John Radcliff

Kevin Montgomery is getting ready to head out on his 2010 50 States/50 Days tour and he could use your help. Why should you help? I’ll tell you why. Kevin is the kind of person that isn’t just in it for himself. He’s sponsored a charity on every tour, giving a sizable portion of his earnings to said charity. He’s connected and engaged with these charities. You’ll notice the link to the Wounded Warrior Project at the bottom right of the side bar as well as Farm Aid and the Red Cross. Inspired by him. True story! I know I’m not a magnet for helping charities, but I try. Many hands make light work. Right?

I haven’t mentioned that he is quite funny and personable. Or that he’s a damn good songwriter and performer. Hosting one of his house concerts truly is a “get more than you give” evening. He really is that good, and in a way I feel bad that he isn’t more famous. I think he should be a household name. But the world’s loss is our gain.

What I ask of you is to go to his website and read and listen and enjoy. If you are on Facebook, you should join the 50 States in 50 Days group.  If you are interested in hosting Kevin or you know someone that has the perfect house to host, contact him at kevin at kevinmontgomery.com. The logistics of doing a 50 day tour in 50 states is as hard as you might imagine. I could go on forever, but I’m afraid that I might lose you. So here’s the video from the concert at my house last year. I wasn’t drunk. Nope. Not at all.

Ideas…we’re open to just about anything.

With the conference shuffle cycle screeching to a halt by virtue of Texas et al staying in the Big…it’s just wrong to use the old names. We may have to consult the college football odds to see just how long this version of the conferences stays together. Can you bet on such things? There needs to be new conference names, though. Something that doesn’t tie itself down to numbers. Something that is a true expression of the personality of each conference.

Big East Conference of Kent

Since I’m a WVU fan, we’ll cast the first stones at ourselves. Above average by most standards, but seriously lacking in some obvious ways. Kent is intelligent enough to be with the big boys, but lacks anything resembling street smarts. Everyone wants to take something from Kent, but no one wants to hang out with him except ECU, Memphis, and Central Florida.

ACC Conference CPA-Crimson Permanent Assurance

The original conference raiders. It’s funny because you watch it and you think to yourself, “this could never happen.” Kind of like when you think about the ACC in any sort of championship game. It’s just too ridiculous to be real.

Big 12 Big Texas Conference

Say what you want, this conference is still together because of Texas. The Kansas and Kansas State basketball coaches should both send a portion of their salary to the Texas AD.

SEC The Ron White Conference

It seems like everyone I’ve met from SEC country can tell a story like this. It deserves as much respect as the football programs deserve. If you love college football, you should go to an SEC game. And now that the love fest is over, we still hate them.

Big Ten Spaulding Conference

Rich as hell, but still flawed in so many ways.

I’m sorry to the rest of the conferences. Maybe next time. Hey! That’s what the BCS says.

I know I’m a little late with this, and I am sorry. But I thought since most people will have something planned for the 4th, now would be a good time to give them something to do the following weekend. Hosting house concerts doesn’t require a lot of work. But it makes you think a lot about how to promote it. I’d rather not bombard folks with the same info. Just hope to do it right the first time. And what better way to start than to let them talk?

We are creative visionaries and healers. We believe in the power of music. We are based in downtown Princeton, West Virginia where two of us run The RiffRaff Arts Collective and one of us runs Sacred Ground Healing and Meditation Center.  We breathe positive, creative energy into a downtown which was once dark and depressed. We burn incense and blow bubbles onto the street. We play didgeridoos on the sidewalk and hold drum circles in the town square. We give light and hope wherever the door is open. We pour our hearts and souls into organizing Culturefest World Music & Arts Festival, which you should attend.

This is where you come into the equation. You have to go to Option 22′s website and listen and look and decide. You know you aint doin’ nothin’ special! Seriously, you clicked the last link I gave you. Didn’t you? Click this one and listen. IMHO, this should be a great live show!

I could see Joseph sitting in with them real easy. By this point you’ve gone and listened and decided. But before you give your final answer, just remember that Ed Orgeron is always watching…always.

Tickets are only $10 with my usual spread of goodies to munch on. And Lou just had a birthday today. So don’t forget to bring a little something for him. July 9th, 830pm. Email me or find me on Facebook.

credit for the Ed Orgeron photo goes to LSUFreek of course.

Much thanks to Joseph again for the backing vocals! I’m really happy with the way this one turned out. Again, this is still a rough mix. Whenever I’m done recording the cd, I guess that’ll be the final mix. Ha!

I thought I’d try this Reverb Nation player.

I realize that I am not posting here very much lately. I’ll be back. It’s just that I’m spending a lot of time recording and writing. So basically, it’s me not you. Until I have something for you to listen to, here’s Joe Jackson with “I’m The Man.”

Aw hell, how bout  one more? How bout “Stepping Out.”