Greetings friends, all is well here in my little corner of the Driftless as fall is now upon us. From preparing for KPVL's fall membership soiree to working on Michelle Lynn's forthcoming book of lyrics from her first five albums, I've been busy with many creative endeavors. I'm writing here today to share with you a pair websites I've recently created.

The first site is for Mister Groovys, a used music, games and movies store in downtown Decorah. The store is another excellent example of the type of cultural and entertainment amenities that small town Decorah, Iowa can support. The store's proprietor, John Shriver, is a true music-lover and a strong supporter of the local music and arts community.

The website is simply a customized template built over a Blogger site--just like the one you're looking at now. Although I did cover some new ground for myself in being able to successfully code the javascript page slider that is integrated into the template. Check it out:
http://www.MisterGroovys.com

The second site I created is for the American Mosaic radio show. The show is produced by Robert Wolf's literary non-profit Free River Press. The show started at 89.1 KPVL last year and is now syndicated on several other stations throughout the country via the Pacifica Radio Network. Mr. Wolf admittedly began producing the show in order to create another vehicle through which to showcase Free River Press books. However, the project has taken on a life of its own through the high quality of its content, the hard work of several Luther College interns, and a strong response from listeners and community radio stations.

The website is built on Wordpress and utilizes a "premium" (paid) template called Spiegel Magazine. The template is created by German developer Michael Oeser--who I must admit provides excellent tech support (and speaks fluent English)! Check it out here:
http://www.AmericanMosaic.org