I found the phrase âkeep the black dog at bayâ in an article titled â Ways to Beat the Winter Bluesâ in Time magazine November 14 issue. The phrase comes up at the end of the following statement: âAs the days get shorter and winter closes in, many people feel like hibernating.
The Tempest First Performed. Whitehall, London The 1st of November 1611 AD. As was the case earlier with Othello, The Tempest was first performed before King James and his court at the theatre set up within the old banqueting hall in his Palace of Whitehall.he Tempest is probably the last solo creation of Shakespeare, thus arguably the writer at his peak able to produce a play not comedy nor tragedy nor history but which has inspired actors, writers, artists and musicians since it first appeared.
This an article I did for my show with Boston tonight in Atlanta. I have not played in Atlanta since the 1997 Styx tour, sheesh that's 20 years. Can't wait to see all the fans in the great state of Georgia. Coincidentally the first time I played with Boston was with Styx right here in Atlanta at a toys for tots concert in 1976, FORTY YEARS AGO. Did I fail to mention that in 1926 I played Atlanta with Al Jolson on the stage of the beautiful Fox Theater were we due...tted on a death metal version of  Swanee.