Category: Fun Times in New Mexico
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Otter Duet Played GMGS
Our first house concert after officially moving to Silver City took place on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. The newly dedicated Garden Salon displayed our reworked logo and mascot, Stumpy. Special guests were Virginia Palmer and Bill Oliver, two mainstays of Austin’s Otter Space Band. Their Never Say You’re from Texas Tour had tickled eardrums in…
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1964 Marathon
Downtown Silver City once again became the stage for a lengthy exposition of classic rock and pop music. Riding the coattails of our 1974 blast, but even more anachronistic, the 60th anniversary of 1964 began at noon on Saturday, August 17, and wrapped up by 7:09 that evening. I filled those seven-plus hours with surfer…
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Looking Back on Looking Back on 1974
There’s no time machine like music. On the other hand,nostalgia just isn’t what it used to be. I’ve produced oldies music marathons frequently since 1979, when hits from the entire 1960s decade poured out of my stereo for ofttimes 32 continuous hours, to my guests’ utter delight. Long about 2016, it seemed to make better…
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Green Man Brought Rain
When Summer Went Wet We began with the best-laid plans. Invitations for a June 29 event to revel in all things summer-y went out both electronically and by hand. For the patio that very morning I’d finished the new podium, a pie-slice-shaped, slightly raised platform for performers. A spotlight aimed directly at it. We’d arrayed…