Posted on June 30, 2016
by Bulldog Ben
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On Tuesday, June 14th, two year old Lane Graves was wading in ankle-deep water at Disney’s flagship resort, The Grand Floridian, when he was attacked and dragged under by an alligator. Although his father was close by and tried to keep young Lane from… Continue Reading “Tragedy Strikes a Family at Disney World”
Category: Central Florida, Disney World, Florida, OrlandoTags: Alligators, Disney, Disney World, Faith Hope and Love, Florida Tourism, Florida Wildlife, Grand Floridian, Grand Floridian Resort, Grief, Lane Graves, Orlando, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Seven Seas Lagoon, Tragedy, Walt Disney World
Posted on June 30, 2016
by Bulldog Ben
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When Islamic extremist and first-class hater, Omar Mateen, walked into the Pulse nightclub in Orlando’s Sodo district he was carrying a variant of the AR-15 assault rifle and a 9mm semiautomatic handgun. And a smart phone. With the two weapons he murdered 49 club… Continue Reading “June 12th: The Pulse Massacre and its Aftermath”
Category: Central Florida, Disney World, Florida, OrlandoTags: 9/11, Disney World, Grief, Hate Crime, Homophobia, Hospitality, LGBT, Love, Mass Shootings, Omar Mateen, OPD, Orlando, Orlando Police Department, Orlando Sentinel, OrlandoStrong, Osama Bin Laden, Pulse, Pulse shooting, September 11th, SWAT, SWAT Team, Terrorism, Tourism, WFTV, WKMG
Posted on June 22, 2016
by Bulldog Ben
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Rising star Christina Grimmie made a name for herself after her run on NBC’s The Voice back in 2014, though she was not a new performer at that time by any means. Her murder at The Plaza Live was shocking and although she was… Continue Reading “The Death of Singer Christina Grimmie”
Category: Blues and Other Music, Central Florida, Florida, OrlandoTags: Blues, Christina Grimmie, Florida, Kevin Loibl, NBC, Obsessed Fan, Orlando, Plaza Theater, Pulse, Pulse shooting, The Voice
Posted on June 20, 2016
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Have enjoyed singin’ and playin’ the blues here in Central Florida for the last 21 years. Not quite as active these days, but have some good plans lined up for the short-term future. To see my music page on the world-wide web and sample… Continue Reading “Bulldog Ben blows bad, blue notes”
Posted on June 19, 2016
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I love to talk about the blues and some of the other genres we often associate with it. I have a fascination with those “cross-over zones” where the blues “come together” with other great genres of American music. Although I get that music transcends… Continue Reading “Love My Blues with a Little o’ This Mixed In”
Category: Blues and Other Music, Central Florida, FloridaTags: American Music, Americana, Barnett Park, Blues, Blues Rock, Bobby Bland, Bobby Blue Bland, Central Florida, Choirs, College Life, cross over, Dr. Gary Carver, Eva Cassidy, Folk Blues, Friends of Florida Folk, Genres, Gospel Music, Gospel Quartet, Harmonica, Harp, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Witherspoon, Joe Bonamassa, John Mayer, Johnny Winter, Josh White, Josh White Jr., Kenny Burrell, Led Zeppelin, Lee Roy Parnell, Little Milton, Little Walter, Muddy Waters, Oral Roberts University, Orlando, Robben Ford, Roots Music, Spirituals, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tulsa, Walter Trout, Willie Dixon
Posted on June 19, 2016
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I made my second visit to Yellow Dog Eats recently and loved it just as much as I did that first time! I’ve said in reviews of other places how much I like restaurants and bars that have a unique style and it’s true.… Continue Reading “Unique Eatery in Gotha with Fine Food and a Funky Feel.”
Category: Beer, Central Florida, Florida, Orlando, Restaurants/FoodTags: barbecue, Barbecue in Florida, Beer, End of the World, Gotha, Live Music in Central Florida, Live Music in Orlando, Orlando Restaurants, Yellow Dog Eats
Posted on May 1, 2016
by Bulldog Ben
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This is a classic blog posting from a while back, before I had my blog here with the folks at Word Press. I’m going to re-run it here, as it’s a fave of mine: Now about that squirrel and “the spiritual experience”! I had… Continue Reading “The Squirrel and the Spiritual Experience”
Category: Central Florida, Grab Bag, Restaurants/Food, SpiritualityTags: Altamonte Springs, Backyard Burgers, Cabs, Florida, Spirituality, Squirrels, Taxicabs, Taxis
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