I will detail the history & progress of my knee replacement in the "Blog" section of this site. I'm calling it "What's a Joint Like You Doing in a Girl Like This?" Stepping back from political commentary for awhile as…
Jul 9 2012
Feb 22 2012
my right knee's days are numbered
110 days, that is. New Knee Day will be June 12. So I'm trying to get in as much recording, performing and traveling as I can between now and then. I'd set aside Jan, Feb. & Mar. for the surgery…
Nov 24 2011
Hurtling toward the Holidays
Here I am, typing as a breather from being elbow-deep in dishwashing after yesterday's turkey feast and rehearsing my (not so) little keister off. That can mean only one thing: we're coming into holiday show season!
Had an amazing Oct./November…
Nov 1 2011
Andina & Rich on Hootenanny Cafe this Sunday!
NEWS FLASH: Andina & Rich will be Jon Stein's guests LIVE in-studio on WTBQ's "Hootenanny Cafe" out of (premature winter wonderland) Warwick, NY this Sunday, November 6, at 8 pm Eastern/7Central (that's Standard Time, which kicks in late Sat. night)…
Jun 10 2011
Brink Lounge 6/22; New URL for the Comedy Hour!
Red Dragon TV, the host site (and studio) for the Andina & Rich Comedy Hour, has found a new home on the Internet at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/red-dragon-tv (Home site is www. reddragon.tv). Used to be hosted at justin.tv, now just on TV--internet…
Jun 2 2011
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday--8pm Eastern
Stop the presses! On Sunday, June 5, 2011 at 8 pm Eastern time, Andina & Rich will be the Featured Artists for a Mini-Concert on Jon Stein's "Hootenanny Cafe" radio show on WTBQ, 93.5 FM locally in Orange County, NY…
May 22 2011
May music, mts., memories
What a May it's been! Iowa City, Columbia MO, Omaha, Madison & Sparta, IL were all great (and recording River City Folk in Omaha was as much fun as going out with Tom May, his engineer Clint and their wives…
Apr 4 2011
do you know what it means to miss New Orleans?
Still down here but heading home (just for overnight) tomorrow evening. I have condensed 15 years' worth of Cajun/Creole dining into ten meals and my digestive system is beginning to crave soft boiled eggs and dry toast (though my taste…
Mar 31 2011
Laissez les Bon temps rouler
Up at the unholy hour of 5 a.m.; off to Midway for an 8:40 flight. Day dawned raw & cold in Chicago, with a wintry mix forecast for the Cubs' home opener--stepped out of New Orleans airport into summer!
Killed…
Mar 28 2011
the road awaits again
Seems as if I just got home--and here I am packing for the first half of my next trip! This time I'm spending some quality time in New Orleans with my sweetie, though I am playing a few songs as…
Mar 23 2011
Home but still cookin'
The tour was a terrific success--made some great friends and wonderful connections, with return engagements in the offing (Stephen's family obligations permitting---eldercare is a delicate dance indeed when balancing two spouses' weekend work & travel requirements). We have a few…
Mar 6 2011
The Homestretch!
What an amazing 2011 it's been so far! Turned 60 (or 30, v. 2.0) painlessly and tunefully among friends & family and singing with Stephen Lee Rich, Norm Siegel, & Dean Milano at Grounds For Appeal in Berwyn in January…