The DJ Rollie D Story

People frequently ask me "Where do you see yourself in five years?" or "Where would you like to move after college?"  Most times, the best I can muster is a simple "I don't know" because I really don't.  The world is full of so many amazing places and locations, with scenery for miles or people who seem to be the friendliest you ever met, at least at the outset.  All of these places I've visited in my lifetime seem to be great candidates to return to, but there's always more to the equation. For those of you who don't know, I deal with occasional bouts of homesickness.  They're never powerful enough to make me unable to function or anything like that, but I tend to remember some of the best memories and people from my time at home, and then I start to get a little sad because I feel like they're gone forever, even though in all reality I can visit them whenever I want to, and I have visited people from my past several tim...

Israeli indie pop band Lola Marsh is relatively new to the music scene, having just released one album and an EP thus far.  Formed in Tel Aviv, their album released last year, Remember Roses has been spotted by me in several of the stations I've volunteered for.  The band has a nice sound to them, led by amazing vocals from lead vocalist Yael Shoshana Cohen and a warm diverse instrumentation to back her up.  They're really good at what they do, and I'm hoping they'll put out another album or two in the years to come. There's a song on the back end of Remember Roses that really speaks to me, enough that I recognized it as #4 on my Top 10 Songs of 2017 list last December.  In the song, Shoshana Cohen sings about an island in Southern Italy that "Looks like Louisana", where "A gentle breeze moves the white sheets on the terrace so tenderly", and it "Feels like the south, where time lasts forever".  These dreamy lyrics are put again...

Ok so first of all, some of these locations don't have much for tourism, but they do have some picturesque places to pull the car over and get out and stay a while, or at least they're pretty neat to drive through.  Minnesota is a beautiful state, and there's definitely "More to explore in Minnesota" as the commercials always/used to say. So, without further ado, here are the ten spots in Minnesota you should plan to drive through or stop by on your next roadtrip through the state #10: Two Harbors Located just about half an hour from Duluth and awfully close to sights such as Gooseberry Falls State Park, Palisade Head, and the Split Rock Lighthouse, Two Harbors is definitely worth a stop. Complete with an old time train station and several other old-timey locations that add to the beauty of it's historic downtown, Two Harbors is sure to be a fun time for all. #9: Grand Rapids Be sure to check out the Forest History Center and the Dam w...