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Have You Heard These Classic Country Songs?

August 14, 2012 by

Country music appeals to many fans because of its timeless melodies, heartfelt lyrics, and stirring of complex emotions. Here are a few classic country songs that show off the genre's power:

“Ring of Fire” by Johnny Cash
Co-written by his wife June Carter, Cash’s “Ring of Fire” is a smoldering tribute to the ups and downs of love.
 
“I’m so Lonesome I Could Cry” by Hank Williams Sr.
This classic ballad has spawned quite a few cover versions. It's also brought tears to quite a few eyes!
 
“If Lovin’ You is Wrong, I Don’t Want to be Right” by Barbara Mandrell
This Barbara Mandell song is a monument to forbeidden love, in which Mandrell croons heartfelt emotion to her bad-boy sweetheart.
 
“Devil Went Down to Georgia” by The Charles Daniels Band
Riffing on classic ballads that tell tales, this raucous tune uses rapid-fire strings and a ribald lyrics to present a traditional folk tale as a catchy tune.
 
“Sweet Dreams (Of You) by Patsy Cline
In this tear-jerker, songstress Patsy Cline rolls out a tune that tops the chart of classic ‘lost love’ songs. Her evocative singing still moves listeners, even decades after her tragic death. 
 
 
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More Than Just Award-Winning Microbrews: Wolf Creek Restaurant & Brewing Company

August 7, 2012 by

It’s a rare occurrence when hobby homebrewing becomes something more, but for Rob & Laina McFerren, their pipe dream became a reality. After Rob got bitten by the brewing bug, he turned his attentions to finding a way to do it on a larger scale, and in 1997 Wolf Creek Restaurant & Brewing Company was born. With help from friends and family, they built their first brewery and bistro, and it wasn’t long before locals were flocking to their door for great beer and food. At any given time Wolf Creek offers over 10 beers on tap, including award-winning brews like the Golden Eagle Ale and Howlin' Hefeweizen. If you're new to their brews, opt for the sampler, which includes six four-ounce glasses that provide a range of the brewery's offerings.

On the food side, regulars recommend the spectacular olive tapenade, which overflows with robust flavor when you spread it on fresh-baked crusty bread. If you’re a little hungrier, many say that Wolf Creek’s fish & chips are the best in the area. The steaks are also delicious, with the tri tip sandwich being a popular choice. An expected secret about Wolf Creek: their desserts are heavenly, with luscious treats like chocolate layer cake, carrot cake, and banana pecan caramel upside down cake homemade each day by the on-site pastry chef.

Wolf Creek Restaurant & Brewing Company
27746 McBean Parkway
Valencia, CA 91354
(661) 263-9653
www.wolfcreekbrewingco.com

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Book Buzz: Four Unforgettable Fictional Villains

July 24, 2012 by
What’s a worthy protagonist without a formidable rival? If you love diving into a good book, then chances are you’ve come to appreciate the tension and complexity that a memorable villain can add to a piece of fiction. Here are five of the most unsettling and enduring villains to ever appear between the covers of a book:
 
Long John Silver from Treasure Island
Long John Silver is one of the most fiendish characters ever created by author Robert Louis Stevenson. He is a shrewdly calculating and treacherous one-legged pirate whose duplicitous nature makes him quite a slippery challenge to the story’s hero, Jim Hawkins. Though he starts out as a mentor to Hawkins, his commitment to his own best interest makes him willing to turn on his young mentee without an ounce of regret. 
 
Bill Sikes from Oliver Twist
Bill Sikes is among the most vicious characters ever penned by Charles Dickens. He is a rough, violent, and brutal career criminal, both a robber and an exploiter and abuser of children. He is prone to sudden bouts of terrifying rage and even goes so far as to explode in anger and beat his girlfriend to death, one of the most viscerally terrifying scenes to appear in any of Dickens’s novels. Dickens gives Sikes no redeeming qualities, and this makes him one of the darkest villains in literary history. 
 
Tom Ripley from The Talented Mr. Ripley
Tom Ripley is the brilliant villain in a series of crime novels by Patricia Highsmith. He starts out as a petty criminal getting by on his smarts in the realms of forgery, deception, and impersonation. Eventually, he goes so far as to murder a wealthy young man and assume his identity. Whenever Ripley’s charade is questioned, he is willing to resort to extreme (and often bloody) measures to keep his assumed identity protected. His wicked and ever-scheming ways make him one of the brilliant bad guys ever inked onto paper. 
 
Count Fosco, The Woman in White
This villain from Wilkie Collins’ popular novel became the archetype for many crime-novel antagonists – a corpulent, refined, cultured, self-indulgent but shrewdly intelligent and calculating villain, hiding deviance beneath a well-dressed exterior. Fosco conjures a scheme to deprive Laura Fairlie of her wealth and soundness of mind, and chillingly destroys Laura’s sister without an ounce of regret. 
 
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