Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
Kris Kristofferson scored my childhood. His songs found its way into key moments of my adult life too. I've written before about my dad's love of Kris Kristofferson's music and the orange 8-track tape that took up permanent residence in the vehicles he drove. We knew every word of the iconic album, "Me and Bobby [...]
I first met Kris Kristofferson courtesy of my dad, who used to blast "Me and Bobby McGee" from the eight-track tape player in his car. "He's a genuine songwriter," Dad said as we belted out "Blame it on the Stones" while we cruised down highway 51, just outside of Wausau on a winter day around [...]
The trending video of Garth Brooks singing "the Dance" to cancer battler Teresa Shaw that hit 4.5 million views last night (an embarrassing number of which were me), speaks eloquently to the contagious power of music and the infinite strength of the human beings who both make and enjoy it. Music creates bonds in unlikely [...]