Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, and it’s always been an interesting holiday around Casa McGee because neither of our kids likes the traditional turkey-stuffing-potatoes-etc. meal. For just about all of their pre-college childhoods, Cari and I forged ahead, anyway, making or buying a full turkey dinner and asking them to eat as much as they …
November 29, 2025
I set a new personal record last night! 14,658 days between my first time seeing an artist live and latest time seeing them live. That’s to say, I went 40 years, 1 month, and 17 days between my first time seeing Bryan Adams (Oct. 5, 1985 – I reviewed the show for my high school …
November 22, 2025
If I’m on my deathbed and they tell me I have enough time to listen to 4-5 more songs, one of them will be “Gypsy.” To me, it’s a perfect song. The notes, chord changes, production decisions, lyrics…I just love it. It was a “put your phone away” song for me last night. I stupidly …
October 2, 2025
What a birthday celebration this year! It began with my second-ever Billy Idol show, and this one was light-years different from the first in many ways. I saw him in 2023 on a hot night in Spokane, doing an outdoor show on a small stage. This time, he was at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle …
September 26, 2025
Talk about an ’80s party! I’d never been to the amphitheater over in Ridgefield, WA, but couldn’t resist the urge to see Toto with Men at Work and Christopher Cross. Toto was the headliner, but Men at Work was the main attraction for me. They were a fave band for me in ’82-’83 with all …
August 31, 2025
If you are of a certain age and find yourself in Bend, Oregon, someday, you MUST stop in at the last Blockbuster on the planet. I went before the Counting Crows show on Tuesday and figured I’d just get a selfie outside, then leave — because really, who wants to look at rows and rows …
August 21, 2025