Aug 13, 2021Sunny Side of the Street!Aint it beautiful? Jack and Stoopid Rooster's rendition of Sunny Side that is.
Aug 8, 2021What do Freddy Mercury and Opa have in common?They want to ride their bicycle, they want to ride their bikes. Duh! No matter if you like the video or not, you WILL like to hear about...
Apr 11, 2020Best of Jivin Jack!The long awaited debut album has arrived. Deluxe Edition! Many of his best songs have been included on this release. My fav is the...
Apr 9, 2020Old Dog, New Tricks!I tried a new occupation this morning. Did you ever cut hair with an electric trim razor. It is an entirely new skill set particularly on...
May 8, 2019Introducing Anna Lee Coup Hopkins!One more teenage sport/hobby was roller skating. There was a rink in Walton and during most opportunities, I skated. It also provided a...
May 8, 2019Big Boys have Double Barrels!In my youth, practically all country boys were into guns and fishing. I got my first Daisy BB gun at about 8 or 9. There were frequent...
May 7, 2019Is there anybody .... outthere?Radios and electronics captured my interests fairly early. My first recollections were watching my brother build a “crystal set”. This...
May 5, 2019DIY Hillbilly RollercoasterYou cannot call reading a hobby but my grandmother supplied me with a subscription to Popular Mechanics, a magazine that is still...
May 5, 201976 Trombones in a big parade ...Also, Billy Murray was an influence on my interest in music. I had been sentenced to piano lessons somewhere between the ages of 8 and 10...
May 5, 2019Bikin Billy Murray!Billy Murray introduced me to two other hobbies during the 8-12 year old range. He had a nice new bicycle and Billy was always doing the...
May 5, 2019The making of an Engineer!At early ages, the distinction between hobbies and toys is sort of fuzzy. But I will start here because I sense that those things we did...