly Schad will throw a big party Friday night in Syracuse, at The Palace Theater on James Street, where everybody can come and appreciate her performing her music for free. It’s a release celebration for her EP, The Mystic Kingdom. Schad started recording an album five years ago, and didn’t like the final result. She…

Where are your words, Paul Curran?

The constant commenter has not been commenting these days. WordPress’s most prolific guest poster isn’t sending out posts to any of his regular places, either. There’s been a hole in BloggyVille where Paul Curran’s words are supposed to be shining, waxing, tickling, educating. A few of us who’ve regularly hit the publish button to allow…