Ted Nugent: Larger than life

BY A.C. KRUSE-ROSE

Ted Nugent is many things. He is a music-recording giant; his career has generated the sale of more than 40 million albums. He’s a proponent of first and second amendment rights, a member of the National Bowhunters Hall of Fame, a National Rifle Association board member and host of the award winning “Spirit of the Wild” on the Outdoor Channel. He’s also a best selling author and heavily active in charitable organizations including his own Kamp for Kids. Nugent is a family man and spokesman for DARE. Love him or hate him, the Nuge, Terrible Ted, The Motor City Madman is larger than life.

Back by popular demand, Nugent teams up with Styx and REO Speedwagon to bring the Midwest Rock n’ Roll Express tour to the Resch Center on May 17.

We at Scene were fortunate enough to catch up with Uncle Ted and ask him about the tour and a few odds and ends.

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BUDDHIST ADVISER: Studying, dreaming, visions; then a little nudge to people’s lives

BY KABHIR-JOHN PRICE

I’ve had a nudge today. I am back on my feet, literally, after my sixth foot surgery. When you have foot surgery, you become a bit of a lump. Can’t walk. “Doctor’s orders.” Wheelchair, urinals by the bed. Makes a man of my age stop to think deeply. That nudge reminds me that it all fits, and I have some time, even if a minute, perhaps ten or more years to take control.

I’ve had much time for study and contemplation around the world’s major historical events. These include, but are not limited to, events surrounding that ejection by the Church of the mystical and feminine realms of approaching Eternity, where anything but the mainstream views on “Christianity” were co-opted and carved for the male ruling class of the Roman Catholic Church. This cut a lot of richness from our teachings, virtually eliminating equality for women’s views for centuries. But I am also looking into indigenous cultures’ ways of assimilating the teachings of Master Jesus. And I am not ignoring–in fact seriously examining—the various “pagan” cultures’ ways of bringing Master Jesus, the Son of Man, into crass middle-class things, where we like to think his teaching are still at the forefront today.

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SERIOUSLY FUNNY: Scream Reasons

BY D. BOB SAUER

The long, loud piercing cry that is otherwise known as a “scream” is a very complex vocal expression. Anatomically, the mechanism of a scream isn’t particularly complicated- it’s as easy as screeching AHHHHH at the top of your lungs. The complexity of a scream comes from the myriad of stimuli that can elicit the shriek that is a scream. Hello, Dangerous Bob here and I’m a screamer. I have, my entire life, for a variety of reasons, been engaged in outbursts of vigorous outcries some of which I can’t control or explain. It’s important to bear in mind that screaming is an intrinsic primordial reaction to a wide range of emotions including, but not limited to: pain, pleasure, surprise, chronic confusion, dismay, some forms of mental illness, fear, hilarity, terror, anger and joyfulness. Being incapable of keeping my fits of screaming in control is bad enough but the volume and pitch of my screams is a real kicker. Let me explain it this way, my scream is not like the crazy masculine scream of Christopher Lloyd’s character Taber whose pajamas start on fire in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Nope, my scream is more like Nathan Lane’s character Albert in The Birdcage when he pierces his toast. My screams are alarming, embarrassing and at least two full octaves above high C.

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CONCERT WATCH: 38 Special to perform at Walleye Weekend

BY JANE SPIETZ

WHAT: 38 Special

WHERE: Walleye Weekend, Lakeside Park, Fond du Lac WI

WHEN: 9 p.m. Saturday, June 7

COST: Free

INFO: 38special.com/about

www.iwalleyeweekend.com/walleye_weekend_family_festival/music-music-stage-point

Get ready Wisconsin – those wild-eyed southern boys are on their way back! 38 Special roars into town on June 7 for Walleye Weekend in Fond du Lac. Known for their monster hits like “Hold On Loosely,” “Caught Up in You,” “Back Where You Belong,” “Rockin’ Into the Night,” “Fantasy Girl,” and “If I’d Been the One,” the band performs their self-described “Muscle and Melody” brand of rock ‘n’ roll for their dedicated fans everywhere. Live From Texas, released in 2011, contains the very best of their powerhouse live performances.

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THE OSHKOSH BEER GARDEN: A Beer for Every Day in May

BY LEE REIHERZER

Now that our brutal winter has finally gasped its last, it’s time to make the shift away from the dark-malt madness of the cold season to beers that are a bit brighter and lighter in their disposition. Here’s a swarm of new arrivals and old favorites that are ideal for spring beer drinking in Wisconsin. Check with Festival Foods in Oshkosh for anything below that isn’t mentioned as being on tap. OK, let’s dig in.

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