Finding The Possum
Far be it from me to endorse any one grocery store over the other, but in case anyone was wondering… the Fas Check on Charleston’s West Side carries the fine line of sausage products endorsed by...
View ArticleReview: St. Stephen’s Dream
Of all the things proposed for FestivALL this year, the one I’ve been the most interested in has been Doug Imbrogno’s “space opera” “St. Stephen’s Dream” at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation....
View ArticleFlaking out
One of the funny things about interviewing a band is sometimes after they agree to be interviewed, they sort of flake out. I can’t say why. I’m not in a band. They still want to do the interview, but...
View ArticlePSA: Hairspray
Okay, I’m not sure what to make of the dance competition portion of this thing. I like John Waters films (especially “Crybaby,” “Pecker” and “Serial Mom” –his latter day stuff. I never got around to...
View ArticleRoad trip: Mothman Festival
This weekend, it’s the Mothman Festival in Point Pleasant –the celebration and commemoration of that strange beasty that visited the area in the 1960s and may or may not have had something to do with...
View ArticlePretty Things Peep Show Rocks
It was a funny kind of crowd for a Wednesday night. It was a wild crowd at The Sound Factory, a fun crowd. Among them: roller derby girls minus their skates, some middle-aged dudes who might have been...
View ArticleMaybe win something maybe… I dunno.
Ribfest is coming up next week… and I need a date (sort of). The folks at the 14th Annual Ribfest in South Charleston have graciously agreed to pretend I’m some sort of a celebrity and will have me...
View ArticlePork Chop III: Deleted scenes
Periodically, I do an interview and there is just so much material left over that I wish I could have found some way to cram into the article. The Pork Chop 3D piece this morning was one of those....
View ArticleBring home the bacon
Got something special in my email inbox today and thought I would pass it along. Hi Bill, Josh Sankey, comedian/actor was chosen by Oscar Mayer to travel for the Great American Bacon Barter from New...
View ArticleMore on the bacon…
This is a little disappointing. I forgot Charleston means 45 minutes away. Right… Hi Bill, Yes, Josh will be arriving at the Drive Thru Hilly Billy Hot Dog (6951 Ohio River Road, Lesage, WV) tomorrow...
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