As a businessman working in Seattle, I traveled the I-5 corridor between Seattle and Portland many times. When southbound from Seattle, I looked forward to driving through the Olympia area because it was such a pleasant and scenic part of the trip.

The jingle was ubiquitous forever..."It's the Water and a lot more...!" Remember? At the time, until Olympia Brewing was sold and ultimately closed in 2003, that was the slogan that enticed us to pick up a 6-pack.

Doo-Wop...that urban curbside music of the 50s was fading. The British Invasion was around the corner when an unknown band called the Tokens slammed to number one in 1961.

Discussing Roy Orbison the other day I thought it would be fun to dig up one of my favorite videos of Orbison with the Traveling Willbury's, a concoction band of the finest musicians around. Roy sings backed by Bruce Springstien, Jackson Browne, Elvis Costello, Tom Waits and KD Lang, among others.