The Wrelkny Chapter 5 by Mike Foster
THE WRELKNY: CHAPTER FIVE “STAGGER LEE” 32. When I woke up, all was dark and dead in the room. Only the hiss of the hook-ups. Through the unblinded … Continue reading
It was Fifty Years Ago Today: The Beatles In My Life by Mike Foster
“It Was Fifty Years Ago Today: The Beatles In My Life” by Mike Foster An Olden Golden written on Feb. 9, 2014. Well, I was just seventeen. You know what … Continue reading
Our House Is A Very, Very Very Fine House with Ten Cats In The Yard Part Two: We Buy The Farm, 1980
The Tale Of Foster Farm, 1936-2016 II: Our House Is A Very, Very Very Fine House with Ten Cats In The Yard Part Two: We Buy The Farm, 1980 (In … Continue reading
Our House is a Very Fine House with Ten Cats in The Yard by Mike Foster
The Tale Of Foster Farm, 1936-2016: Part One Our House Is A Very, Very Very Fine House with Ten Cats In The Yard In 1974, we were living in Peoria … Continue reading
“Introibo Ad Altare Dei:” An Altar Boy Remembers
“Introibo Ad Altare Dei:” An Altar Boy Remembers Mike Foster, Metamora, Illinois: Back in the ‘Fifties and ‘Sixties, during my wild youth at Peoria’s at St. Bernard’s School and Spalding … Continue reading
FIFTH TIME AROUND: CROSBY, STILLS, AND NASH LIVE AT THE PEORIA CIVIC CENTER by Mike Foster
FIFTH TIME AROUND: CROSBY, STILLS, AND NASH LIVE AT THE PEORIA CIVIC CENTER by Mike Foster In the case of Crosby, Stills, and Nash in concert here in Peoria on … Continue reading
Remembering John Lennon by Mike Foster
[EDITOR’S NOTE: John Lennon, 40, was an English musician who gained worldwide fame as one of the founder members of The Beatles, for his subsequent solo career, and for his … Continue reading
George Harrison Tribute by Mike Foster
“Here Comes The Sun”: George Harrison (Feb. 25, 1943-Nov. 29, 2001) “Here comes the sun, and I say: It’s all right.” The day that the news of George Harrison’s … Continue reading
Hilary Tolkien by Mike Foster
J.R.R. Tolkien was not the only vivid, gifted writer in his family. His younger brother Hilary was as well. John Ronald became an academic and the creator of … Continue reading
Veterans Day 2014: “Of Arms And The Man I Sing” by Mike Foster
Veterans Day 2014: “Of Arms And The Man I Sing” by Mike Foster This Veteran’s Day holiday of remembrance of wars and warriors began in 1919 as a celebration of … Continue reading
Peoria, Tazewell, And Woodford: Here, There & Everywhere 