Killing ‘Killing It’


I understand that you guys get excited about stuff, I really do. I have seen enough pictures of you being excited about stuff to make the things that I get excited about look like someone blowing their nose in their hair. There is one thing I find disturbing and confusing though — a phrase to …

Hamlet: As told on the street by Shel Silverstein


Synopsis: Two men, one guitar, one play and many raps. It's Hamlet as told on the street written by the timeless Shel Silverstein. If you haven't heard of Silverstein, this is one of those times that I feel safe looking at you and saying: Srsly? Totes WTF (as the kids say)! Contact me, Trent Wilkie, …

The Western Wilkies


My father, Larry Wilkie, has been family tree building for a while. Every once in a while, he comes across something neat. We chat about it. It's fun stuff. In the past year, he met up with some relative who have been doing the same as he, just on the other side of country. In …

Live Event Photos


Recently, I've been really enjoying taking photos of live music. Having recently shot (and played) at North Country Fair, it was the first series of photos I've taken outside of work. If you are in a band, or doing a stage show, or doing anything that you want shot live, let me know. No promo …

Movie review: World War Z


Disclaimer: World War Z is a book written in 2006 by Max Brooks. This is about the movie. So it goes: Being a big fan of the book, I must admit that I went into the film very open minded. Having read Max Brooks' post-zombie-war-first-person-geographical-history a few times, I was interested to see how it …

Column 05-28-2013


Tips for the Times We currently live in a hyper society. Things are growing fast around us — so fast it is hard to catch up and adapt to certain everyday happenings. With that said, there are things that just shouldn’t be tolerated anymore. With our advanced technological state, public shaming should be the new …