Fox Theatre, Detroit, 5/17/2008 “I went down to the river to pray Studying about that good ol’ way Who will wear the robe and crown Good Lord, show me the way” Imagine if you will an Angel, long golden hair, innocent radience, the fiddle on her shoulder one time sweet, one time sweaty, one time …
Category Archives: Music
Grads, Crazy Romanians, The Police
So, things have been hopping here at Chez Truffin. Last week was graduation. This year was the first time that Sherry and I were able to see students who were in our first classes here graduate. It also marked the first class of English Majors earning their B.A.’s at TU. We’re all a bit proud …
Early morning, April 4
Earlier this month was the anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. As part of a History Channel program on the life of MLK, the performer John Legend created a pared down rendition of U2′s anthematic “Pride (In the Name of Love” which has com to be their tribute to the civil rights …
Doh! A deer. A female deer.
This spring I’ve rejoined the Heidleberg College Community Choir. There’s a different director this term, and the music is interesting and challenging. But what has been the most challenging has been the warm up exercises we do. The director is really old-school. Actually, the college’s whole conservatory must be pretty old-school. My evidence? They know …
2007 Favorite Media
Living out on the edge of nowhere, we don’t really get much in the way of film that isn’t mainstream, so in addition to missing many of the great films everyone’s talking about, I don’t see many films either. Therefore, my list of 2007 favorites isn’t limited to films of 2007, nor is it limited …
On the 11th Day of Christmas
…my true love gave to me… a Fender Standard Stratocaster HSS and Fender M-80 amplifier. Rock on!
The Seven Song Meme Tag Entry: Christmas Edition
Golly gee! I’ve been tagged. I don’t think I’ve ever been tagged online before, so this is sorta disorienting. But, when a famous person tags you, you play like you’re IT. Them’s there’s the rules. And here’s the rules about this here tagging business: List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what …
Killer
I had every intention of writing up an eloquent, detailed review of the American Music Masters tribute concert we saw Saturday night. The honoree was Jerry Lee Lewis, and while he’s never been a huge blip on my radar, one can’t look at American popular music in the 20th century without acknowledging his role in …
The Clincher
I’m a selfish sports fan. I not only want my team to win, I want my team to win in such a fashion as to please all of my sometimes conflicting desires. So, Saturday night as the Cleveland Indians were losing, I didn’t feel bad. Why? Because their magic number was at 2, Detroit was …
Our Morning with Patti
At 3:40am Pat pulled into our driveway, I tried to pick up my mug of coffee, and Sherry bounced into the driver’s seat. We then proceeded, like crazed teenagers, to drive two hours to Cleveland to watch the production of the CBS Early Show. No, we weren’t really all that excited to get seen on …
