My recollections of Rikki are vivid though dreamlike. I remember her sitting in the back seat of a car, clutching a neatly-folded piece of paper. Now she's leaving - she's running from something. I am a little afraid for her because he doesn't want her to leave. I feel twisted and torn because it's so … Continue reading You Don’t Want to Call Nobody Else
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Twisted Mix Tape #MiddleSchoolAwkward – Jr High in the 80s
My very first love was music. Before there was Shaun Cassidy, before John Schneider, before Ralph Macchio. I have opined more than once about my love of Steely Dan, and really, if you think about it, my first love was Rikki (don't lose that number.) I will assume you haven’t been around forever, and didn’t read … Continue reading Twisted Mix Tape #MiddleSchoolAwkward – Jr High in the 80s
Twisted Mix Tape The #Mommitment Edition
I don't have to miss mix tapes, because mix tapes are constantly playing in my head. Not a day goes by that I don't think, "If I were making a mix tape about ....... this song would be on it." So that's how this happened. There's a movement that's been going around the web called … Continue reading Twisted Mix Tape The #Mommitment Edition
Hard Days Hard Nights: Stories from Pittsburgh’s First Concert Promoter
He brought the Beatles to Pittsburgh for $5000, and that was only the beginning. I had the pleasure of reading a book for review this week that I definitely would have read anyway! Hard Days Hard Nights: From the Beatles to the Doors to the Stones... Insider Stories From a Legendary Concert Promoter Hard Days … Continue reading Hard Days Hard Nights: Stories from Pittsburgh’s First Concert Promoter
Twisted MixTape 36 – Christmas Song Mix
This is a re-release of last year's Christmas mix-tapes, lots of great music for everyone!!! Take some time and check them out, maybe hit play on YouTube while you get your wrapping done. Merry Christmas! I am a Christmas person. Really. My house looks like a Technicolor elf the size of a an elephant … Continue reading Twisted MixTape 36 – Christmas Song Mix
We Are The Music Makers, And We Are The Dreamers of Dreams
Hold on Tight I Don't Exactly Know What's Going to Happen! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2pt2-F2j2g As a child, I remember being quite frightened by Willy Wonka and his Chocolate Factory. My strongest memory is of the Oompa Loompas, they were just plain scary. I have been waiting for years to let Isaiah watch Willy Wonka and … Continue reading We Are The Music Makers, And We Are The Dreamers of Dreams
The Perfect Thanksgiving Playlist
The table is set, the lights are turned down just enough to make the room sparkle and the cheesy Christmas decorations are hidden in another room - leaving only the very tasteful decorations you share with company. Occupy the kids with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and enjoy one night as an adult. Hit shuffle on your Thanksgiving Playlist … Continue reading The Perfect Thanksgiving Playlist
Summer Songs of 2014 – When Isaiah Got His Musical Mojo
I imagine myself watching Isaiah walk down the aisle - graduation, wedding, court - and thinking back to this summer. This summer when he would change from an 8yo who was happy listening to what I had playing on the stereo, to a 9yo kid with an opinion. It turned out that was okay, because, … Continue reading Summer Songs of 2014 – When Isaiah Got His Musical Mojo
An Ode to Pete Seeger
I never knew the banjo was a hillbilly instrument. When I first saw a banjo, it was in my father's arms. My father was a chemist, a business owner and a banjo player. He didn't play with a group. He played for fun, he played for us kids, but he also played for himself, a … Continue reading An Ode to Pete Seeger
The Beatle Who Vanished
Is there a band more recognizable than The Beatles? When searching for the Best Rock Band of All-Time the answer was unanimous. But search for the answer to this question, "Who is the fifth Beatle?" and amazingly you will not find the real answer. On June 3, 1964 the fate of a successful, but small-time … Continue reading The Beatle Who Vanished
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