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In Fond Memory of Melanie Beth Schaffner
Melanie Beth Schaffner February 21, 1969 – July 5, 2024 Writing a memorial for Melanie Schaffner, a former journalist for ROX Magazine, has been overwhelmingly difficult for me. Not only was she one of the publication’s most professional writers, but she was also a friend. In fact, because I lack the precise words to pen the perfect tribute, this is the type of assignment I would have passed along to her. Without hesitation, Melanie would have exuberantly accepted the challenge, had it to the office before deadline, and written the copy with accuracy, style and finesse, requiring little to no editing on my part as the publication’s managing editor. She…
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SO LONG, AND THANKS FOR ALL THE KIX
by Sue Hodges Grant Forty years ago, KIX performed at a glorious rock ‘n’ roll dive in Essex, Md., called The Seagull Inn. As a journalism major at Loyola College with the burning desire to become a music journalist, I invited a few preppy classmates along to force them out from under their lite rock boulders. One Izod-clad friend blathered on about Bryan Adams most of the evening during the forgettable opening acts until I broke down when KIX blasted onto the stage: “STOP ALREADY ABOUT BRYAN ADAMS! Listen to this band! This is what rock ‘n’ roll is about. This is down ‘n’ dirty, in-your-face rock and KIX is…
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The KIX Family Says, “Thanks for the Party!”
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The KIX Family Says, “Thanks for the Party!”
Article and KIX photos by Susan “Sue” Hodges Grant “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” – Attributed to Dr. Seuss The final live performance of KIX is a memory, snippets of sounds and vivid imagery swirling in your brain or mind’s eye when you hear a KIX song, see an over-sized umbrella or balloon, or don that Walkin’ Away tee snagged at the merch booth. If you were in the audience, these indelible images are a part of your KIXtory that cannot be erased. If you were on the saturated lawn in the drenching rain or under the sold-out pavilion, you experienced firsthand the rock ‘n’ roll…
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SO LONG, AND THANKS FOR ALL THE KIX
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I drive, therefore I travel.
This is my first post, and I have already driven over 3,000 miles to get to Graceland. No kidding! 3,000 Miles to Graceland! Good name for a movie!! I own a 2017 Prius with 190k miles on it and as long as it has life in it, it will get another 190k road miles on the odometer! I think my DNA possesses a need to drive as my father drove trucks in the military. I just drive to live. I drive, therefore I travel. I think Descartes might consider that a good turn of phrase! Join me on this journey. I am old, so I like the old stuff! Look…
