Sunday, February 28, 2010

The Birthplace of the Corn Dog


After learning about the Cozy Dog on the television show "Man vs Food," I couldn't help but stopping by the birthplace of the corn dog during my visit to Springfield on Friday. It's located on historic Route 66 on the south end of the city. The corn dogs were as advertised; a little bit of deep-fried heaven on a stick. I cant wait until my next visit.

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Thursday, February 25, 2010

A quote


Better to appear stupid and keep your mouth shut, than to open it and remove all doubt. 
Mark Twain


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It's all the rage in home decore


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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Pulitzer Prize Winning Song Writer, David Hanners, to appear on Plan B with Rick Kelsheimer

Pulitzer Prize winning songwriter/ folksinger David Hanners is scheduled to appear on Plan B Radio, live and in studio on Wednesday April 14, at 8pm/cst. David will bring his guitar and sing songs from his latest CD, The Traveler's Burden.

Combining rich storytelling and uncomplicated melodies, David Hanners’ songs feature the kind of spot-on observational writing you might expect from a Pulitizer Prize winner, which he is. His writing has been compared favorably with John Prine, Bill Morrissey and Steve Earle.



His first CD, Nothingtown, was released in 2004 on the Mercy Recordings label. It was named a Critic's Year-end Top Ten selection by the Minneapolis Star Tribune. His second CD, The Traveler's Burden, is due for release in December 2009.


David has earned a number of songwriting honors. He won the Minnesota Folk Festival's "New Folk" 2000 songwriting competition, and placed second in the prestigious "One Week Live" songwriting competition at Beaner's Central in Duluth in 2006. He was a finalist in the Great River Folk Festival's inaugural songwriting competition in 2009, and was chosen as an alternate for the Big Top Chautauqua songwriting competition.


He was born in Casey, a town of 2,900 in East Central Illinois. It is a farming community, and while it may look to the outsider like little more than corn and soybean fields, it is an area with a history of literature and music; a few miles to the east, James Jones wrote From Here to Eternity, and a few miles to the south is the hometown of folk legend Burl Ives. Most of David’s songs take place in his native Midwest or in Texas, where he lived for 17 years. For subject matter, he mines his own blue-collar small-town background, people he has met or his knack for finding obscure but noteworthy historical events.


He plays guitar and mandolin, and David has opened for national touring acts, including Tom Paxton, Bill Staines, Ellis Paul, Garnet Rogers and others.


His music has been featured onstage in Laura Lundgren-Smith's Digging Up the Boys, a play set in the 1930s South about three coal miners trapped underground. The play was entered in the 2007 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, a production of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
 
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Monday, February 22, 2010

Ruby Moon Houldson to appear live on Plan B with Rick

Join Rick Kelsheimer on Plan B Radio on Wednesday Night at 8pm cst/ 9pm est when his guest will be Author Ruby Moon Houldson. Dr Houldson is the author of over thirty books that range from paranormal romance to vampires, to angels to the Star Trek franchise. You can listen at www.hvrnc.com or Kelsey live or at www.rickkelsheimer.com

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Friday, February 19, 2010

Enough with the snow!!!


You know how I like to write about hangings. Here is the inspiration for my new book. "The Hanging of Frosty Reed"


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Thursday, February 18, 2010

A Quote...

If at first you don't succeed...
...so much for sky diving.
Henny Youngman

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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Author Cindy Miles to appear on Plan B with Rick Kelsheimer




Best Selling Author Cindy Miles will be appearing on Plan B Radio with Rick Kelsheimer on Wednesday February, 17 th at 8pm cst.

Watch the broadcast on HVRN or Kelseylive!!
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Winter in New Harmony

Angie and I went to New Harmony for the weekend and just like last time, a snow storm went with us. Once again the town looked like a Courrier and Ives print. I wish we could have stayed longer, but the call of the bowling pins lured me home.

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Sunday, February 7, 2010

Super Bowl Sunday


This is the day I've waited for all season. Lovie Smith leads Jay Cutler and my beloved Bears onto the field today in quest of their second Super Bowl trophy. After hard fought victories in the playoffs, I'm sure our boys in blue will persevere and come home with the title. Just think of it... The Bears and Cubs win championships in the same year!!!

Uh-Oh! Here comes the man with my medicine.

Go Bears!
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Friday, February 5, 2010

Plan B on Kelsey Live


Starting Wednesday February 10, @ 8pm cst Plan B Radio with Rick Kelsheimer on HVRN will be broadcasted live on www.kelseylive.com. (Kelsey Gramar's website) We'll be webcasting also, so you'll actually be able to watch the show from the website.

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Monday, February 1, 2010

A Quote

 Life is tough. It's even tougher when your're stupid.  John Wayne


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Rick