It’s taken me an embarrassingly long time to get my Orlando Calling post up. At this rate, they’ll be selling tickets to the next one. I thought about not blogging about it but then I remembered my No. 1 rule of why I blog — to help me remember things I really want to remember….
Mom's Music Picks
March to Your Own Beat
Life is really unfair sometimes. Four days ago, my dear, sweet former intern Lauren lost the love of her life, Alex. He and a friend were killed in a car accident Thursday evening. He was just 23 years old, and he and Lauren had been married for just nine months, exchanging vows in a beautiful…
The House Is Alive (With the Sound of Music)
One of the best wedding gifts we got five years ago was a record player. We love it and love to collect old and new records. We’re lucky to have two really great record stores near our house, but one of my favorite places to pick up records is yard sales. When my pal Missy…
The Airborne Toxic Event
By now, you already know that I LOVE music. One of the best things about Pandora is finding new bands, and I fight the urge to buy everything I like on iTunes. But I’ve still found the absolute best way to find new music is through friends. DadJovi’s friend introduced me to Wilco, my favorite…
Bon Jovi, Come to Momma(Jovi)
In the same way you knew from the beginning of my Tina Fey book review that it was going to be positive, here’s a spoiler alert for my Bon Jovi concert review — LOVED IT! It’s been years since I’ve seen the boys from Jersey in concert, and I’m ashamed to admit that I almost…