Category Archives: Franzman

I have heard countless musicians both famous and from all walks of life cite The Beatles on Ed Sullivan as the moment they knew what they wanted to do for a living. I completely understand that when I...

Right from the very beginning of my becoming a music fan I read the liner notes. From the very first record or cassette I got my hands on I read the notes back-to- front. That's how I have a brain fil...

Marker message The text for a planned historical marker remembering the tornadoes of 1980: Seven tornadoes struck Grand Island and surrounding areas on the night of June 3, 1980. They were part of a s...

That title is what got my attention as I was looking for something compelling to binge-watch. It's called "Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer" The basic premise is a sicko posted a video...

FORBES: Are more stimulus checks coming after the $1,200 payments? Congress is currently considering additional stimulus checks. The House passed this bill that includes a second round of $1,200 stimu...

Although David Lee Roth has hinted that Van Halen is finished, Sammy Hagar doesn't agree. He tells Rolling Stone, "Until Ed or Alex Van Halen die, they're not finished..." And Sammy adds that he's sti...

I think "Whip It" is genius and their cover of "Satisfaction" by the Stones is way better than I ever realized. I'm talking about Devo. There's one other song of theirs that I'm aware of, "Girl U Want...

Well, not really. There is a fairly ornate edge to this piece that will take quite some time to sand carefully. I love natural wood but had no intention of stripping down this table but when my eye ke...

I just recently finished the 6 episode series WACO on Netflix. It's based on two books, one of which is from a hostage negotiator (I assume the actual one from the stand-off) and the second author is ...

I always liked this song in the early days of it's release and on MTV but I recently realized I LOVE this song. Everything about it is unique to me. Check it out and make sure you sing the back up par...