Took this about a half hour ago...

Tour Dates....

Before the space program John Glenn served in the United States Navy and the United States Marines. He was a true bad ass. ... Military awards : Distinguished Flying Cross (6) Air Medal Presidential Unit Citation Navy Unit Commendation American Campaign Medal Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal China Service Medal Navy Occupation Service Medal National Defense Service Medal Korean Service Medal United Nations Korea Medal Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation

They just announced the 2017 Red Rocks show on their Facebook page: We have a BIG summer announcement for you... We are excited to return to the legendary Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre with very special guest Collective Soul on June 10th, 2017! Pre-sale Fan Club tickets will be available THIS MONDAY, December 12th at 10am MT at bigheadtodd.com/tour. Tickets will go on sale to general public on FRIDAY December 16th at 10am MT at www.AXS.com

"Certain things you learn through exposure. It's really the elements which make up any artist. You really learn by example. You learn by influence. And some people have a huge impact on you, and that's how you become the artist you are." ~ Greg Lake

Damm! ?

....circa 2012

New band out of Fort Worth Texas...The Cut Throat Finches. I haven't seen them live yet, but there's a pretty cool track , "Moon Beast " on their new album getting some air play on KXT here in Dallas

Tora! Tora! Tora! ....on TCM

Thinking of war and it's place throughout the history of the human species. Could the human race exist without? I use the photo below with its caption only because of it's date in history. There are no nations that I can think of with blood free hands, it's a part of our nature, woven into the fabric of our DNA. Sailors stand among wrecked airplanes at Ford Island Naval Air Station as they watch the explosion of the USS Shaw in the background, during the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, December 7, 1941.

BRMC was really rocking...after the sonic onslaught of Death From Above '79, it was nice to hear some kick ass rock.

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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club , Dallas House of Blues. November 1

Thanks....it's my mother's recipe...be making Stuffed Shells for Christmas eve

Had some left over from this batch last week

Be eating pasta soon....

Barny Miller was one of my all time favorite sitcoms. To me as a kid, his character was the one I most related to. ..71 does seem young, I would have thought he was older.