Tag Archives: Pit Stop
Willy Mason Carries On
I missed the pre-Christmas CD release party for Willy Mason’s newest because I had the three-week malaise that may or may not have been the flu. Fortunately a friend scored me a copy of Carry On. In typical Vineyard fashion … Continue reading
The Year That Was: Everything Else
There was much more to my 2012 than politics. How do politics and “everything else” fit together? Here’s hoping 2013 offers some clues. Travvy Trav and I took several trips off-island, including four for Rally Obedience trials and one for … Continue reading
Giving Local 2
Here’s the promised musical follow-up to “Giving Local,” un/fashionably late, as usual. I’m not a musician, but the grassroots music scene has been a vital part of my life since I landed on the rock. It’s been a vital part … Continue reading
Viva the Ape Woman
May Oskan’s rock opera The Ape Woman had its world premiere at the Pit Stop last night and all I can say is WOW. GO SEE IT. No, I lied. That’s not all I can say. There’s only one more … Continue reading
The Pit Stop Goes Legit
The Pit Stop is official! On Tuesday, Feb. 21, the Oak Bluffs board of selectmen approved Don Muckerheide’s application for a business and entertainment license. The venue’s grand opening is a two-night extravaganza that showcases the diversity of the island’s … Continue reading
Musicale
When I first heard a couple weeks ago that there’d be a musicale at the Pit Stop on January 14, I couldn’t wait. But as the date drew closer, my enthusiasm drooped. I didn’t want to go. I was afraid … Continue reading
Pit Stop
Some cold winter nights it seems that Oak Bluffs is just too far from West Tisbury to venture after dark, but other nights the incentive is powerful enough to make me bundle up and set off. (Note to off-islanders: Oak … Continue reading
From the Seasonally Occupied Territories . . . 