When you hear “Batter up” you know what season it is..It’s “Ball” season. Softball, baseball, Little league, T-Ball all kinds of ball games with lots of people playing and having fun in the sun. Well, since it’s Oregon it’s not always sunny but you get the picture. Time to get out the glove and warm…
And The Parking Lot Play Goes On
Parking Lot Play There was a lot of activity in the store parking lot across the street which got my attention. Turns out it was the cars and trucks opening and closing their doors and people going in and out of the store. However, watching it was interesting. It was like watching a stage play…
The Final Four
For the first time in school history The Oregon Women Duck’s basketball team have made it to the the Final Four. The final four is the four best college teams seeking the National Championship! However, the Ducks fell to Baylor in a fantastic and thrilling game, still the overall feeling in Oregon is a very…
Pets
Where I live you can’t have pets, it’s in the lease, but around here a lot of people have pets and I salute those who have and take great care of them. They have a special bond between each other and it runs deep. For this article I’ll narrow it down to dogs and cats…
Here’s To All Of You
Here’s to all of you, those who have, or are working behind the sales counter or working as a cashier or in the service industry. When you head out to start your workday, adventure is straight ahead. Your daily new adventure depends on attitude, yours and the people you’re dealing with or checking out at…
Spreading Questions Around
Spreading questions around is what we do. How many times have you asked someone “What if”? “What if there is life on other planets”? “What if we go to a Movie”? Just random questions but they get you thinking. When I was driving I heard a guy on the radio saying there could be life…
You Got “It”
Can you spot someone who has “It”? You know, she has It, or he’s got It. The great part of having It is that it’s not sexist, It can be male or female. The term is often used to describe someone who is active in sports, or music, or entertainment Professional sports teams hire folks…
Something In The Music
Something In The Music I was on Queen Anne Hill in Seattle when my phone started ringing. It was a client and I was a salesman; a rock music agent, always on the lookout for clients and new bands. I was the kind of local agent who sold to rock clubs and taverns and the…
Something In The Music – Part 2
Something In The Music – Part 2 After Jimi Hendrix played Sacramento State on February 8’th 1968 life took a dramatic turn for me. A few weeks later I was approached by a radio salesman from K.R.O.Y radio, Sacramento’s leading rock station, who had sold us our ads for Jimi’s show, about meeting with a…
Something In The Music – Part 3
Something In The Music – Part 3 The name of the dance/concert hall ended up being The Sound Factory and it opened with great fanfare on June 28’th and 29’th , 1968 with Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Young Bloods and H.P. Lovecraft, all San Francisco acts. The summer rocked along and by August we’d booked…