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Last time I was here it was raining
It ain’t raining anymore. 244,920 minutes, two seasons, and a radical perspective later…Ryan Adams, yet again. The man cannot be stopped, and I can’t stop seeing him. Overall the song selection wasn’t as epic as the Hammerstein Ballroom show, which was … Continue reading
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Where are you now? Where have you been…
A beautiful blur of a week at the end of March. One post with a few themes because life is too interesting and busy to actually work at this, which is why I’m just finishing up the post in April. First, … Continue reading
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Worn out wood and familiar songs
It’s a gray and cold and never-ending winter and I’ve already had one concert snowed out. Today the snow whammy descended again on a day when Jay Farrar is supposed to play…Arden Gild Hall. WHAAAT? By mid-morning if you were driving … Continue reading
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The Farrar Paradox
Throw this love down the highway, see where it takes you. I just wrote about Jay Farrar a few days ago, and I wondered if I would have anything to say after seeing him again tonight. Answer: yes. This was … Continue reading
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Week in review, plus My 52 Places #4: Lancaster PA
Food and Football The week started with a good Super Bowl game with a crazy/nasty finish, accompanied by a killer marhaporkolt for dinner (and for three subsequent dinners). I’m back in the kitchen now, and when Jeanne’s in the kitchen, … Continue reading
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Do I Wait
Ryan Adams did an absolutely crushing version of Do I Wait on Austin City Limits last week, and I can’t stop watching it. One of my favorites, it wasn’t on the ticket for either show I saw last November. In one moment … Continue reading
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Every January, it’s this. Basically.
Saturday, January 18, the annual Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven show at WCL. First Cracker/CVB Show where CVB was actually better. Interesting… Had a blast and got a little messed up. In a good way, of course. Then Saturday, January … Continue reading
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Music of my year
Fortunately for my sanity, 2014 was a great year for music, with earth-shattering releases by Old 97s, Ingrid Michaelson, and Ryan Adams. Courtney Barnett sounded like nobody else, and my old favorite Tom Petty put out a good record after…not … Continue reading
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The Season
Moving from what I considered the birthday season to the Christmas season. I’m trying hard to write but there really isn’t time. So just impressions I’m jotting down as we go along. Early Christmas present – Abby’s college acceptance notifications. … Continue reading
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DRA x 2: blues in the night
In his jeans uniform and a set washed in blue light and stars, Ryan Adams calmed us down almost till the morning came. Balcony seats at the Tower. Was too late on the draw for something closer. But the sound … Continue reading
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The View from the Porch 