In 1879, Caroline Alice Roberts (who went by her middle name), published a lengthy (64 page) poem entitled Isabel Trevithoe under her initials, "C.A.R." Her epic poem, which I confess I have not read in full, is about a man named Gilbert who was charmed as a child by Isabel, who (also a child) sang a beautiful song about snow that captivated him. ( ( Read more... )

1. We are battening down the hatches - or would be, if we had hatches - in preparation for the confluence of Hurricane Sandy and the unnamed storm from the West, both of which are coming to meet up with a massive cold front from Canada. Where I live appears to be directly in the middle of Sandy's projected path (come Sunday night into Monday), so ( Read more... )

I woke up this morning aware that OneRepublic's "Good Life" was playing on my brainradio - and had been doing so during my early morning dreams. Here's part of what I was hearing:

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Intrepid friend Lisa invited me on an outing to see the Smithereens in concert - it was a free lunchtime concert sponsored by WXPN, a local NPR station. To be honest, I hadn't listened to them since the 80s, although I really loved their songs "Blood & Roses" and "Behind the Wall of Sleep" back in the day ( Read more... )

Sorry.

I've had other things on my mind.

Someday soon, I'll tell you about some of them.

Meanwhile, enjoy this music video from Linkin Park for "Iridescent", the song I've been playing on repeat for weeks now:

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Last night, I went to a concert in Philadelphia with M and my intrepid friend, Lisa. We saw Foster the People in concert (high energy from start to finish, fantabulous music and stagecraft, and made of all-around win!) and their opening band, Gardens and Villa (whose album I will be purchasing when it goes on sale next week - they were also most ( Read more... )

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After seeing The Airborne Toxic Event in concert last fall as part of their acoustic tour (with the Calder Quartet backing them), this was my theme song for a while, and even now, when I get to this track on their live CD from their concert at Disney Hall, I have a tendency to hit repeat - again and again and again. That the entire song is about 2: ( Read more... )

Did you watch Ally McBeal? Because I sure did. Heck, I even bought the Christmas album, and I can assure you that Robert Downey Jr.'s recording of "River" is heartwrenching and swoon-inducing. (Yes. Both. Really.But there was this one season where Ally went to see a shrink (played by Tracey Ullman), and that shrink advised Ally to get herself a ( Read more... )

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