Acoustic to Digital – One man’s love of music creates lifetime quest for high fidelity. Theme Song: Just A Memory, Paul Whiteman & Orchestra, 1927 Reading/Viewing List The Fabulous Phonograph America On Record American Popular Song Empire of the Air Links Party Pages 60s Songs List Al Howard Richey (1923-2008) was my dad. Although a …
Conducting active research for an upcoming publication, your intrepid traveler embarked on an epic road trip across this great continent through the mountain West from June 30 through July 16. Nine states outside Texas comprised the list, and 4,846 miles spun the odometer. I’m writing Journal of a Festival Camper, and this trek provided stories …
The 2022 Llano Earth Art Festival (LEAF) happened the second weekend of March. Here are some images: Here’s Camp Patchouli, LEAF version: First day, Thur the 10th, was pleasant. Friday was nearly impossible after a strong cold front sent unmerciful winds and frigid temperatures all day. Everybody stuck it out, though, and Saturday proved manageable …
Silver City Sojourn + Truth or Consequences Tarry Background Since the trip last July, our desire grew to take in other parts of the Land of Enchantment, especially ones off the beaten trail, and to see the state in all seasons. Another motivation for a February trek was to celebrate Linda’s birthday for an age …
celebrating 17 years married on 04-03-22 Rolling Stones – Dead FlowersPatti Page – I Went to Your WeddingCab Calloway – The Wedding of Mr and Mrs SwingMozart – Marriage of Figaro OvertureDixie Cups – Going to the ChapelStanley Holloway – Get Me to the Church on TimeCarley Simon – That’s The Way I Always Heard …
Intro Three parts to a journey: preparation, execution, and reflection. I’m finding that I learn even more about a place after returning from it. I’d visited New Mexico three times in pre-Linda travels with my previous family, the one that produced kids: 1978, 1988, and 1989. L spent some time in the Land of Enchantment …
Here are some tunes I’m listening to as of late: Oldfield/Stockley Deep Forest’s Boheme
Howie Richey left his hometown of Corpus Christi in 1971 to study radio at The University of Texas at Austin. He worked as a disc jockey in Fredericksburg, New Braunfels, and Uvalde. In 1982, he gained a slot on KUT-FM, the local NPR affiliate. Within a few years there, he was broadcasting a late-night rock …
Welcome to the Beyond!
“What do you want for your birthday?” I asked my Lina. “An adventure.” I pulled some levers, pushed some buttons, and made a plan. Sunday, February 16, 2020. We headed NW on US 183. This was a pleasure trip for ourselves, and I was also keen to preview a new route to West Texas …