Showing posts with label Phred. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Phred. Show all posts
Thursday, January 19, 2023

Two Years Since the Universe Reached for a Good One

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Two years ago today, my brother, Alan “Phred” Rainey, passed away after a long struggle with leukemia. One of the last things he said ...
Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Time Passages: In Memory of Phred

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It was one year ago today that my brother, Alan (a.k.a. Phred ), passed away...
Sunday, May 9, 2021

Some Week!

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Today is Brugger’s birthday — which we celebrated at Fleming’s Steakhouse & Wine Bar this past week with friends Stephen and Sa...
Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Grass-a-Lot

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Today would have been brother Phred’s birthday — 57th, I believe. I found it gratifying to see many of his friends remembering the occa...
Thursday, April 8, 2021

This Way It’s Easy

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Before Joe the Fireman , there was Industrial Soldier , a wonderful little band my brother and several of his compadres formed in ...
Monday, February 22, 2021

Last Night, the Stars Fell All Apart

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Although my brother didn’t professionally record many of his tunes, he did release a few songs on vinyl, CD, and MP3. His best-known ...
Tuesday, February 9, 2021

The High Life Beckons

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My brother Phred was a flawed angel; some would say with an emphasis on flawed. He struggled mightily with his own foibles, and sometim...
Monday, February 8, 2021

Back for Swing

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I’ve long said that attempting to psychoanalyze or ascribe specific motivations to an author based on his or her work is an exercise ...
Sunday, February 7, 2021

If I Were a Carp & Other Unpopular Opinions

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It’s a song I particularly enjoy, although it is a bit fishy. This week, I have had a regular moment (or several) of grief for my b...
Thursday, February 4, 2021

That Lucky Old Moon and I

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My brother, Phred , was a songwriter. He composed and performed dozens, if not hundreds, of his own compositions over the year...
Saturday, January 30, 2021

Phred Comes Home

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Yesterday morning, I picked up my brother’s ashes from the funeral home in Winston-Salem . From there, I headed to  Triad Park  to...
Sunday, January 24, 2021

Phred’s Posthumous Profile in the Winston-Salem Journal

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  A nice posthumous profile of my brother in the Winston-Salem Journal today: Alan “Phred” Rainey, Owner of Earshot Music, Has Die...
Tuesday, January 19, 2021

The Universe Takes a Good One

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It is with the greatest sorrow that I must announce that my younger brother, Alan “Phred” Rainey , has passed away following a lon...
Thursday, June 22, 2017

The Day I Burned Up Martinsville

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...or damn near. Getting tagged by a bunch of ornery yellow jackets yesterday brought to mind a particularly dramatic episode from my s...