Ed Upton

August 11, 2006.Reading time 27 minutes.

Dr. Ed Upton A Eulogy Given at Northaven UMC June 24, 2005 I cannot remember the first time I met Ed Upton. Which is to say that I was too young at the time to remember the first time I knew Ed Upton. You see, although I would not know it until years later, the […]

An Incredible Chicago Show and the Stone of Sisyphus

April 18, 2006.Reading time 11 minutes.

Every year, one of the large law firms in town, Baron and Budd, throws an elaborate Christmas party. To call it a Christmas party does not begin to give you a sense of the scale of the thing. It’s held at the estate of Fred Baron and Lisa Blue. They invite several thousand of their […]

Dan Fogelberg

February 16, 2006.Reading time 21 minutes.

Feb/15/2006 07:47 AM Filed in: Balcony People (Note: I’ve done a little reorganization of the blog today, and created a new category called “Balcony People.” Joyce Landgraff created the term some years back, to describe folks living, dead, fictional, and non, who were her support system….her cheerleaders….her inspiration. It seems to me that part of […]

Uncle Tom Mays

January 29, 2006.Reading time 25 minutes.

Tom J Mays A Eulogy by Eric Folkerth Delivered at the First United Methodist Church of Atlanta, Texas December 23, 2005 Thomas J Mays was born in the East Texas sawmill town of Talley, Texas on June 3, 1913. He died December 22, 2005 in Atlanta, Texas. He is survived by his wife, Beth Davis […]

Tommy Emmanuel: You Gotto Go See This Guy

January 27, 2006.Reading time 2 minutes.

There are so many musicians out there. So many shows you can go and see. But, I’ve got one for you, and I need to tell you that I rarely, rarely pass along an artist to say “You need to go see this guy.” But in this case, everyone who loves the guitar needs to […]

Movin’ Out: I reminisce about Billy Joel and his music

July 15, 2005.Reading time 16 minutes.

Dennise and I went to see Movin’ Out last night down at the Fair Park Music Hall. I know the show’s been out for years in New York, but this was our first chance to see it here locally. It was awesome. Of course, I should say that I’m INCREDIBLY biased. Because Billy Joel is […]

Bruce Rouse

March 3, 2005.Reading time 13 minutes.

Back from Austin, and two days with the Rouse family and all his friends. As I mentioned at the end of last month’s blog, Bruce’s family asked me to be a part of the leadership for his memorial service, something I considered a great, if unwanted, honor… Logistically, it was a little bit difficult to […]

Bruce Rouse Dies

February 25, 2005.Reading time 2 minutes.

Unbelievable. Another folk music friend has died. The email came in yesterday that Bruce Rouse died over the weekend. I talked with his family some in the past few hours, and they have asked me to help lead the funeral on Wednesday. It’s an honor, but one I’d rather not have. What a shock. Apparently, […]

Rachel Bissex

February 24, 2005.Reading time 6 minutes.

Rachel’s funeral was yesterday, up in Vermont. As I moved through the day yesterday, I thought more and more about her. I swapped emails with Annie Wenz this week. Annie was a very good friend of Rachel’s, and in addition to being a fine singer-songwriter, she was a psych nurse for many years. I told […]

Too Much Death (Rachel Bissex has died. So has my next-door neighbor)

February 21, 2005.Reading time 7 minutes.

I was planning to blog a little about my quick trip to Austin last week. But other stuff has been happening that has sort of pushed that aside. I find that, during the past few weeks, a lot of folks I know, one way or another, have died. More than usual. A couple of weeks […]