Bob and Carl
World Classic Rock, Folk, Island and Country Music
the sunshine of our love – july 2024 When the calendar turned it’s page to July, the cool and wet weather that was our Michigan, Spring finally got the message. For most of the Spring, Carl and I had been battling the weekends that were either wet, cool, or both at the same time. ...Continue reading...
When the rain comes – June, 2024 Michigan’s enigmatic weather is always to be reckoned with. We plan, we schedule, we hope, and we wish; but in the end, mother nature has her last laugh. Well, that’s the way it seems, every time a spring weekend rolls around. Although the weekends have been getting warmer,...Continue reading...
promises, promises! – May, 2024 The promise of a new summer season is always just out of reach. It is when Carl and I begin to prepare. ( in more ways than one). We know that so many details need to be addressed, and as professional musician’s the very least of them is the music....Continue reading...
something is in the hair! april 2024, the story of mrs. roper . . . . . . and it might not just have been the sound of our music! This spring began about as slow as possible as far as the weather was concerned. And if you know anything about Michigan, you know that...Continue reading...
Living again – June, 2022 It was still very cool this spring; like winter would never let go of our souls; no matter how hard we tried. Cool, wet but drama free, actually. There were signs of a new season perched on the horizon, and then again, just as quickly, they were gone. To say...Continue reading...
Music brings warmth – May, 2022 Spring is a time of transition; and no transition in recent memory could be more apparent than what we have just been through. You can read it on everyone’s faces, from young to old, male to female, no matter your avocation or affiliation. The affects of this pandemic have...Continue reading...
The Fifth Tavern is always joyous to look forward to, and so far, has never disappointed. It is a fair ride for Carl and I, but usually goes by in a blur. That being said, the long journey allows us to catch up, collect our thoughts and plan for everything that is ahead of us...Continue reading...
This is such a tough time of year. The weather, the holidays, the social options, the calendar. Thank God for the wonderful friends in our lives to always pull us through. So many reasons to not go out and that most people probably just give in rather than making the effort at all. When they...Continue reading...
It was one of those nights when everyone had settled in, and some had left, and it seemed as though the end of the evening was going to drag out until it was finally time to go. Yep, it’s just that time of the year. But, no. Just as all of those things seemed very...Continue reading...
No, not us . . . well, not us all the time. We sure got fooled on Friday though. Carl thought that he would be funny, and tried to put one over on the manager of The 5th Tavern, in Clarkston Michigan, last Friday. Trouble is, she is way smarter than we are, and quickly turned...Continue reading...
