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Iron Maiden t-shirt @ Dark Star Orchestra show
Iron Maiden’s “Live After Death” was the soundtrack to my senior year of high school. I saw Iron Maiden on the Powerslave tour twice, so that album let me relive those concerts many times.
I was not expecting this shirt at a DSO show. Usually it’s all tie-dye, Grateful Dead, Phish, and Widespread Panic.
Near River Bridge Campground – October 3, 2026
Southern Oregon pumpkin patch, corn maze, etc.
I think this was the first time I’ve been to a pumpkin patch with my kids since the 1990s. Of course, my kids aren’t so young any more. The vast majority of people there had little kids.
Half a mile or so upstream from River Bridge on the Rogue River (October 3, 2026)
The subject in today’s photo reminded me of castle or church remnants in some remote place. The fall colors in the background didn’t hurt.
Upper and Lower Table Rocks from Kenneth Denman Wildlife Area
Today’s photo comes from a four-mile loop that we did a couple of weeks ago. We were between storms so the sky was gorgeous.
We stumbled upon some World War II-era ammunition storage bunkers and buildings left over from when the site operated as part of Camp White. We had never even heard of Camp White, but this walk sent us down a rabbit hole of discovering what the area was like 80+ years before.
Mt. McLoughlin from Lake of the Woods (June 2026)
Bull Lake with Mt. Shasta and Mt. Eddy in background (August 30, 2026)
According to AllTrails, this is an 8-mile, 1,482 feet of elevation gain hike. I clocked in at 8.6 miles and 1,516 feet of elevation gain. Kangaroo Lake is near the beginning of this hike. Driving on paved roads the entire way, you can make it to the trailhead in an hour and forty minutes from Ashland.
Pigs on the Wing @ Rogue Theatre (April 2026) – photo by George Somogyi
Frank Beard of ZZ Top @ Britt (June 2022)
The first time I saw ZZ Top live was in 2021, just a few days after Dusty Hill died. Frank Beard died yesterday, just four days after seeing them for the third time.
ZZ Top @ Britt (June 2022)
ZZ Top played at the Expo last night, with Cheap Trick opening.
Frank Beard, the drummer, is no longer touring with ZZ Top, leaving Billy Gibbons as the only original member these days. The drum kit was the same as it was four years ago, with the exception of the “Señor Beard” being covered over in black tape.