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Heck, I'm so old I can remember when Kenny Rogers played psychedelic rock with The First Edition. In particular, he/they had a hit with "Just Dropped In (to See what Condition My Condition was in)." Video of that tune at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ8k6fVe25k . Of course, that video is entirely...

As per the Detroit News page at https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2020/03/18/amtrak-midwest-schedules-reduced-travel-demand/2869563001/ , "Amtrak Midwest schedules change amid reduced travel demand." Changes beginning Thursday, March 19, 2020: • Chicago-Milwaukee Hiawatha corridor service r...

There is an interesting opinion piece at the Detroit News entitled "Freight rail plays important role in Michigan economy," written by Dan Papineau. Check it out at https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/2020/03/17/opinion-freight-rail-plays-important-role-michigan-economy/5057795002/ . There's e...

Max von Sydow dies at age 90.

https://variety.com/2020/film/actors/se ... 203527411/

Garry K

Henri Richard , 11-time Stanley Cup winner who scored clincher vs. Wings in '66, dies at 84. Read "Pocket Rocket" Richard's obit at https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2020/03/06/henri-richard-11-time-stanley-cup-winner-who-scored-clincher-vs-wings-66-dies-84/4975581002/ . I'm so...

It appears that some cretins have vandalized the Pere Marquette 1223. Read about it at https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/ ... 111378618/.

Garry K

C&O6084 wrote:Peter Tork, of the Monkees, 77

Della Reese, 88, R&B singer and star of "Touched by an Angel"

Peter Tork died in 2019. Della Reese died in 2017.
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Terry Jones, of the Monty Python comedy troupe, has died at age 77. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51209197 To me, Mr. Jones most memorable role was as "Mr. Creosote"! I always have to warn people to NOT eat or drink anything while watching the Mr. Creosote scene in The Meaning of Life....

The Rails on Wheels modular railroad club (of which I am a member) is having its annual model train show this Sunday, December 1, 2019, at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds in Saline, Michigan. The show opens at 10:00am, and ends at 3:00pm. Only $4 gets you in the door, and parking is free. Kids yo...

I could swear that when I originally posted the links about the train crash of 11/23/19 in Wayne, the stories said the time was "11:57 a.m." But I see the stories were edited after they were originally posted, so I'm guessing that the edits were to change the time from a.m. to p.m. However, as of 11...

I'm surprised nobody has posted the information about a 26 year old man hit and killed by a train at Venoy Road south of Michigan Avenue, in Wayne, Michigan. It happened around noon on Saturday, November 23, 2019. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2019/11/24/man-dies-train-cr...

The Daily Mail (England) has an article (with pictures) about Rod Stewart's model railroad. (Some of you may already know that rock singer Rod Stewart is a big time model railroader.) https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-7678617/Rod-Stewarts-secret-hit-track-Veteran-rocker-finally-lets-worl...

At stations with or without agents that do not check for a ticket before being allowed onto the platform (which is nearly all in Michigan) cant one always board the train and then pay the conductor with a credit card when coming around to scan tickets? Or cash? (which the transaction may need to ta...

"Highly intoxicated" man survives train crash on Detroit's west side. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2019/08/28/highly-intoxicated-man-survives-train-crash-detroits-west-side/2139190001/ Apparently the guy was in his car that was just sitting on the CSX tracks at Joy Rd (j...

Unstoppable? If there was truth in advertising, they would have called that movie "Unwatchable"! I did actually watch that entire movie (once only) on TV, just to see if would ever get better. It never did get better, and indeed, it got worse as it went along.

Garry K

I would prefer having an actual Amtrak agent at stations where I could purchase a ticket in person. I will never own a (so-called) "smart" phone, and even if I did, I certainly wouldn't want my ticket on the phone where the ticket could suddenly become unavailable because the battery ran down at the...

From August 22: https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/ ... gloucester.

It seems the man was trespassing on the tracks when he was struck.

Garry K

In a story from August 19, https://www.foxnews.com/us/severe-thunderstorm-winds-kansas-100-rail-cars-trains-derail says that more than 100 rail cars were derailed by high winds from a thunderstorm. Ninety cars were derailed from one train, and 50 cars were derailed from a second train. But who write...

Dang it! Larry "The Mole" Taylor has died. He was best known as the bassist from the "classic" lineup of Canned Heat (the blues band). https://www.loudersound.com/news/canned-heat-bassist-larry-taylor-dead-at-77 My favorite video of Canned Heat was from their Woodstock performance in 1969, performin...

People can play bass however they want, man. It's mindsets like that ^ that make people not interested in playing instruments anymore. "You can ONLY play it this way, you moron!!!" Of course, folks can play their instruments any way they want; however, if they actually expect most folks to LISTEN t...