November 2008
Fate of the Dana Thomas House
The Dana Thomas House in Springfield, Illinois is a death row inmate, waiting as the moments tick by until it’s demise. I’ve been waiting and hoping for a last minute reprieve from the Governor to save this Springfield architectural landmark designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, but with only days left it looks like the [...]
Rick Springfield in Springfield IL
Rick Springfield stormed the Sangamon Auditorium stage Sunday night, November 23, 2008, in Springfield, Illinois starting with Mr. PC off his new album Venus in Overdrive, and he never stopped rocking after that! It was an extremely fun concert, and I’ve never seen another performer interact so much with [...]
Weekend for Women in Springfield!
With the Twilight movie starting Friday and the Rick Springfield concert on Sunday, I just realized this is a great weekend of entertainment for women in Springfield, Illinois!
Twilight is supposed to be big with teen girls and women up to the age of 50. I must admit, my twelve [...]
Moving the Maisenbacher House
I went to watch the moving of the historic Maisenbacher House up Seventh Street this afternoon and was struck by the enormity of this project as I watched this massive house slowly creep up the street and continually stop for tree trimmings and adjustments. Looks like things were going smoothly. I saw the [...]
Fun Fiction Plane Video Twists Risky Business
Check out this new and fun video with a “Risky Business” twist from Fiction Plane for “It’s A Lie” off “Left Side of the Brain”. Lead singer Joe Sumner is Sting’s son and the video director is Jake Sumner, also Sting’s son. The Sumner kids are a creative bunch with a good sense [...]
Police Certifiable: DVD or Vinyl?
The Police Certifiable comes out this Tuesday exclusively at Best Buy, and of course I need this as part of my Police/Sting collection to document the amazing Police Reunion Tour properly. But in the Best Buy Flyer out today I realize I have a dilemma! Should I get the CD/DVD combo, or the [...]
Bizarre Burger King Commercials
Has anybody seen the bizarre new Burger King Mushroom & Swiss TV commercials? They are supposed to be a parody of Simon & Garfunkel, but I always think of Sting when I see these jokers with their LUTES! Makes me laugh every time. Here they are for [...]