Anthrax! I had the good fortune to check out the Metal Alliance tour featuring Anthrax (with Exodus, High On Fire, Municipal Waste, and Holy Grail) at the Fillmore in Detroit last Saturday (April 6, 2013). It was a non-stop headbanging extravaganza! The bonus was...
Chuck Marshall
No Frills, All Thrills Trail Race
Its Not About the Frills, Its about the Trail! The 2013 racing season kicked off today with the Brighton Area Road Striders (B.A.R.S - how great is that! ) No Frills, All Thrills trail race in the beautiful Huron Meadows Metropark. This race is a fund raiser for...
Michigan Winter Beer Fest 2013
Great Beer and Great fun at the Michigan Brewers Guild Winter Beer Fest For the past four years, we've headed West to Grand Rapids, Michigan with our friends Jeff and Angie, to partake in the annual Michigan Brewers Guild Winter beer festival. Each of...
Scotland’s Ring of Steall
The Fellowship of the Ring - The Ring of Steall that is Why The Ring? One of my favorite scenes from the movie Braveheart, is when William Walace is running through the mountains of Scotland. I had always thought that if I ever get over to Scotland, I need to...
Traverse City Beer Boogie
Its Time for a Beer! After our snowshoe adventure at the Bigfoot Boogie, Brenda and I refueled our tanks with a fantastic lunch at Poppycocks. Rain had started to fall and after a little bit of shopping (Brenda couldn't resist 50% off!), it was time to...
Snowshoe Fun at the Bigfoot Boogie 2013
Who knew running in snowshoes could be so fun and so damn hard!?! We journeyed up to Traverse City, Michigan on 1/18/2013 for Running Fit's Bigfoot Boogie snowshoe race. The snow conditions were non-existant when we left Ann Arbor on Friday afternoon, which had us...
Detroit Auto Show ROCKS!
The Detroit Auto Show Rocks! On Tuesday, I went to the Delta SkyMiles American Express preview of the Detroit Auto Show (aka the North American International Auto Show) with my friends Jeff and Rick. For the last three years, Rick has been able to score tickets to the...
Chelsea Alehouse Brewery
Chelsea Alehouse Brewery opened its doors to the public on Thursday, January 3 and we decided to check it out! Once inside the Chelsea Alehouse, you are greeted with a wide open and inviting space with lots of windows. We thought all the natural light added a...
Pinckney Michigan Winter Memories
Its days like today, with all the fresh snow that I’m reminded of winters past. Winter is one of my favorite seasons (the other being Fall). I know a lot of folks complain about the snow, but I love it! Cripes, we do live in Michigan...