Smash Mouth bassist Paul De Lisle says it doesn’t matter if the band is playing a festival, a club or even a free show at an outdoor mall, as it will Saturday night at Legends at Sparks Marina. “We’ve played in the weirdest places and the weirdest situations,” De Lisle said. “It honestly doesn’t matter [...]
Entries from July 2009
July 31, 2009
Reno Philharmonic goes Gershwin
When the Reno Philharmonic played its first concert on Aug. 3, 1969, then-music-director Gregory Stone rolled out a lush program populated solely by George Gershwin tunes. This weekend, in celebration of the philharmonic’s 40th anniversary, new music director and conductor Laura Jackson is taking the orchestra back to its roots. Her first program as artistic [...]
July 31, 2009
Quote of the day: Anonymous
“Only Robinson Crusoe had everything done by Friday.” – author unknown
July 30, 2009
Quote of the Day: G.K. Chesterton
The following quote was provided by a ForrestHartman.com reader who also happens to be a dear friend. As noted when I started this feature, I welcome reader submissions. Just drop me an e-mail at Forrest@ForrestHartman.com if you have one. “Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the [...]
July 29, 2009
Quote of the Day: Seneca
“Life’s like a play: it’s not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.” – Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Roman philosopher
July 28, 2009
Video Verdict: ‘Fast & Furious,’ ‘Miss March,’ ‘Dragonball,’ ‘Green Lantern,’ ‘Spectacular Spider-Man’
This week’s key DVD releases include two animated treats, a forgettable sex comedy and Vin Diesel’s return to the “Fast and the Furious” franchise.
July 28, 2009
Quote of the day: Henry David Thoreau
‘Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it.’ – Henry David Thoreau
July 27, 2009
Funk Brothers keep Motown alive
Don’t expect Bob Babbitt to hang up his bass any time soon. The veteran musician, best known for playing on Motown hits during the late 1960s and early 1970s, says his instrument is a “fountain of youth.” “My sister once said to me, ‘Bob, are you ever gonna retire?’ And you know what I said [...]
July 27, 2009
Quote of the day: Rahm Emanuel
‘Never let a serious crisis go to waste. What I mean by that is it’s an opportunity to do things you couldn’t do before.’ – White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel
July 26, 2009
Quote of the day: John Shirley
‘Weekends are a bit like rainbows; they look good from a distance but disappear when you get up close to them.’ – John Shirley
