This years 4th of July celebration was quite a bit more mellow than that of seasons past...and I think that is a nice change.  The past two years I've been in Boston for the 4th...sitting on the Mass. Ave. bridge, listening to the pops play an assortment of "patriotic" tracks--swigging water bottles filled with tasty "mixed" beverages ( Read more... )

Now that my Amy Winehouse concert dilemma is sort of solved...does anyone want to go to see The Puppini Sisters with me when they come to Boston?

Who are the Puppini Sisters? Ever see any movies set in the 30s and 40s...think WWII USO shows...or more recently, Christina Aguilera's "Candyman" video--that sort of girl group that sings really pretty ( Read more... )

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I feel like after not posting about my mom for so long, that I have all these pent up feelings inside of me. It's not like I haven't had outlets before--people to vent to...I have friends and family members who I can talk to about my Mom...of course there's my Dad. I don't know...my blog has always been the outlet that I've felt the most release ( Read more... )

Sweet home Chicago.

*sigh.

So I'm going to talk about something serious now.  A few years ago my mom was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.  This has been a very difficult thing to deal with in our family.  My mom is doing as well as can be expected, but seeing the slow mental and physical deterioration of your own mother is not ( Read more... )

It's 10 after 5:00 AM on a Saturday morning...and I'm STARVING. I just don't have anything in the house that I could eat...well...that I feel like eating.  My major concern was waking up on time, as I was nearly late twice and late once this past week.  While I don't really have a good excuse, my air conditioner is loud and drowns out the sound of ( Read more... )

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So...Vanessa Carlton has a new album coming out in October. I'm rather excited about it.  She says it's "uplifting" so hopefully that means more uptempo. I haven't heard the first single yet, "Nolita Fairytale" but there are clips floating about. Anyone hear it? Can't wait for October 9th!  Here's the article from BILLBOARD.COM.

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She's touring in the fall...skipping Boston however. I'm thinking of going to either NYC, Philly or Chicago...anyone want to join me? Here's the Billboard.com article. This of course is all preliminary...I don't know if it will actually work out but I'd love to go!

Winehouse, Nutini Team For September Shows

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