Not to dive too deep, but have you ever wondered whether the universe is a carefully crafted mechanism, or a series of continually cascading random causes and effects and causes, etc., etc., etc..?
Or both?
Think what you will, but I believe that at least as long as we wee beasties have some measure of mobility then we must also have agency. If we can decide to go one way rather than the other, then our actions must be causing effects, be they ever so small. In other words, we have it in us to make a difference. All we have to do make a decision and act, and even small actions can count.
But here's the kicker. If you do NOT act, you become complicit in the actions of those who do. Doesn't matter whether you approve or disapprove, not if you just stand by and let it happen.
Maybe making one little change in our lives can get the ball rolling. Think about what actions you can take that will help rather than hurt, that will help you, help the people you care about, and maybe, ultimately, help everyone.
Too deep? Okay. Check out the superficial activities listed below. Hopefully, they will do more help than harm.
The McMusical Calendar
Friday,
July 18
The BirdDogBlues
band plays the capacious
backyard at Toffler's
by way of
kicking
off a weekend of food and
festivities at the
New Glarus Food
Truck Festival.
Saturday,
July 19
The BirdDogBlues
band bangs out the tunes the VFW Post 8483, 5737 County CV, on top of the hill overlooking the Dane County Airport. 5
to 8pm
Saturday,
July 26
The Gentlemen 60th Reunion. Back when The
Beatles and other British Invasion bands were rewiring young
brains across our fair land, nobody recreated those sounds better
than The Gentlemen. Comprised of UW Madison students Dave
and Bob Kenison, Chuck Scalia, and Brewster Shaw, the band rocked the
Midwest hard during the last half of the 60s. After graduation they
went their separate ways, but also made a tradition of regrouping in
Madison for an annual reunion. Don't miss this one. The Bur
Oak on Winnebago St. in Madison. 8 to 10:30 pm.
Sunday,
July 27
Gerry Does Jerry at Toffler's in New
Glarus. Gerry Burns is longtime musical resident of
Austin, TX, but he returns to Wisconsin for an annual visit with
family and friends, and brings along his ongoing celebration of the
music of Jerry Garcia and The Grateful Dead.
Along with Gerry on guitar, musical friends include Jimmy Voegeli
(The Jimmys) on keys, Gary Hendrickson on guitar, Tom McCarty
on bass, and drummers (Yes! two drummers!) Mauro
Magellan (of The Georgia Satellites, etc.)
and Bun E. Carlos (of Cheap Trick, etc.)
Tie-dye me down! It WILL BE a BLAST. 2:30 pm 'til whenever, Man.
Sunday,
August 10
The Sparks Band plays the big hits and
fun obscurities from the 60s at The Dirty Dog Taphaus (101
6th Ave., New Glarus). 2 to 5 pm
Sunday,
August 31
CANCELED
(due to unforseen circumstances)
The
BirdDogBlues
at Toffler's
Monday,
September 1
CANCELED
(due to unforseen circumstances)
The
BirdDogBlues
at Club LaMark
Friday,
September 5
The Sparks Band plays the same 60s
schtick at Chief's Tavern in Madison (right across
from Buck's Pizza). 7 to 10pm
Thursday,
September 18
Faux
Fawn plays
the historic McFarland
House Cafe (in
McFarland, duh!). Fun folkers Paul Otteson and company serve up a set
of inspired acoustic originals in a bucolic
backyard setting. 6 to 8pm
Next Year
Friday,
March 13 (2026)
The
BirdDogBlues
band plays the
26th
Annual Blues Cafe
in Rothschild
(just south of Wausau), part of a huge showcase of Blues talent from
near and far, held in the spacious Rothschild
Pavilion
(1104 Park St.) Sponsored by the Great Northern Blues Society.
6:30
to 8 pm.
