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Thank you to everyone who showed up for the recent Long Beds shows (some people drove a stunning distance).  We really enjoyed blowing the dust off our strings after all this time.  Thank you also for the deli tray (yes, it’s the Big Time), the dressing room complete with prop Santa, and the hospitality of CVTG.  And a special thank you to the contingent who showed up from the Class of ’83.  You know who you are.

Found some photos of my good ol’ 1951 3/4-ton L-120 ’Binder (the one I wrote about here) under a blanket of snow right around the time we moved from New Auburn to the farm in Fall Creek.  The plow tracks remind me that my friend and fellow Nobbern firefighter Eric used to plow for me when I was away.  Thanks again, Eric.

This is the star of Truck: A Love Story.

Videographer (and author) Steve Betchkal came by the farm recently and asked me about writing, New Auburn, and why it’s funny when someone gets hit in the head with a wrench.

The piece includes footage of my beloved hometown, and Steve even tracked down two of my high school teachers.  He also interviewed Jay Moore, the host of the Moose Country morning show.  I’ve written about Jay and Moose Country radio in Population 485 and Truck: A Love Story.

The full length, uncut interview is also available.  I yap about my dad’s first milk cow, more about why I love New Auburn, the emergency service I run with now that I’m in a new township, and what my childhood neighbor Ramona said about me using big words.  You can see one of my most cherished possessions – the genuine “Population 485″ sign – in the background.  At the end there is also footage of me performing two Long Beds songs, Unplugged style.  By the end, the sound and image aren’t quite in sync, but you’ll get the idea.  I myself am not in sync.