Chapter Thirty-Three By the time we hit the motorway, we were an hour late. Ryan drove and insisted we weren’t stopping anywhere. No one complained. They were all semi comatose, obviously hung over. I, however, was starving. I remembered when Keith got me drunk unbeknownst. My stomach felt tied in knots and I had no …
At Intermittent Signals, Steve Stav has some fantastic material on Northwest singer-songwriter, Danny O’Keefe: One of country’s great singer-songwriters has lived in the Pacific Northwest most of his life, but a relative few northwesterners recognize Danny O’Keefe’s name. More will recognize at least two of his songs, however. Jackson Browne covered O’Keefe’s “The Road” for …
Willie Nelson’s career had a substantial beginning in the unlikely locale of Vancouver, Wa, a Portland suburb. Why? No immediate answers. The Wik says, “In 1956, Nelson moved to Vancouver, Washington to begin his formal musical career. His first record, “No Place For Me” included Leon Payne’s “Lumberjack” on the b-side, but was not successful. …
If I owned a gardening nursery business, I would announce a sale on English Walnut saplings and fruit trees with the following catch phrase, “Nut Up and Grow a Pear!”
[Ed. Note – On May 4, 2012 goth-inspired, iconoclastic film director Tim Burton is set to release a movie version of the beloved television series DARK SHADOWS which will star Johnny Depp, Chloë Grace Moretz, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Lee and many others. While longtime fans of the show are eager …
Hearing about R.E.M.’s withdrawal from active duty was like being reminded that it’s no longer the 90s. It’s not like the band hasn’t been active, but who can tell me the name of their hits off “Collapse into Now”? Back in ’83, I recall the first review I wrote on them. From a musical era …
Yesterday, September 21, 2011, legendary rock band REM announced they were calling it quits. As a result, I was asked to write a reflection about REM. Being a fan, I was more than willing to do so. The first song I heard by REM was “Radio Free Europe” back in the spring of 1983. I …
http://youtu.be/Y2tP9s8y2Ic
http://youtu.be/qAkubiZhly4 “To our Fans and Friends: As R.E.M., and as lifelong friends and co-conspirators, we have decided to call it a day as a band. We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of astonishment at all we have accomplished. To anyone who ever felt touched by our music, our deepest …
It’s not what you think: http://youtu.be/vK7hZ9CxCfU
Note in the vid how the cookie seems to disappear from her hand, reappears and then disappears again:
Feeling discouraged as a Christian? Falling for the same sins and temptations again and again? Having doubts about your faith? Feeling inept in knowing how to share what God has done for you? Having the wind beaten out of your sails by angry skeptics? Other Christians getting on your nerves? Don’t worry, you’re in good …
Chapter Thirty-Two We were awakened the next day by pounding on our door. “Wake up. We have to be out in half an hour!” Ryan shouted. He pounded again. “Are you awake?” I sat up. “We’re up,” I yelled, hoping he heard how annoyed I was. I looked at the clock. It was half past …
Chapter Thirty-One I looked up and saw Keith’s father. The shock and horror on Keith’s face was something I’d never seen. “Who the fuck let him in?” “I saw your show. You’re quite a performer although I’m not a fan of the music.” “I don’t fucking care. Get the fuck out of my life!” Keith’s …
This is from the Youtube description for this video: “An amazing little girl who had her cleft lip surgery.People ask me why I volunteer overseas so much.. It takes my eyes off me and allows me to remember what life is all about. When we use what we have been given (whatever that might be) …
Chapter Thirty I looked up and my heart skipped a beat. It was Keith’s father. He had the same raven colored hair, but with flicks of silver and though the room was dim, I could tell he had the same blue eyes. “It’s Brigitte, isn’t it? You don’t know me but . . . ” …
This is amazing, the most subtle, visionary use of bluegrass instrumentation which I’ve ever heard, and I’ve heard a good deal. – EPB Oh Jesus. These guys were all toddlers when I was a punk/indie DJ in Charlottesville 20 years ago, and WNRN didn’t exist. The world keeps renewing itself. – Grant Cogswell (www.underthevolcanobooks.com) Haunting …
Poor kitties:
[Update 3/3/2012: In the half year since this was originally posted, Holly has found a photo signed by Ray Davies, upon which he drew a moustache on his face and a copy of the dollar off coupon for “Give the Public What They Want” which was given away at the concert.] [Ed. Note – Shortly …
According to Yahoo/Daily Caller: Newly revealed evidence, never before seen by Italian courts, supports American student Amanda Knox’s chances of being exonerated and released from jail when the appeal of her December 2009 murder conviction concludes later this month. The Italian newsweekly “Oggi” has released a report detailing how police didn’t perform DNA analysis on …
Portland author, Daniel H. Wilson, has a best seller on his hands, Robopocalypse, with Spielberg attached to the potential movie:
Chapter Twenty-Nine “This band from Liverpool saw us play there last year and caught our show last night. They asked us to jam at some club across town. Jimmy and Billy are keen and so am I. Apparently they’re as big in Liverpool as we are in London, so this is a fuckin’ honor.” “But …