How I Spent Record Store Day 2014

I woke at 6:30am. It was a bright, sunny Saturday morning. Coffee brewing at extra strong. Karma Records was opening at 8am, so I needed to be at full throttle by then. I didn’t know what to expect. My plan was to get there at 7:30am and wait out in the cold, biting air like […]

Weird Scenes Inside The Hall of Superheroes or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love Spring Break

Is everybody in? Is everybody in? Is everybody in? The ceremony is about to begin Grown men in tights. That kind of thing would normally make me uncomfortable. Possibly squirm in my seat, even. I’m not much for the ballet and overzealous cod pieces. Remember that guy on Captain Kangaroo? The skin suit guy that […]

Record Store Day 2014

I’ve been away from the writing desk for a few days. It seems spring break brings with it the urge to do things in the yard. Many things were cleaned, raked, burnt, washed, etc, over the last few days. I have many stories to tell regarding my adventures over Spring Break 2014. However, those stories […]

Spring Break

We’ve arrived at that time of the year where many Midwesterners flock to Florida and pretend they’re not Midwesterners. College kids drinking dangerously close to mental annihilation and exhibiting behavior that would’ve made Nero blush. But here in Jhubner73 headquarters we don’t do that kind of nonsense. What’s spring break mean for us? Not a […]

Nightmares and other great memories

I once had this dream that I was inside Dracula’s castle. It wasn’t Bela Lugosi’s, Frank Langella’s, Chris Sarandon’s, Gary Oldman’s, or even Leslie Nielson’s Dracula. It was the castle in the old NES game ‘Castlevania’. It was quite gorgeous from what I can remember. Huge, curtained windows, sprawling rooms, cathedral-like ceilings, an old grand […]

Greetings to you and you….

So it feels like it’s been months since I’ve sat down to write. It hasn’t been months, I know that. But it does seem like it’s been awhile. Sure, I’ve been keeping busy writing reviews of excellent albums. I’ve got a couple great local bands to review. Great stuff. Here’s the thing, the reason I […]

Saturday Tunes

Been busy doing some cleaning today. My parents are coming over later for homemade taco pizza, some beers, and some cards. Should be a good time. And no screaming goats are allowed. What really made this day special was a couple packages that arrived from the USPS. The Night Terrors Spiral Vortex and The War […]

Walking For Ruthie

On May 17th, 2014 I will be walking for Relay For Life. This is the first time I’ve done this, but I’m sure it won’t be the last. My wife has got a team together and I joined. She’ll be doing the whole overnight thing, while I’ll bring the kids out and some of their […]

Screaming Goats and My Parents

You know, I’m just like everyone else in the world. I’m just like you, really. I go through life trying to be the best person I can be. I have my ups and downs. I look in the mirror some mornings and I like who I see staring back. Other mornings not so much. I […]

Sunday Random Nonsense

Not much to report. Just wanted to share a couple things. One of the comics my son and I found was a Dr. Who comic from 1981. It’s Dr. Who Vol. 1 No. 58 February 1981 to be exact. I’s not worth anything, it’s just something we thought was pretty interesting. My oldest daughter is […]