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Eric Peters
Singer, Songwriter
From the Proprietor: Eric Peters is a singer, a songwriter, and a fellow appreciator of the written word. Eric and I have a similar affection for Frederick Buechner's writing--as a matter of fact, of the millions of people listing their libraries on LibraryThing.com, Eric and I share the most books in common. A few years ago Eric and I did a show together, and on the way home I pulled him bodily out of the car and beat him up on the shoulder of I-65. He's had it coming for years now.
Song(s) of the Day: Under The Radar (Episode #86)
by Eric Peters 06
Recently, I staged a coup d’etat and successfully ousted democratic leader and Under The Radar show host, Dave Trout. When will people learn that, sometimes, democracy simply does not work. He never saw it coming, poor guy.
In the current Under The Radar episode (#86), I take over the reins and pick the entire show’s playlist [...]
Under The Radar Tour Video
by Eric Peters 25
If you’ve got eleven minutes to completely waste, here’s what my recently completed Under the Radar tour looked like from the perspective of a handheld, pedestrian autobot video camera. You’ll need an HD Blu-Ray player, 101.1xf digital Dolby surround, 3 MPGs of DOS-RAM, and a pair of Barbie 3-D glasses to see it. Mostly consisting [...]
Solar System: Bill Mallonee in Concert
by Eric Peters 08
I’d seen him despondent a few times as of late.
Sometimes the answer that loves gives is the hardest one to take.
Thus begins the Bill Mallonee (Vigilantes of Love) song, “Skin“, about artist Vincent Van Gogh’s self-inflicted removal of a portion of his left ear, and eventually what the artist removed from the earth — [...]
Living Beneath a Walnut Tree
by Eric Peters 16
On the southwest corner of my front yard stands a double-forked black walnut tree. Its height of some forty-feet is ample enough to cast a belly shadow across the front porch of the house in the peak of summer. For that I am exceedingly grateful. By early October however, if not sooner, [...]
Tiger Becomes Human
by Eric Peters 23
At the Eric Peters Laboratory of Well-Timed Featurettes, I am constantly striving to bring you all manner of entertainment from near and afar. After reading and writing solely about such overblown mundaneities as faith, art, cinema, rechromed bicycles, rabbit coffee mugs, and picking apart such literati as East! Or Be Jostled, let us now turn [...]
Under The Radar Interview
by Eric Peters 16
Beginning Friday 9/11/09, Under The Radar (The Best Music You’ve Never Heard) will begin airing an interview I did awhile back with these kind-hearted folks. Host, Dave Trout, is one of the good eggs within the music biz industry, and I’m thankful for people like him who allow me the chance to be heard. Another [...]
Saving The Set List Interview
by Eric Peters 27
Daryl over at Saving The Set List recently posted Parts I and II of an interview I recently took part in with him. Though we did not discuss the merits of extra sharp cheddar cheese and strategically-placed jalapenos on well-seasoned beef nachos, I still enjoyed it very much. Frankly, I’m just glad anyone wants to [...]
A Juggling Act
by Eric Peters 21
My family regularly attends children’s storytime at the Nashville Public Library where Library Pete, The Professor, and Mary Mary regale attendees with stories, rainbow drawings, singing, and the continuing puppet adventures of Cedric the Dragon, Spanish Fox, JJ the Lamb, and Tommy Dog. Beyond all the puppeteering aimed at the kids, though, the proceedings are [...]
Happy Birthday, Frederick Buechner
by Eric Peters 11
Today is Mr. Buechner’s 83rd birthday. He is one of our favorite authors here in the Rabbit Room. We wish him a hearty 83rd, along with plenty more to follow. Cheers!
Eric Peters t-shirts
by Eric Peters 10
I think everyone agrees: t-shirts are both necessary for humankind, and fairly handy when it comes to social interaction. There’s nothing worse than meeting new people, and realizing you have no shirt on. *Awkward*.
Here’s something else I think folks agree upon: old Volkswagens (i.e., pre-1970′s models) are some of the best cars ever made. My [...]
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Facing the Truth
I went to the doctor yesterday for the first time in years. That doesn’t mean I haven’t been sick; it means I’m the kind of stubborn fool who doesn’t like to take an ibuprofen for a headache, the kind of crank who would rather walk around squinting and snappy than to take the blasted aspirin. I just don’t like medicine. I prefer sweating it out, however inconvenient that is for the people around me. So after ten days of coughing and sniffling and whining I finally decided it must be a sinus infection. I have a show in a few days, and I can’t afford to be sick. So I bravely did what any man in my shoes would do: I asked my wife what to do. She told me which doctor to visit and I drove to the offices with a steely resolve. The nurse behind the sliding glass window handed me the clipboard with the dreaded New Patient Paperwork, and then the thing happened that made me want to write this.
The questions began. “Do you have any allergies?” “Do you drink caffeine?” “Do you use tobacco?” “If so, how often?” “Do you exercise regularly?” “Is there a history of heart disease in your family?” “Have you had any surgeries?
Rabbit Room Radio
You can now listen to Rabbit Room artists and podcasts every waking hour of your day—assuming you have a good internet connection. Rabbit Room Radio is available through the player below, through iTunes (look in the “Religious” category), or through any internet radio player. Sunday morning programming coming soon, as well as Saturday morning kids’ music. Let us know what you think.
