["Breaking trail" is the term that cross-country skiers use for the first skier in a group who ventures forth into the fresh powder and compresses the snow to make it easier for those behind. That's what Lloyd Kahn is doing for the rest of us mere mortals. He has recently passed the threshold of 90... Continue Reading →
RIP Silverback Brian
[A heartfelt tip of the hat ... SB SM] https://youtu.be/MXl4VDycNG4 from the NY Times, 6/11/2025, posted by Silverback David (Arid Zone SBs) Brian Wilson, who as the leader and chief songwriter of the Beach Boys became rock’s poet laureate of surf-and-sun innocence, but also an embodiment of damaged genius through his struggles with mental illness... Continue Reading →
Best of the ‘Gest … The Olympiad,2021
The Great Kirschaeffer Reunion and SunHawk by Silverback John Schaeffer (Mendocino Bonobos) Olympiad – July 2021 (Participants: John (Bapa), Eric (esotERIC), Nantzy (Grantzy), Francine (Grantzine), Sara, Ashley, Erol, Jules, Sebastian, Soleil, Nancy May, Alexis, Whitney, Kenzie, Jasper, Kim) It was a weekend to remember! The idea for a “Kirschaeffer Reunion and Olympiad – 2021 came... Continue Reading →