Monthly Archives: March 2012

An early spring trip through Little Cottonwood Canyon

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

A couple of Sundays ago, in one of my worst moods, I made a journey eastward up through Big Cottonwood Canyon southeast of Salt Lake City in the Wasatch Mountains to “cool off” with some high-altitude “solitude.” A late winter … Continue reading →

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My March 25, 2012 music playlist … Temptations and Withers style

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

There were many highlights for me from the show put on Saturday night by Lester Chambers and The Mud Stompers on Stageit.com, really too many to mention without coming across as a total slobbering “fanboy” myself. And if you haven’t … Continue reading →

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What was missed by many in the last Lester Chambers show

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

If the number of people who tuned in to Lester Chambers and The Mud Stompers’ online concert Saturday night was lower than expected, it wasn’t for lack of trying to get the word out.  But, oh, if those people who … Continue reading →

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THE BEST OF THE VIEW: Spending some time with the homeless (January 29, 2012 edition)

Posted on March 24, 2012 by

Editor’s note:  I’m still getting over the flu bug a bit, so I’m re-posting my second-most viewed individual blog post since the blog started November 10.  The following is near and dear to my heart, as it deals with one … Continue reading →

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The curiosity surrounding Lester Chambers’ Saturday night show

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

Well, here we are — one day before Lester Chambers and his band, The Mud Stompers, take the stage in front of a live camera and broadcast their musical passion to the world on Stageit.com. Private emails have gone out. … Continue reading →

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My pre-March 24 Lester Chambers show music playlist (Friday edition)

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

Just one more day until Lester Chambers and the Mud Stompers take to the worldwide web this Saturday night at 6 PDT for a “live broadcast” of music that so many people are sure to enjoy, performed by a group … Continue reading →

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A lesson in Stageit.com for Lester Chambers’ March 24 show

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

Here we are, a relatively short time before Lester Chambers and The Mud Stompers pile into Chick’s Place Recording & Rehearsal Studio in San Rafael, California, for a 6 p.m. PDT live “broadcast” show this Saturday on Stageit.com, and there … Continue reading →

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THE BEST OF THE VIEW: Learning about new tunes Part 5

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

Editor’s note:  With the author of this blog fighting a nasty flu bug, it’s time to rest and recuperate and review some of “the best” of “A View From The Middle (Class).”  It’s also a time to celebrate, as this … Continue reading →

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My pre-March 24 Lester Chambers show music playlist (Thursday edition)

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

Counting down the days once again until Lester Chambers and the Mud Stompers take to the worldwide web this Saturday night at 6 PDT for a “live broadcast” of music that so many people are sure to enjoy, performed by … Continue reading →

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March 21 bonus post: ‘When there’s no separation between church and state’

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

You know it’s an election year when societal issues such as abortion and contraception creep in louder than they do in “off years,” or when the issue of separation of church and state and the original intent of the forefathers … Continue reading →

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