There are concerts, and then there are moments in time that become part of who you are. The sold-out Triumph and April Wine show at the Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill was one of those moments. The day was perfect for a road trip and a concert. The kind of Michigan day that reminds you why summer concert season is sacred. As we pulled into the parking lot, I couldn’t help but smile. Everywhere I looked were waves of gray hair. Gen X had arrived, with a light dus

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Because the moment Mick hit the stage, none of that mattered anymore.

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This birthday hit me harder than any other. It hit me mentally, in a way I wasn’t expecting. It made me realize that the years are speeding by, and I only have so much time left on this beautiful planet. Birthdays used to be about celebration, cake, laughter, maybe a wild night or two, but now they feel more like a quiet reckoning. Another trip around the sun, another reminder that time doesn’t wait, and life is fleeting. The past five years have mostly been a blur of factor

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I am in it fr the music

We have to remember who we ar

Bard Arnold of 3 Doors Down

And this night? It reminded me all over again: the music is still in me. It never left.

Music is what makess me, me

My expexperice booking Mic Blankeship

This is my journey and you are coming along for the ride

Holidays feel empty,the music has faded

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