Bob's Personal Favorite Web Sites

Some places that I visit now and again, with comments.
Obviously, I have eclectic tastes.


Well, since these are my links, lets start things of with a little nepotism. My cousin Roy has a wonderful online gift shop, Roy's Gift World Presented by R.J. Keller Enterprises. Here's a short intro in Roy's words.

"Welcome to our store, browse through our products to find that right gift for that special person in your life and if do not see what you are looking for then e-mail me and I'll send you a free world of products catalog where you will find over 3000 items to choose from. So come on into www.roysgiftworld.com and look around. Have a great day!"

Secondly I submit for your approval a compadre, entertainer and kindred spirit that I worked with for many years, George Pickard . I might add that he hasn't updated the site in quite a some time:
Here you can visit the
Friends of George's Home Page

Next is a real favorite of mine:
Kay Koehler's Home Page
THE MERMAID TAVERN
Kay's page contains "watery wonders, sunny sands, mountain vistas and much more...". It's where I like to go to relax and get away from it all. One piece of forewarning... if you have "channel surfer" mentality, wait until you have time for it to load. It's rich in graphics and embedded midi, which all take time to load.

Next stop is:
Dean Friedman's Home Page
Dean is one of my favorite singer/songwriters. Making a living as a musician myself, I find little time to listen to music, just for the sake of my own pleasure. I'm usually too busy working on requested midi files, or practicing new tunes. But on those rare occasions that I do just sit back and enjoy, Dean is right up there on my personal list. His song "Ariel" hit #26 on the charts back in '77, which is about 175 spots higher than any of mine ever did!! I'm especially fond of his "Well, Well, Said The Rocking Chair" album, but they're all gems. Do yourself a favor and find a copy of one of his albums. His songs aren't the kind I'd play at my usual gigs, but given the right venue, I can do a pretty mean version of "Scratch and Bite". BTW, he was into VR long before most of us knew what it was.

While I prefer to play variety music, people have their set likes and dislikes. If you're looking for a good country band in the SE Iowa area, you can't do much better than
Amarillo. Excellent musicians, great voices with over 20 years together, a perfect combo. Stop by, tell 'em Bob sent you!!

If you visit here because you love to dance you absolutely have to check
iowadance.com. Anything you could possibly want to know about local bands, clubs, schedules etc. is all at one convenient stop. Visit them, you'll be glad you did!


"Are you a Turtle?." If you know the correct response to this question you obviously are familiar with the Fraternal Alliance of Respected Turtles (F.A.R.T). Sometime around 1996-1997 John Treffeisen set up the
Official (as it gets) Turtles Homepage and if you visit there you'll be treated to a definition of the Turtle, the official Legend of the Turtle, the initiation passage and upon completion, a (not so) official Turtle Membership Card.

My friends all know I smoked a pipe for more than 30 years. I have since quit, but I am not a Nicotine Nazi. Steve Beaty's
Pipes Web Page may be the most politically incorrect page on my list, but hey... it is MY list!!


Michael Flatley is the star of
Lord Of The Dance. If you can get past the fact that probably nowhere on planet Earth will you find anyone quite so full of himself, he is one hell of a dancer and if you are into dance at all, this is worth a visit.


OK, I believe it's mandatory to throw in a sports link. If I'm off on a Sunday, most likely I'll be watching a Nextel Cup Race. When I can't see it, the next best thing is to visit
Nascar Online. There you'll get all the results, standings, new stories, interviews, etc.... right from the horse's mouth.

If you're more cynically inclined a visit to the
Nascar Fans Against Jeff Gordon page might lighten you up.

Many of you know that I have been homeschooling Sean since 10/97. If you just want some info, maybe the idea appeals to you or you're just curious, one of the best places on the net to learn from is the
American Homeschool Association. Another related terrific site is Home Education Magazine.

Do you have kids? When my son was smaller he loved visiting Sharon, Lois & Bram's "Elephant Show" web page. That has since evaported into cyberspace, but they still run a site from their follow-up show, "Skinnamarink TV" and trust me, you won't have to worry at all about it's content. It can be found right
here.

As Sean grew, his next favorite show was about a little dog with a big imagination, Wishbone. Find him at
WorldWide Wishbone.

Of couse, as he's grown up, his tastes have too. Besides Tolkien and Harry Potter, he loves these books from
Lemony Snicket.


Another strong kid's entry is
The Dinosaur Society. The name says it all, and if your child is nuts about dinos, this is one great place.

Somewhere around 1995, Thomas Kinkade became my favorite artist. I love his work, and wish I had enough dinero to own a few originals. Since I don't, visiting
The Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light Home Page will have to suffice.

Admission time. I (along with 20 or so million other guys around my age) fell in love with Haley Mills in the early 60's. I still carry a soft spot in my heart for her and have found several tribute pages on the 'Net. One of the best I've found was put together by Robert W. Ellis, simply called
Bob’s Haley Mills Page. He also has links to other Haley Mills pages.

Alumni.Net - Bringing School Friends TogetherWant to find your old high school buddies (or enemies for revenge!). Click here on the Alumini.net to find them.

Have you ever wondered whatever happend to, say Lulu, Bobby Sherman or the Dave Clark Five? Well wonder no more as this extensive site will take you to your favorite old artists web page.
The Oldies Music - Artists Web Sites from Ronald P. Smith contains links to literally hundreds of artists.

Find that lyric from "Everybody's Talkin' you can't seem to remember. It's right here on a site called appropriately enough called
Lyrics World. This is the best lyrics site I've found since they've neutered the International Lyrics Server.

With a last name of Nolan you know I'm of Irish descent. I'm happy to report that on 10/16/04 I relocated the Irish and Celtic Thingies website. I lost track of it 3-4 years ago. Glad to have it back.

Here's one more link you sadists might enjoy... the
Bob Nolan Personal Indulgence Page. If you waste your time here, you're a true fan!!!


So far, that's it. I always plan on adding more, but I fear this page is under perpetual construction. If you find a link outdated, or one you think I must add, please don't hesitate to e-mail me


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