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Leo Kottke is playing downtown tonight.  Had planned to go see him, but time and money got away.  I got to see him in concert many years ago.  He was performing with the late Michael Hedges and it was a most amazing evening.  I was fascinated by their different styles.  Michael was all over theContinue reading “366 Day Project-Day 286-Vaseline Machine Gun”

So… the Taylor Swift madness has passed… and I’m back.  Thank you, thank you, good to be back.  What better way to celebrate my return to… me… than my beloved Mumford & Sons.  This is a bonus track from the deluxe version of their latest album, Babel.  

Kelly Clarkson has a new single, just released as a prelude to her Greatest Hits-Chapter 1 album release in November.  I now know what I can get Mandy for Christmas…  

Could it be…?  Could I really be playing ANOTHER Taylor Swift song?  …Yeah, I am.  So, it’s my blog… what are you gonna do about it…?  Hey, it’s a fun song, it’s her latest single release from her upcoming album, and it’s got a nice little dubstep bass drop thrown in.     

Ojala is a perfect way to sum up today.  It, at the most basic level, means “I hope,” “I wish.”  But on a more profound level, it expresses a strong desire submitted to God’s will.  It’s root is Arabic, Insha’Allah which means “If God wills.”  I love that.  And so, I will end all ofContinue reading “366 Day Project-Day 282-Ojala”

 

Well, I’m doing it again.  I’m preparing for tomorrow when I rise early and join about 14,000 others on the streets of San Jose for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon.  Bags all packed and heading out, I’m ready to fly.  Ok, walk-jog, then.  But it doesn’t sound the same… I’ll be posting pics ofContinue reading “366 Day Project-Day 280-Fly”

I moved with family to San Jose when I was 19 and lived there for over 20 years before relocating to the Central Valley.  There are so many memories associated with that town, good and… not so good, but San Jose is still dear to my heart.  I’ll be returning this weekend to take partContinue reading “366 Day Project-Day 279-Do You Know The Way To San Jose”

Bond… James Bond.  {sighing while visualizing Daniel Craig in the role…} Where was I?  Oh, right.  Skyfall, the latest Bond film, opens worldwide on November 9th.  I can’t wait… {visualizing again…} Wha…?  Oh.  The theme song just released today, written and sung by Adele.   

R.B. Greaves died last Thursday.  He was 68.  Ok, I didn’t recognize the name either, but I remember his first song, Take A Letter Maria, when it came out in 1969 and went to #2 on the Billboard charts.  I remember singing along with this song and pretending I was Maria; well it was myContinue reading “366 Day Project-Day 277-Always Something There To Remind Me”