Loving Las Vegas (LLV Collection)
February 12, 2017
Sweet songs, barely audible, danced along like fairy dust in the desert winds.
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Matt Luecking & The Ultimate “Mic-Drop”
October 29, 2016
Let us all learn from the unassuming kid that chose his moment.
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The American
March 2, 2015
Don’t even hear the murmur of a prayer. It’s not dark yet, but it’s getting there. – Bob Dylan
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The Night I Met Lenny Kravitz, He Was Speechless
January 31, 2014
I never saw the green bird, the girl, the sidekick, Lenny, or Jimmy Page’s amp again after I left that room mere minutes after I entered.
Continue readingSunset at the Venice Ale House (BCS Day #3)
January 23, 2014
The sun broke through the blinds and warmed the chilly safe house, spreading its light slowly over my bed, across the floor of the living room, and eventually up Jay’s couch until it climbed and spotlighted the wall where Cale…
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Super Bowl XLI – “An Average Fan’s Diary”
January 16, 2014
Monday, January 29, 2007 (6 Days to Kickoff) I’m sitting in the first class cabin of a Delta 767 that I’ve probably been in before, which is an odd feeling. My stomach is filled with an uncomfortable mix of anticipation…
Continue readingNothing Good Happens In a Hardware Store After Midnight (BCS Day #2)
January 15, 2014
It’s hard to explain how much I love and appreciate what I refer to as the “Venice Safe House”, more accurately described as my cousin Cale’s home. He works in the film industry and is often traveling with movie crews, leaving…
Continue readingKristy Vegas and the Sin Win Again (BCS Day #1)
January 5, 2014
The sun rises over the desert and its warmth wakes me in a calming way, contrary to the slap in the face that Vegas gave me just hours ago. It started innocent enough, as it has so many times. Jay…
Continue readingBCS Bound and Down…
January 2, 2014
Tomorrow morning I’m bounding west on a mission of redemption. In the first few days of 2011, Auburn’s last trip to the BCS title game, I was floating aimlessly through the Caribbean on a previously scheduled endeavor and had to…
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