Author Archives: Don Gaines

Fall/Winter Central AR Shows

All of a sudden the central Arkansas music scene is blowin up. Here’s some shows I’m either a) excited about going to b) should be excited about going to c) know some people who are excited about going to them. Dr. Dog – Harding, Friday Sept. 10, 8:00pm, All Ages (and remember kids, this is [...]

Peace Out Prop 8

My Quick Take on Proposition 8 First and foremost, let’s exclude any moral or religious argument from my position. As far as I understand this law and the allowance of civil unions/marriage by the government it has absolutely nothing to do with a moral/religious position on sexuality. *It’s about taxes, insurance, healthcare, etc. Those things [...]

On Old Spice & Being a Man

Everyone in advertising is going ape shit over Old Spice right now. They’re doing it right, they really are. Funny ads, great social media engagement/responses via youtube. It’s all looking good. Here’s where I get a little lost: who’s the market? Are they trying to reclaim the bros that Axe stole by offering them a [...]

Never Meant to Stay Here

I recently acquired an Arkansas driver’s license. This sounds like no big deal, especially since my Tennessee license had been invalid since March 13. It seems to be in my favor because I can legally drive again and when the liquor store attendant asks for my id there won’t be any problems. Well believe me, [...]

Conclusion: I Won’t Be Eating Animals (or their products)

Jonathan Safran Foer writes his newest book, Eating Animals, as a narrative of sorts. He’s very focused on story and what kind of story we tell with our food. That being said, I’ll write this post as a story. My Story Prior to college I had probably never heard of PETA. Maybe I had heard [...]