Uh oh, guess what day it is.

Yeah.

:-(

Hard to believe that it's been 4 years since I lost Mom to cancer. The last few days have been rough on me, with the memory of this day still raw in my mind and my own recent medical problems getting the best of me mentally. My Mom had a knack for reassuring me that I miss dearly. Be it a kind word, some life experience to call upon, or some ( Read more... )

Yesterday, the music world lost someone that might be unfamiliar to most people, but his influence is known by many fans of music in the last 40 years. Alex Chilton was once a member of the 60s group The Box Tops, their most popular songs being "The Letter", "Soul Deep" and "Cry Like A Baby". He went on to for a group called Big Star in the 70s to ( Read more... )

I guess I should broach the much talked about subject these days of Michael Jackson. Even at an early age, I had a fairly sophisticated taste in music, tending towards classical music (I played violin in school and was damn good at it until I gave up in middle school because of the sucky music teacher) and progressive and heavier rock. I still ( Read more... )

I've been rather quiet on the ol' LJ lately, it mostly mirrors how I've been feeling lately ( Read more... )

Seven years ago I was getting set to take Mom to the airport for one of her many trips to Europe. This time it would be centered mostly around Amsterdam, a place she had never been to before, and after hearing about all the goings-on, her adventuresome streak made her that much more excited ( Read more... )

As some of my readership has known (or at least figured out by now) I have a very strong interest in music. Also, I have just as strong an interest in electronics. Both of these seemingly unrelated interests seemed to become a part of me in my earliest years. So, it is no surprise that any melding of these two is bound to strike a chord (no pun ( Read more... )