Let’s start out by stating I know little about Johnny Winter…he’s a blues guitar player who greased his skids by emulating the masters…B.B. King, Sonny Boy Williamson III, Robert Johnson, and Lightnin’ Hopkins. Hearing the blues is a magic art of soulful appreciation and, among the pantheon of blues players, Mr. Winter has always stood […]
Leo A. Hoshal, Harford’s Oldest Locksmith, Dies At 86
Leo A. Hoshal, age 86, of Bel Air, MD, died January 21, 2009 at his caretaker’s home. Born in Marble, Minnesota, he was the son of the late William S. and Stella Provost Hoshal. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving our country during WWII with his three brothers and father. A very […]
The Day I Met Andrew Wyeth
It was my Mom who turned me on to Andrew Wyeth’s paintings early on in my life. She would always point out his works whenever they appeared in print magazines. I would cut out the images and put them on my bedroom wall…staring at them late into the night and wondering what it was about […]
Drivin’ In A Drivin’ Rain…Familiar Face
There I was..drivin’ in a drivin’ rain while the radio was dragging it’s teeth amid rattle bound chatter….when what to my wondering eyes did appear…in the distance, several cars with four-way flashers on slowly proceeding the slow lane of I-95 southbound. It was a Saturday and the procession was of the funeral nature…only seven or […]
Appalachian Ballet: Struggle To Walk, Can’t Wait To Dance
Redefining Friday nights and honest to God entertainment word of mouth let me know of a place where blue grass music reigned supreme and folks who played it came from far and wide…and as they played others joined in the dance…a dance I call Appalachian Ballet. Years and years ago a lady name of Hazel […]
Will And All Us Dogs
With squatters on the East and squatters on the West, old Pilgrims north in Leeswood seem like old natives in this vastly different and rapidly changing world here at Rustica. The pup, Frisco, is doing fine, a little hardheaded, but a good dog. The feathery bantams, peafowl and Canada’s offer no playmates for this puppy […]
Sanity And Sanctity Amid Ships Of Wood And Canvas
When you were 8 years old did you love to jump into big piles of sawdust? Did you and your dad scavenge old wooden fruit boxes for white pine that could be carved into World War 1 Spads and German fighter bombers? Carved from scrap wood into treasures of the heart and spirit the youngster […]
Silver Star And A Touchdown Or Two…
When Sam Sheetz was wounded pulling fellow infantrymen out of hostile fire in Vietnam he didn’t think of the homeruns he’d hit playing baseball as a youngster….or the touchdowns he scored playing halfback for Bel Air High School in the early ‘60’s….all the thoughts of homeruns or touchdowns were just as much a dream as […]
