Category Archives: appreciation

Remembering Earl Scruggs

Posted on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 by Rex Hammock

[Updated: 3.29.2012, 8:10 a.m.] Yesterday, the legendary banjo player, Earl Scruggs, died in Nashville at age 88. It’s hard for someone who doesn’t play the banjo to understand fully the role of Earl Scruggs in the development of an entire … Continue reading →

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Robert Sherman, 1925-2012

Posted on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 by Rex Hammock

The Sherman brothers provided the soundtrack for nearly everything Walt Disney created during his career, so therefore they created the soundtrack for much of the music we associate with the films and theme parks created while Walt Disney was still … Continue reading →

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Why the death of a celebrity lights up Twitter

Posted on Saturday, February 11, 2012 by Rex Hammock

I used to blame the vacuous nature of a pop-culture-obsessed society for why we all seem so pre-occupied with the death of celebrities. But when Michael Jackson died, even I felt a little saddened — and frankly, the guy creeped … Continue reading →

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Today is the 150th Anniversary of the Medal of Honor

Posted on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 by Rex Hammock

On this date in 1862, President Lincoln signed into law the legislation that created what we know today as the Medal of Honor. The photo accompanying this post is of the cover of the current edition of Semper Fi, a … Continue reading →

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Steve: An appreciation

Posted on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 by Rex Hammock

My son called me from his college dorm earlier this evening to ask how I was doing. As I was out to  dinner, I said, what do you mean?. “Oh, I’m sorry,” he said. “Steve Jobs died.” Moments later, my … Continue reading →

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