A singer/song-writer at the start of what promises to be a glorious career, Lissie’s first album went platinum in the UK. She’s opened for Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty. She’s given a TED talk. In October, she released her second album. “At her age,” says Randy, “I was just learning how to vacuum my apartment, a skill I hope to master some day.”

• PERSON: her grandpa Bob, a barbershop quartet singer
• PLACE: a culvert in Rock Island, IL (not this one)
• THING: plastic sheet (not this one)