Not too long ago, I saw an ad for a Brit Floyd concert in Cleveland. I had never heard of Brit Floyd, but I figured it was a Pink Floyd Tribute band. I love live music, and I like Pink Floyd, so I put out a call on Facebook to see if any of my friends might want to go the show and feel that warm thrill of confusion, that space cadet glow. I had no takers, so I didn't go. Little did I know then I would go to an Australian Pink Floyd Show concert in Akron. While I never heard of Brit Floyd, … [Read more...]
Pink Floyd Tribute Band Comes From the Land Down Under
My wife, Wendi, and I recently went to The Australian Pink Floyd Show at the Goodyear Theater in Akron, Ohio. The band and the light show were absolutely amazing. Below, you can get a taste of the concert. Until the next full blog post here on Wendi's Weekend Trips & Whatnot, enjoy a little bit of the concert. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCtDQDs7pAg … [Read more...]
Band of Brothers See Dream Theater, Yet Again
Shawn LaDouceur has been a good friend since we met at Daytona Beach Community College, probably in 1988. Though much younger, he has had an impact on me. His influence helped me decide to become a Christian, and he introduced me to my favorite band of all time, Dream Theater. Shawn had been attending Cincinnati Bible College in the 1992-93 academic year, and when he came home in the summer of 1993, one of the first things he did was to play "Pull Me Under" from the first Dream Theater … [Read more...]
Over the Rhine Came to Town, and We Had Church
What more can be said? Over the Rhine came to Wooster, and we had church. Over the Rhine started as a four-member, alternative, indie music group in Cincinnati, and over the past 25 years it has become the husband-and wife duo of Linford Detweiler and Karin Berquist and whoever is touring with them. When they played Wooster United Methodist Church April 20, it was Bradley Meinerding making OtR a trio. This was the first time OtR has been back here since playing The College of Wooster … [Read more...]