Personality, writer, foodie, music lover, traveler, history buff, baseball fan, and beer-snob from Wyoming.
Rick Roddam
Rockers Declare War on Cell Phones at Concerts
Don't you hate it when you pay big bucks to see your favorite band in concert and the person next to you spends the whole show on their cell phone? Legendary punk rocker Marky Ramone doesn't like it either.
This week, the Ramones drummer jokingly invented a new product called the "smartphone swatter"...
Being the Old, Creepy Guy At the Bar Isn’t All Bad
A couple of weekends ago, my brother and I were forced against our will to hang out at one of those trendy night clubs (the better half and her girlfriends wanted to dance). We were the oldest, creepiest guys in the bar. So we decided to have some fun with it...
Comedian Greg Hahn Added to “Friends of Bob and Tom Comedy Show” in Billings
If you're planning to attend the "Friends of Bob and Tom Comedy Tour" at the Alberta Bair Theater next month, we have some good news and bad news for you.
First the bad news, due to an unforeseen medical emergency, comedian Rocky LaPorte won't be able to appear in Billings on March 20th...
Facebook Forces Man To Undergo Online Sex Change
I have a friend named Hashley Sizemore. That is his real name. Since joining Facebook several years ago, he's made nearly 1,000 friends. This week, he was informed that he must change his name in order to keep his profile active. The powers that be at Facebook have decided to crack down on users who they suspect have fake profiles...
Billings Ranked The Least “Racially Diverse” City in America
In honor of Black History Month, the website Wallet Hub, has released a study ranking the Cities with the Most and Least Ethno-Racial and Linguistic Diversity. Of the 350 cities included in the study, Billings finished last.
Their results were based on three factors, racial and ethnic diversity in each city, along with language diversity and region of birth diversity...
A Presidents’ Day List of Rock Stars Who Should Run For Public Office
It's Presidents Day, which means an extra day off work for government employees and bank tellers and a big mattress sale at every furniture store in the country. In honor of George Washington and the men who have presided over the greatest democracy in the history of mankind, here's a list of rock stars who could or should run for public office...
Best of Billings Craigslist “Missed Connections”, Valentine’s Edition
Valentine’s Day can be tough for desperate, dateless dudes. While happy couples are celebrating their love, these poor guys are all alone, trolling for women online. With that in mind, here’s the best “Missed Connections” of the month from the Billings Craigslist page...
Jimi Hendrix Love Letter Ranks As One Of The Most Romantic Of All Time
The British website Express released a new poll this week ranking the most romantic love letters of all time and rock legend Jimi Hendrix made the top 10. In the poll, 1,000 people were given a list of love letters and asked to choose their favorites...
Def Leppard, Styx and Tesla Announce Bozeman Concert
Def Leppard is teaming up with Styx and Tesla for one of the biggest rock tours of the year. The three veteran bands will join forces at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse on the campus of Montana State Univesity in Bozeman on Friday, October 2nd...
Rockabye Baby Releases Lullaby Renditions of Fleetwood Mac Songs
Fleetwood Mac is the latest in a long line of legendary bands to license their music to Rockabye Baby, which recreates lullaby versions of rock songs for infants and toddlers. The new album "Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Fleetwood Mac" was released yesterday...
National Travel Site Names the Best Gentlemen’s Club in Montana
This week, the national travel website Thrillist released an article ranking the The Best Strip Clubs in All 50 States, choosing “The Fox Club Caberet" in Missoula as the best gentlemen’s club in Montana.
Admittedly, they didn’t have many establishments to choose from...
College Students Have No Idea Who Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney Are
Paul McCartney's recent collaboration with rapper Kanye West resulted in a hysterical series of reactions on twitter, when thousands of clueless hip hop fans admitted that they had never heard of the famous Beatle. Last week, a website called Campus Reform sent their cameras to George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, to find out how familiar today's generation of college students really is w