Snow day in the city with a parking ban to boot
A citywide parking ban for the City of Portland has been declared beginning at 10:00 PM tonight, February 24th and ending at 6:00 AM tomorrow morning, February 25th. The parking … Continue reading
35th Annual Reunion Show postponed
As previously blogged… It’s an annual tradition: Schooner Fare / Devonsquare Reunion Concert featuring Denny Breau, Don Campbell, and the Squid Jiggers at The Landing in Scarborough. It was scheduled for this Sunday, Feb. 24 but they’re going to hold … Continue reading
35th annual Schooner Fare and Devonsquare reunion show this Sunday
Schooner Fare and others — including Alana MacDonald, Don Campbell, Tom Dhyrberg and The Squid Jiggers — will perform at the 35th annual Devonsquare/Schooner Fare reunion concert Sunday, Feb. 24, in Scarborough to benefit the Jack McPhillips Memorial Fund. McPhillips himself … Continue reading
Secrets of surreptitious motorcycle cleanliness
Some people say it’s not proper. It’s immoral, even. To take a motorcycle that’s more tractor than street racer, and try and pretty it up — it just doesn’t make sense. It’s supposed to be dirty. Lots of folks who … Continue reading
Motorcycle camping in the blizzard
The roads leading west into New Hampshire were slick last Friday morning. The leading edge of the snowstorm the TV weather folks were calling the impending “Snowpocalypse” or “Deathstorm ’13″ in their typically understated fashion, was already dumping snow on … Continue reading
Pictures of the year
I started my BDN career Feb. 13, 2012 after spending a dozen years shooting for The Times Record in and around Bath and Brunswick. I spent (and continue to spend) most of the past year getting up to speed as … Continue reading
Accordion adventures #1
I’ve been playing the two-row diatonic button accordion, every day, since August. I can’t put it down. I wish I’d taken upo this instrument ages ago. Here’s a waltz called “La Marianne” by Frederic Paris, a fellow from France. I’m … Continue reading
Rocking “Away in a Manger” with a three camera setup
In addition to making my living as a visual journalist here at the BDN, I am, and always have been, a working musician. I write songs, I sing, I play guitar, banjo, accordion — I’m no Heifetz, but I get … Continue reading
Motorcycles in the snow for kids
A leaden sky was spitting snow and the thermometer read 20 degrees when I mounted my Soviet Steed Saturday morning and headed for Cole Farms restaurant in Gray. I took the turnpike for expediency and the wind found every crack … Continue reading
Mooning the trees in Portland
