The Singing Weatherman
The end of my summer tour (thought I was done last week, but have a last-minute booking in Greenwood, MS this Thursday) is always a bit bittersweet. That I sometimes drive hours getting home after a show gives me plenty of time to think about the performance and the audience. My show in Pearl, MS […]
If you’ve read enough of my blog entries over the years, you’ll know that I go by many names (“Bob the Builder,” “Rocka-Bobby,” “Brushin’ Bob,” among others). As a member of my family band, Henry & The Dynamite, I am known as “Bazooka Bob.” For my Father’s Day gift this year, my wife made custom […]
My Summer 2026 tour is underway. I played shows in Columbus and Caledonia the past two days, and I have four shows spread out over the next two days. As in previous years, I try to freshen up my show and match the Summer Reading Program theme. This year’s theme is “Unearth a Story” – […]
While my official summer tour (“Stormin’ Bob’s Rockin’ Roadshow“) won’t launch for a couple of more weeks, I will be educating and entertaining in Columbus, MS this week. Thanks to a grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission and coordination with Columbus Parks & Rec (Greg Lewis) as well as the Columbus Arts Council (Quan Walker), […]
Those who know me know that I’m a big fan of Robert G. Ingersoll, a 19th century orator. I won’t go into a biographical sketch, but suffice it to say that Ingersoll proposed that Sunday should be a day for intellectual growth, scientific inquiry, art, and family. I think we checked all of Ingersoll’s boxes […]
I’m nothing if not persistent. Seems to me that two of the things that set human beings apart are our cognitive abilities as well as our endurance. Time will tell how long the species endures, but while we are here a distinguishing characteristic appears to be our ability to run long distances. Our ability to […]
[Editor’s note – May 19, 2026:I’m leaving the following post intact as originally published. However, some of the conclusions included are in error. In the interest of transparency and my desire to avoid meteorological misinformation, understand that Matt Laubhan was in fact correct, and I was mistaken regarding the severe weather photo at the heart […]
It seems that the Summer 2025 tour (“Stormin’ Bob’s Rockin’ Rainbow”) is barely in the rear-view mirror, and I’m already thinking about Summer 2026. Part of the reason is because I’m a member of the MAC (Mississippi Arts Commission) artist roster. As such, organizations (such as libraries) who want to book me can get up […]
If all my luck ran out tomorrowI do believe that I have had my share — John Gorka, Gravyland I’m a lucky guy, no doubt in my mind. I live with some creative, cool folks that I am happy to call my family. We had a blast on Saturday morning playing music together at the […]
One of the fun creative challenges in planning my summer tours is to try to make my show match the theme for each year’s Summer Reading Program (SRP) theme. This year’s theme has been “Color Our World” so my show (“Stormin’ Bob’s Rockin’ Rainbow”) has focused on light/optics/human vision. In addition to some new demos […]