November 02, 2016 by Brent Antisdel
in Walks of Life
November 02, 2016 by Brent Antisdel
in Collections & Hobbies
Getting autographs is about having fun
When two become one, it’s a beautiful thing. But a wedding isn’t just a joining of love; it’s also a combination of two tangible sets of real-world items. When two people’s souls are united, two people’s stuff now needs to merge under one roof. Tony Kirby is engaged to be
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November 02, 2016 by Brent Antisdel
in The Sound, Uncategorized
Davy Knowles reinvents the blues
It’s closing in on 10 years since Davy Knowles first came to America. Then 19, the blues rock musician came to the states from the Isle of Man with his three piece, Back Door Slam, to play the 2007 SXSW. He’s been living in America since that year, now calling
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November 02, 2016 by Brent Antisdel
in Fashion
November 02, 2016 by Brent Antisdel
in Tech Talk
Rampant intellectual pickpocketing
Stealing is wrong. Right after we teach children to share, we have to teach them that sharing doesn’t mean taking what’s not yours. At that age, theft means taking someone else’s toys, bike or seat in the family van, but as you get older, it takes on all types of
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November 02, 2016 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Circuit
Karen Meat gets personal
If you want to hear the new Karen Meat songs live, you’ve only got one chance. The Des Moines singer is releasing a new tape this month, “She’s Drunk Like the Rest of Us,” but a Nov. 10 show at Vaudeville Mews will be the last time she performs them.
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November 02, 2016 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Notes
Sound Notes
Grammy award-winning husband/wife country artists Tim McGraw and Faith Hill bring their Soul2Soul The World Tour 2017 to Wells Fargo Arena on June 10 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale through Hy-VeeTix.com, 844-55-HYVEE, the Wells Fargo Arena Box Office or any Des Moines/Ames Hy-Vee location. Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox
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November 02, 2016 by Brent Antisdel
in People & Pets
Lean on me: A lifetime of dogs
Who do you call when you find an abandoned dog, just 4 months old, tied to a stake in a yard, stuck in the freezing temperatures at what appears to be an abandoned home? The dog’s stomach was sucked in, and its body was taut, its muscles were too lean.
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November 02, 2016 by Brent Antisdel
in Lunch With...
Graham Cook
Graham Cook has been Des Moines’ most eccentric corporate leader for decades. Standing more than 6-foot-6-inches tall and skinny, he jokes that he would be typecast to play a mortician in a horror film. Usually dressed more like a 19th-century poet than a president/CEO of a conservative insurance corporation, Cook
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The American Dream: Jobs or justice?
As we come to terms with election results — and the frustration or despair with the 2016 campaigns — here are three topics worth considering: 1. How will we define the American Dream in the 21st century? 2. How does the 1940 election shed light on 2016’s and Iowa’s role
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