Billy Joel by David Shankbone My very first album ever was Billy Joel's "Piano Man" which I got for my birthday when I turned 12 years old, from the moment I listened to it I was destined to be a lifelong fan. He indirectly encouraged me to continue [...]
A good story can’t wait to be told. Sometimes it has to be found, worked on, and whittled into a shape that can be digested by an audience. Some stories we have been telling for thousands of years and at the hands of a master craftsman it is received not [...]
The other night while driving home with my boys we got into a great discussion on what it takes to be a leader. As a parent you want to constantly tell your kids that anything is possible as long as you work hard for it and believe in [...]
A few weeks ago I sat on my couch, with my boys, watching as the Chicago Bears let the NFC North Division Championship slip away. At one point my youngest turned to me and said “Dad, you can swear if you want to…” I have been working on my swearing in [...]
Phoenix Suns power forward, Channing Frye couldn’t wait for this year’s NBA season to begin. Last year after a preseason physical, Channing found out that he had an enlarged heart. Frye was told he couldn’t play. It was tough news for him to digest, but he didn’t let that slow [...]
As we get deeper into the NFL season, teams and players are starting to hit their stride. MEGATRON was proof of that! Of course I am talking about the Detroit Lions freak of nature wide receiver, Calvin Johnson. He had a RIDICULOUS game this past Sunday. He had 14 catches, [...]
Adam Perry Lang is a classically French-trained chef that took his talents to the world of barbecue. He was the founder of the nationally acclaimed restaurant Daisy May's BBQ. Lang is really serious about his barbecue. In his first year on the national barbecue circuit, he won Grand Champion [...]
