Fun Fact: My Cousin is in a Band! – Rock ‘n’ Roll Fans Should Check Them Out

I am participating in a writing fellowship to improve my writing skills and every week we start out the session by sharing a fun fact. This week, the subject to guide the fun fact discussion was music. I shared that my cousin is in a band, Kingsborough, and that he recently brought his talents to Europe on tour.

One of the recommendations from the program is to write frequently as a way to practice writing. So I’m trying to post on this website more often, even if it’s just a short paragraph or caption. Hence this post.

I’ll use this week’s fun fact topic as an opportunity to give a plug for my cousin Alex – Guitarist/Vocalist. As I noted, above Kingsborough just finished their tour of Europe a few months ago, but they were formed in the San Francisco Bay Area. When I make my way home, I usually try to make it to a show if they’re performing. A couple of my favorite venues to catch them at are HopMonk Tavern in Sebastopol and Laguintas Petaluma Taproom, the latter is walk-able from home, sort of.

The point is, they’re a great band and I’m proud of my cousin for all they are accomplishing. I recommend checking them out!

Here’s a video about their recent tour in Europe that appears on their YouTube page:

Kingsborough-Maiden Voyage Tour 2018

You can also find them out on Spotify:

The Way Mike Heard It – “So help me God”

One of my favorite podcasts is Mike Rowe’s, The Way I Heard It, described by the host as, “the only podcast for a curious mind with a short attention span.”

As a history fan, I enjoy listening to these mysteries, and I try to identify the subject early in the episode. In the most recent episode, “At the Crossroads” I was able to discern the subject fairly early and was originally pleased with myself (until I re-listened to it and noticed the early hints I had missed and realized I could have figured it out sooner if I had picked up on them). [SPOILER ALERT – I am about to disclose the subject, I suggest listening to the episode before continuing]

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