Alright. Without trying to rip off this variation of the quote from Forrest Gump, I must tell of a situation today that arose in Albuquerque which could have prompted someone to say this. This morning on our way to breakfast, I ran a stop sign. There, I admit it. I broke [...] [Read more →]
The title of this entry is taken from the classic Bugs Bunny quote. He said this whenever he was lost and tried to figure out how he got lost, and it was usually because he took a wrong turn at Alburquerque. I’m in Albuquerque as I write this, however, I’m not lost. [...] [Read more →]
I’m going to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come I’m going to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come They got a crazy way of loving there And I’m gonna get me some. I’ll be standing on the corner On the corner of Twelfth Street and Vine I’m gonna be standing on the corner On the corner of Twelfth Street and [...] [Read more →]
A good night’s rest is what was needed last night, and I woke up this morning feeling I received just that. I needed it, too, for tonight is similar to last night in that regard. BJ pulled off a good showing this morning at Grace Church of the Nazarene. Our host in [...] [Read more →]
On day two of the WhaleBone Tour, we awoke in St. Louis, and ended the day in the metropolis of Kansas City. After an early start, we made our first stop in Warrenton, MO, where we were able to meet with Bethany Herron, yet another graduate of Belhaven’s Theatre Department. Beaming is the word I [...] [Read more →]
The entry to this blog has journeys as its theme. Just as the journey of a thousand miles start with a single step, so does the journal of a thousand words begin with a single letter. At 9:00 am yesterday morning, BJ Johnston and yours truly embarked on the long awaited WhaleBone Tour, [...] [Read more →]
While in Florida this weekend, I had the privilege to see my good friend, Lee Farrar Bailey, a tenor, perform a concert at Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church in Pensacola, Florida. I’ve known Lee since my Belhaven days, and I remember him as a performer who was highly sought after, especially in the field [...] [Read more →]
That’s what the sign said to the right of the interstate. Apparently, I was welcome to enter this land. All the while, my windshield wiper was wiping off rain. We’ve been blessed with rain in the southeast U.S. for the past couple of days. I enjoy Florida every time I come down. [...] [Read more →]
For months, it’s been in the making…secretly. Slowly, quietly, I’ve waited to see the pieces fall together and see if this was truly where I was supposed to go, before I made any sort of announcement. Alas, the pieces have come, and many (not all yet) of them have come together to form [...] [Read more →]