Note from Mike: I vacillated about posting this. Tooting one’s own horn, etc. But the man who wrote it is a good man, and in sharing what he wrote, I…View post

My Grandma Perry loved the Milwaukee Brewers. I can still see her in the recliner over by the big wooden console stereo, tapping her Carlton 100 into a cut glass…View post

Sometimes you just gotta go talk to a banker. This is Mike’s third visit with Jerry the Banker, and the third time Jerry has had to drink N.A. beer because…View post

Went out looking for sheds. Turned on my tracker. Walked 2.56 miles. Through hill and dale. Mud and burdock. Green dot is where I started. Red dot where I ended.…View post

Athletes aren’t the only ones who “play hurt.” The photo above is of Long Beds pedal steel player Ben Lester during soundcheck at our last show. Brother was sick as…View post