A pretty place for some sweet music, Beak and Skiff shows

My dear wife Karen gobbled up the tickets to see Lake Street Dive and Beak and Skiff months ago. The band from Boston has been one of the mainstays on her playlist since we discovered them a half-decade ago at the Syracuse Jazz Fest. This was our first trip to the apple orchard in Lafayette…

These siblings really did run rings around other wrestlers

Can the true tale of a real, live WWE wrestler really be sweet and tender? Well, as far as these things can go, Fighting for My Family did put a bit of a lump in my throat, and not from any sort of chop to the Adam’s apple, either. Directed and written by Stephen Merchant,…

Build it and they will come

This sign by this beauty of a beast proudly proclaimed it as a kit car. I can imagine the time that went into building it, piece by piece.

Red cars always draw attention

Sometimes I think they need a special section for the red cars. Hood tall. Checkered past. OK, I’ll go through the aisles to check them out one by one.

Not only under the hood, but over it

Some people wonder what these classic cars have under their hood. This lineup made me think about what they had over the hood, too. And note the stuffed Cougar on the dash of the black car.

Cheers for the two-tone

I never know what I’ll find year-to-year when I do my foot-cruise of the classic-car congregation at the Electronics Parkway parking lot. The two-tone baby caught my eye this summer. Sweet!

I can count on the classic cars every year

At a certain point of the summer, I know if I go to Kinney Drugs on Electronics Parkway, I need only walk to the adjoining parking lot to get a great view of classic cars. I right away was drawn to this lineup of Cougars. And note the stuffed Cougar on the dash of the…

Music can heal

A couple weekends back, my dear wife Karen and I went to a special show at local joint Sharkey’s. I needed to show my support for the leader of the Todd Hobin Band. It’s been a tough summer for Todd. Just weeks before this show, his longtime band mate and friend, Doug Moncrief, passed away…

Clint Eastwood works so hard to bring a little likability to The Mule

In The Mule, Clint Eastwood plays a 90-year-old guy who has a hard time getting along with the world. That’s not a stretch for this most recognizable rasp of a voice and mug, not in age nor familiar storyline. In this true tale directed by Eastwood himself from a screenplay Nick Schenk based on the…

Great catch by the kids

Yes, my terrific daughter Elisabeth listens when we talk about our vacation discoveries. She and George Three found our favorite Cape Cod brew at their supermarket in Oneida. Now we have two six-packs coming our way via the Price Chopper. Yum.