This is all I have of Rick-Rick... his ashes are in this beautiful chest... Rick-Rick's Chest.  It sits beside our Mother's Rose Chest, in my happy art room.......Death... Shock and Everything Between...  Until Tommy Died, I Didn't Know It Hurt This MuchBy Gloria Faye Brown Bates/aka Granny GeeToday... my little brother, my most favorite…See More

Meaningful…..Do you ever go through the day continuously looking around and feeling the deep, deep, feeling of being grateful and wanting to have a meaningful life? I’ve been doing this a lot in the last couple of years or so.Meaningful…is a very meaningful word to me these days! :)I find myself repeating the word as I watch a…See More

In my almost forty-seven years I've matured in the ways of language. Somewhat. To hear me speak, maybe your thoughts would differ. Let's agree I've tried to think about language and the words, or rather, their correct usage, before I speak. Do I still say 'gonna' and 'sorta'? Sure, and I also tend to speak faster than some people, namely my students, can comprehend. But I'm working on it and I think that shows…See More

In Memory Of the Greatest was the first Arek Religa release I covered back in 2007. He impressed me so much he was chosen as our Weekly Featured Artist. Now 6 years have flown by and once again we have the opportunity to listen to this guitar virtuoso hailing from Poland. His instrumental tribute to some of the masters of the six-string was compelling and promising so now how would he follow that release up?...READ…See More