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Grammy duets that should happen but never will…

Grammy duets that should happen but never will…

I woke up with a Grammy hangover today, my head aching with images and performances that I witnessed last night.  Did I actually see Pharell try and make that ridiculously wonderfully catchy “Happy” into a minor dirge? Did I actually watch the great and all powerful...
Figgy Pudding: Why won’t we leave until we get some?

Figgy Pudding: Why won’t we leave until we get some?

I’ve been doing a lot of driving lately, to the mall, to gigs, to kids activities, and I’ve had my radio on the Christmas channel, so I’ve been soaking in glorious Holiday chestnuts like….well, “The Christmas Song” which actually has chestnuts in it. And...
Tasting Tips From A Candy Corn Gourmand

Tasting Tips From A Candy Corn Gourmand

Ah, ‘tis time for those strangely warped triangles of yumminess, those mini-pyramids of high fructose corn syrup! Yes. You guessed it. I’ve got a thing for candy corn. When the weather finally turns the page into fall, I am thrilled when the leaves burst into flaming...
Greetings from my second homeland

Greetings from my second homeland

Do you believe in reincarnation?  Are there places you’ve been where you just feel you belong (or belonged)?  I’m certain that in one of my past lives I lived in Italy. When I graduated from college, I backpacked through Europe, and from the moment I set foot in...
My First Beatles Memory

My First Beatles Memory

“All You Need Is Love” So sangeth the gospel according to John, Paul, George and Ringo. I’m not going to go on about The Fab Five.  It’s all been said and done before. The fact that you can listen to a Beatles song recorded in 1963, and it still sounds...