Category Archives: Listening

Really excited about this

I got this in the mail today. You know how sometimes you are struck by music you’ve known for years and then you realize you don’t have a copy of any of her work? That situation has been rectified.

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Heard about her on NPR this afternoon

I look forward to listening to NPR in the car. Sometimes, I have to turn it off if the news is BAD, BAD, BAD. It was like that a few weeks ago. I switched over to loud rock and roll. … Continue reading

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Music, Friends, Food (not in that order)

We went to the Lyle Lovett concert last night with some friends. But, first we met at Pasture and I finally had a burger there. Sweet Molly it was divine. I don’t eat many hamburgers these days so when I … Continue reading

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The wisdom of Stevie Nicks

From an interview with Stevie Nicks at SXSW: Nicks: It worked. It always worked. So, our boys never went anywhere without us. And we were always invited to the party. But it was because we demanded that from the very … Continue reading

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Getting into the Swing

During the time I was laid off and I was finishing school, we decided it was time to make a big change in our lives. We had so much fun in the small town where the graduate school was located … Continue reading

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Somewhere down the crazy river

We went for a walk today along the river. You knew Richmond was at the fall line of the James River right? We saw the city from south of the river: I told the better-half that that’s about as far … Continue reading

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Music for your Thursday Morning

We got this album the other day…yeah, we still buy CDs. Love this song:

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Sometimes you’re the windshield

This morning: 1) I went downstairs and found the vase of roses tipped over on the kitchen table. Water on the floor and a notebook ruined (Lucy). 2) The better-half was packing up his laptop to head to a client … Continue reading

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Foot stomping

I’ve been in an Americana, roots mood lately. Here’s a band I found out about today: And, one that I’ve liked for a few weeks now: Don’t be afraid if you start jumping around.

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I’m Only Happy When It Rains

Last night we went with a friend to see the band Garbage. She and I both parted with $30 to buy concert t-shirts. $30 for t-shirts is insane, but we both really wanted one. The back of mine says Freak. … Continue reading

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