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In the early 1960s, pre-Beatles in America, we fell in love with a television show that showed on Saturday nights called HOOTENANNY. I’ve never forgotten the theme song: “It’s hootenanny, hootenanny, Saturday night…” and different groups would sing the theme each week. As I look at this promotion for a 3 DVD set of that [...]
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I’ve heard that it’s common for men who turn fifty to go out and buy themselves a drum set. Some call it a midlife crisis. I say it’s never too late to rock n roll. And I prefer to call it it a midlife exuberance, in fact I’ve had several so far and am having [...]
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ALL THERE IS IS LOVE (1993)
Music: Roger Bourland
Words: Paul Monette
Performers: Phil Hettema, speaker; Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles, Jon Bailey, conductor.
Publisher: Yelton Rhodes Music (Los Angeles)
Paul Monette gave me permission to set an excerpt of the introduction to his collection of early poems LOVE SONGS FOR ROG, recited here by Phil Hettema. Paul and [...]
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“Red Black Window” is from the three movement set for soprano saxophone, viola and cello, THREE DARK PAINTINGS (1983) with music by Roger Bourland and choreography by Dorothy Massalski. The recording is from a concert of the Composers in Red Sneakers with Rikk Stone, soprano saxophone, Scott Woolweaver, viola, and Karen Kaderavac, cello performing.
This performance [...]
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An inspiration to us all. Imagine trying to live someplace this small. I don’t think it would work for families, especially one with small kids who need a certain amount of space to expend their energy. But still, for single people who don’t have or want a lot of stuff, or a retired couple who [...]
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This just in from John Hall––and in that I see only 4000 people have seen this so far, more need to see it! Now, what’s the story with this sister trio? Twins and a sister one year older? Damn! They almost look like triplets.
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My grandmother, Nancy Arnold Rhodes, gave me this photo album when she moved out of her home. It was originally given to her by her mother’s mother as a Christmas present in 1905, which is odd in that Nancy would have only been 3 years old. Perhaps it was an heirloom type present given to [...]
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As the son who was gay and didn’t have kids to raise, I’m making some of my familial contributions by tending to our family tree. It’s not that I’m desperate to make new friends or make contact with lost relatives, I just find it a satisfying hobby.
As in my previous post, I’ve assembled a [...]
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One of my four Great-Grandfathers was Ernest Bobbitt Bourland (1875-1949). E.B. was a minister from various cities around Lexington, Kentucky. He and his wife had one child: my father’s father.
My parents recently gave me this book and I decided to scan it and make it available. The music is from my FOUR PAINTERS: Thomas Hart [...]
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Most of you have seen this by now, but for the few of you who haven’t, get ready for great joy.
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