When my photographer’s alarm rang at 7:30am on Saturday February 3, 2024, I watched Tom roll out of bed in our hotel room in De Pere, Wisconsin; that’s the moment he realized it wasn’t Groundhog Day again. Another fact was…
Author: Thomas Watson
JAMES MONROE
278: IT’S GROUNDHOG DAY – AND BUDDY, RITCHIE, & THE BOPPER RETURNED TO THE RIVERSIDE STAGE
“Okay campers, rise and shine, and don’t forget your booties ’cause it’s cold out there.” “It’s cold out there everyday – what is this, Miami Beach?” “Not hardly! And you know, you can expect hazardous travel later today with that,…
JAMES MADISON
THOMAS JEFFERSON
277: WE SEARCHED FOR PHIL CONNORS AND NED RYERSON AND FOUND ALICE COOPER INSTEAD
The first day of February had arrived and I was anxious to hit the road for my first trip of 2024. Not only did my photographer’s agenda have us scheduled to relive the movie ‘Groundhog Day’ in Woodstock, Illinois, but…
JOHN ADAMS
GEORGE WASHINGTON
276: JUBILATION AND MOXIE AT THE MOMENT MY BLOG HIT A THOUSAND GRAND
On October 9, 2019, at the prodding and persistence of Mr. Rick Bieth, my photographer published his first post in this blog, which was designed to inform interested readers about our journeys to Presidential sites, historical sites, and anything else…
275: THE 1959 WINTER DANCE PARTY TOUR – A TRIBUTE TO BUDDY HOLLY, RITCHIE VALENS, AND THE BIG BOPPER
A long, long time ago, I can still rememberHow that music used to make me smile.And I knew if I had my chanceThat I could make those people dance,And maybe they’d be happy for a while. But February made me…