Author Archives: Double K

“May Good Fortune Be With You”

“May your guiding light be strong.” – Rod Stewart The man is 81. The man continues to tease his signature spiky blonde locs. And the man is still producing quality tour shows. I’ve used Rod Stewart’s music several times on … Continue reading →

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“If You Believe in Forever”

“Then life is just a one night stand” – The Righteous Brothers After I turned 21 sometime along the summer of 1992 my dad took me on my first trip to Las Vegas. He and my mom took many trips … Continue reading →

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“The Past is Gone”

“It went by like dusk to dawn.” – Aerosmith Nearly 72 hours later, I still cannot get enough. If you’ve seen or heard enough already, feel free to skip this unabashedly, completely biased patriotic post, because I’m just unleashing patriotic … Continue reading →

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“Unicorns and Cannonballs”

I like Barnes & Noble. It feels like a family member. Maybe like the wise likable uncle who has always been there – observing, listening, chronicling, dreaming. He stands still holding a cup of coffee watching a busy and chaotic … Continue reading →

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“But I’m Here in My Mold”

“I am here in my mold” – The Verve For the majority of his 37-year life, Clayton Edward Kershaw has been in the mold of an elite baseball pitcher. For the last 18 years, it has been that of a … Continue reading →

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“Do You Ever Seem to Have One of Those Days…”

“…where everyone’s on your case? From the teacher all the way down to your best girlfriend?” – Motley Crue As I write this, the first day of school is in effect in my area, and teachers all over are getting … Continue reading →

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“He Got the Action, He Got the Motion”

“Yeah, the boy can play.” – Dire Straits It’s no secret. I love live sporting events. There’s no better reality entertainment than sports. It’s why millions of us attend, tune into, and/or play them. Sure the lines are sometimes too … Continue reading →

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“You Don’t Need Money. Don’t Take Fame.”

“Don’t need no credit card to ride this train.” – Huey Lewis & The News Was it just me, or did anyone else alive in 1985 think that in 40 years we’d be time-traveling for sure… with or without a … Continue reading →

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“Sound of the Drums, Beatin’ in My Heart”

“The thunder of guns, yeahTore me apart” – AC/DC Yesterday (Sunday morning) just before church service began, our pastor’s wife came up to me and said something along the lines of it’s an important night tonight. For a moment I … Continue reading →

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“If I Leave Here Tomorrow”

I think most every family has that relative. The one who you’re never quite sure where fact and fiction deviate. The one with a slight aura of mystery who lives in a general location and has a job in a … Continue reading →

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