Sunday, February 28, 2021

High Haw, High Haw

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A few new geocaches along the Haw River , just north of Burlington , came out this week, so the Haw River Trail looked like t...
Saturday, February 27, 2021

Darrell, the Bigfoot of Eden

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Behind me. THAT is Darrell the Bigfoot . I do not have the big feetz. Nor am I so two-dimensional. Well, that’s what I say, anyway. ...
Thursday, February 25, 2021

Coming Soon: Ameri-Scares: New Hampshire: Ghosts from the Skies

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A little while back, I finished my newest Ameri-Scares  novel — New Hampshire: Ghosts from the Skies  — and turned it in to ...
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 ...
Sunday, February 21, 2021

Rusty Wreck & Others

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It’s almost a pity the geocache wasn’t way up yonder on that fire tower. Well, emphasis on “almost.” I’m always keen on a good physical...
Saturday, February 20, 2021

I Axed for It!

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Many days of nasty weather has about had me going stir crazy, so it was nice to have a beautiful, if cold, Saturday morning. It was jus...
Thursday, February 18, 2021

Blobs, Rebels, and Rogues

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It has not been a particularly cheery week, what with ice storms, power outages, tax time, technology issues, dealing with my mom’s and...
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...
Sunday, January 17, 2021

A Stellar Start (NOT)

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2021 has not exactly kicked off on a stellar note. DC riots and Capitol-storming aside, things on the family front have not quite gon...
Monday, January 4, 2021

How Very TruXXX

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Letter from my (BIG FUCKING BANK): "As a long-time client of (BIG FUCKING BANK), you are our number one priority. Our mission is to pro...
Friday, January 1, 2021

Zooming in the New Year

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  It wasn’t quite the way Brugger and I have typically ushered in a new year — or hoped to usher in this one — but one could hardly cha...