Monthly Archives: February 2017

Now, In My Day . . .

Poof, go the words of our youth, the words we’ve left behind. We blink, and they’re gone . . . We of a certain age have been blessed to live in changeful times. For a child each new word is like a shiny toy, a toy that has no age. … Read More

Applause! Feb. 3-9

• City Market will be holding a Valentine’s Day Celebration and Wedding Vow Renewal Ceremony on Feb. 14 from 10:30 a.m.-noon on the North Mezzanine. The event is free and open to the public and will include a wedding vow renewal ceremony, live entertainment, cake, punch, a photo station, and … Read More

Twit

“You twit.” This is not about what you think; this is what a woman said to me when I was a new art director at L.S. Ayres. I had been absorbed into the advertising department by the corporate consolidation of my old position with Stewart’s Department Store with the Ayres’ … Read More

The Beatles: A Day in the Life

Fifty years ago this week, The Beatles were wrapping up what many critics believe to be the greatest rock ‘n roll album ever made, “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” by recording it’s last track, “A Day in the Life.” In my opinion, that track is the most influential song … Read More