A Run for the Roses (Part 3)
• December 4, 2019 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1993, Kentucky, Music, Travel
Tags: 35W, a real journey, AM radio, buckwheat pancakes, Bud, Carefree Highway, Cathedral Hill, Cedar Rapids, Chicago, Christopher Cross, country ham, CTS, Ellen, Gordon Lightfoot, Hoosier National Forest, Illinois, Indianapolis, Iowa City, James Brown, Japanese restaurant, Kentucky Derby, Louisville, Lynn, Mary Hopkin, road trips, St. Paul, Truth in Savings, Zen-like thinking
A Run for the Roses (Part 2)
• November 27, 2019 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1993, Kentucky, Travel
Tags: 1968 Chevy, Bardstown Road, Beth, Blue Bird Cafe, Bud Morris, Carefree Highway, Charlie Morris, Cowboy Junkies, Dennis Hopper, Ellen Birkett, Faye Morris, Gordon Lightfoot, Hilary, Hollywood Town Hall, I've Been in a Funk Ever Since My Wife Went Punk, Ian, Iowa City, Kentucky Derby, Loop, Lynn Birkett, Randy Newman, Run for the Roses, Sea Hero, The Jayhawks, the road, Tom Chris, Tupelo Honey, Van Morrison
The Horseshoe
• June 10, 2016 • 1 CommentPosted in 1985, Casco Point, Minnetrista, Writing
Tags: boathouse, Datsun GX coupe, depressive episode, diaries, Fingerhut, Flying Spaghetti Monster, Hopkins, horseshoes, Iowa City, journals, La Brea Tar Pits, luck, Mayer, memory, Mound, nostalgia, nostalgia neuralgia, Rogers, Strom, Susan, The Big Time, totem, wishful thinking
In the Slammer
• April 1, 2016 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1987, Hopkins, Minnesota, Writing
Tags: Arthur Hain, Bethel Methodist, Bloomington, Camp Shamineau, Cat Stevens, cell, Chicago, Chuck Berry, County Workhouse, Dickens, Dumond, DWI, Elton John, Genesis, Geoff Morrison, Hennepin County, Iowa City, jail, Kafka, KSJN, Le Grand Meaulnes, Mandarin Yen Sports Bar, Minnesota Twins, Rogers family, Stoned in Love, Surfside, The Kinks, The Moody Blues, The Trial, Todd Rundgren, Warren Zevon, Wayzata
Hey Mr. DJ!
• January 29, 2016 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1975, 1985, 1986, Casco Point, Hopkins, Iowa, Lake Minnetonka, Minnetrista, Music, Writing
Tags: Baibi Vegners, Bruce Springsteen, Captain and Tennille, Casco Point, CBS Radio Mystery Theater, David Bowie, DJ, E.G. Marshall, Elton John, Forest Lake, Gillette, Grandpa Maupin, Helen Reddy, Hopkins, Iowa City, Jeff Taylor, John Sebastian, Juicy Fruit, KDWB, Knollwood Towers West, Michelle, Miloš Forman, Neil Sedaka, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Pall Malls, Panasonic flip clock radio, pop music, Queen, radio, Rob Sherwood, rock concerts, St. Paul Civic Center, Sweet, The Carpenters, The Eagles, The Lovin' Spoonful, Theron Hollingsworth, Tony Orlando and Dawn, True Don Bleu, Walker Art Center, WCCO, WDGY, WLKX-FM
No One Ever Left Alive in Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five (Part 2)
• September 18, 2015 • 2 CommentsPosted in 1985, Iowa, Minnetrista
Tags: Anti-apartheid, Boswell, Bud Morris, Chris Hampl, Crèvecœur, Currier Hall, Datsun, Dick Bray, Dolphin's, English-Philosophy Building, Fingerhut, Fitzpatrick's, Greyhound, Hancher Auditorium, Harv's House, Hopkins, Iowa City, Jane, Jessup Hall, Jim, John Sayles, Laura Speaks, Mayflower Hall, Minneapolis Tribune, Pentacrest, proofreading, REM, Rick Kubat, Ron Howard, Samuel Johnson, Selected Authors, St. Louis, Stephen Biko, The Crow's Nest, Therese, University of Iowa, Volkswagen Bug, Wayne Franklin, Yolanda
No One Ever Left Alive in Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five (Part 1)
• September 11, 2015 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1985, Iowa, Loneliness
Tags: Alvy Singer, Annie Hall, Boys With Toys, Brian, Bud Morris, Carol, Chris Hampl, Currier Hall, Dick Bray, Dolphin's, Doug, Dr. Fix, George's, graham crackers, Gundy, Harv's House, Iowa City, Jane, Jethro's, Jim, Kim, Lakewood, Lamoni, Laura Speaks, literature, Louisville, Mayflower Hall, Quad Cities, Rick Kubat, Sue Rolfe, Ted, The Crow's Nest, Valentine's Day, Wayne Franklin, Woody Allen
Head Room
• August 7, 2015 • 1 CommentPosted in 1984, 1985, 2015, Iowa, Writing
Tags: cemetery, clouds, Daily Iowan, gravestones, Hickory Hill Park, Insomnia, Iowa City, literary magazines, Mother & Child, Nate Oliver, perfectionism, procrastinating, The Iowa Rag, University of Iowa, writer's block
Finding the Nest (Final)
• July 24, 2015 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1984, Iowa, School
Tags: Bud Morris, Chris Hampl, Currier Hall, Dick Bray, Doberman Pinscher, Gilmore Hall, Ingmar Bergman, Ingrid Bergman, Iowa City, Jackson Browne, Jeff Gardiner, John's Grocery, Katharine Hepburn, Letters From The Circus, MacLean Hall, Mayflower Hall, Procol Harum, Quad Cities, Raquel Welch, Rick Kubat, Robert Creeley, Shine On Brightly, Smokey Robinson, Sue Rolfe, The Big Chill, The Crow's Nest, The Deadwood, The Shy, Tony Franciosa, University of Iowa, Van Morrison, Yolanda
Finding the Nest (Part 4)
• July 17, 2015 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1984, Iowa, School
Tags: Ann, Carolyn, Dave, dreams, Hallowe'en, Hunter S. Thompson, Iowa City, jack o' lanterns, Joe's Place, John Belushi, Mayflower Hall, punkheads, Quadrophenia, Rick Kubat, Ronald Reagan, Seashore Hall, Sue Rolfe, Tetraphonic, Thanksgiving, The Crow's Nest, Theron Hollingsworth, University of Iowa
Completely in the Dark 