Important dates

Happy Birthday, Willie.

1966:

2006:

75 and still performing, creating, living…simply amazing.

• @9mos – 21lbs, 7oz and 28″ + 18lbs, 10oz and 26″

• No weight or height, but Grandma Karen Schwenkel shares a birthday with one grand event (Happy Birthday!)

• Finally back. Still waiting on one of these.

• 4-2, another W for Columbia Blue. I want number four (and think we’ll get it).

• StaleJoy, the merger. So cool.

• ‘Horns hook Aggies, as viewed from next to the student section.

• Lindsay is on her [way] back (NSFW). Discuss.

• Fast approaching (gulp)

• Apropos name on that last one, since I’m going to see these guys at this place two days before that event.

MEMORY LANE
Who: Mike Cacciabondo and meself
What: TV promo
When: February ‘02
Where: WGN
How: We got a guy (gal, actually)

WGN TV Promo from joe doyle on Vimeo.

“Duh. Jordan. Of course - we’re in Chicago!” Last time I listen to a camerman for anything.

Reading the newspaper at night and discovering that you just missed something really cool.

Not that we could swing it with absolutely no notice and sick kids, but I bet we’d have fun.

Reminds me of the Elvis Spectacular at the House of Blues that the Doyles all went to a couple years back.

Happy Birthday, King.

What a splendid day. The sun is shining and we’re encroaching upon mid-60s, family is all about and I’m about to ride the State Park where I find respite in the woods and call my family back home.

Today is a day meant for song and rejoicing, so I wanted to post a video of my favorite: Happy Holidays Y’all by Robert Earl Keen, Jr.

REK a Texas singer-songwriter who grew up in Houston and roomed at A&M with Lyle Lovett. While I couldn’t find the above song in video, I was able to find another of his songs – the prequel to Happy Holidays y’all – called Merry Christmas from the Family. His lyrics in both are great – it’s all about the common man.

Have a great celebration today, friends.