Music, Outdoors, Life
“I'm a duck on a pond, just here having a good time.” That’s how Durham, NC guitarist and songwriter Spencer Thomas Smith describes himself to me with a smile, as we share our morning coffees over Zoom, with a fresh inch of snow outside. The weather had interrupted our plans to meet in person, but… Continue reading Boogixote Q&A: Spencer Thomas Smith
It was a frosty January morning, the first legitimately cold morning of 2024. I had to swing by Food Lion and get some eggs, veggies, and a pie crust. I was cooking a quiche for brunch and it was going to be the first thing I had cooked in what felt like a year. My… Continue reading Set, Setting, Tuneage: Sunsp.t: JoFi-2
“Tell me your company, and I will tell you what you are.” That line comes from Miguel Cervantes’ seminal novel Don Quixote in 1615 – namesake and phonetic inspiration for this wonderful site – and a version of this sentiment has proliferated for centuries in a number of civilizations. We’re a social species and much… Continue reading What’s So Magical About Magic Al?
I was in a quandry. I couldn't decide if should bring my inner tube - a three-foot wide cheeseburger - to this Friday night concert along the Eno River in Hillsborough, North Carolina. There were whispers of being able to float the river as you took in the music. But I was already dressed loudly… Continue reading Set, Setting, Tuneage: Setting Sounds #2- On The Eno River
I've never been much of a climber, but I like to hang with a bunch. There was a big ol' hang at Pilot Mountain May 6th and 7th, for the Carolina Climbers Coalition's NC Climber's Fest. Early birds got cinnamon rolls whose sourdough starter goes back 100 years, but everyone got a bluebird day to… Continue reading Betamax: NC Climber’s Fest 2023
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