Beside the Rising Tide: That Ain’t No Way to Have Fun
I’ve seen so many things, I ain’t never seen before, Someone turn out the lights, I don’t want to see anymore. –Three Dog Night There …
Beside the Rising Tide
Beside the Rising Tide: Free-Falling Back
After about 25 years of writing about NASCAR racing, I have my rituals for the night before an event down to a science. Print the …
Beside the Rising Tide: Rambling, Gambling Man
I’ve never been much on gambling. Perhaps that’s because I’ve lived most of my adult life in the suburbs of Philly. Our professional sports teams …
Beside The Rising Tide: And Then, There Were Four NASCAR Races Left
A couple weeks ago one blustery and cool evening, I went to put some laundry into the back of my Jeep. A gust of wind …
Beside the Rising Tide: NASCAR Making the Rules Up as They Go… Again
Let me start by saying I cannot summon up my normal degree of rage when I disagree with calls NASCAR has made from this weekend. …
Beside the Rising Tide: NASCAR’s Blue Plate Special
There’s a place in nearly every small town across America, or at least there still was during those years I was making a somewhat feeble …
Beside the Rising Tide: Random Notes on the ROVAL
If you’re old enough that you hear the term “anticipation” and you still think Carly Simon and not catsup the lead up to Sunday’s ROVAL …
Beside the Rising Tide: Now, For Something Completely Different – A ROVAL
Be careful what you wish for… you just might get it, or so I’m told. After all, when you asked your parents for a pony, …
Beside the Rising Tide: A Brand-New NASCAR
While I’m hardly prehistoric, this old world of ours is, in fact, a very different place than where I grew up. Thanks to my lifelong …
Beside the Rising Tide: Texas Two-Step Treading on Toes
Don’t you hate when that happens? There’s two events you’re eager to participate in and they invariably end up scheduled for the same date and …