Originally posted by twbasketcase at Mississippi Personhood Amendment
Originally posted by gabrielleabelle at Mississippi Personhood Amendment
Okay, so I don't usually do this, but this is an issue near and dear to me and this is getting very little no attention in the mainstream media.

Mississippi is voting on November 8th on whether to pass Amendment 26, the "Personhood ( Read more... )

When you're a kid, preparation for playing live is usually somewhat fussy - you have to get dressed up, and there's waiting, and nervousness, and WOW BANG YOU'RE IN FRONT OF PEOPLE PLAYING and then, if things go well, there's cake ( Read more... )

Tonight I record the music for a friend's 15-minute short film ( Read more... )

We thought about having leftovers from yesterday's excellent dinner, but realized we had fresh leeks and potatoes, so soup it is. Comfort food for days ( Read more... )

I recently received a book of music containing scores for several pieces of music I like very much. One of them is an Edward Gerhard piece called "5 to 99," which is an interesting piece with echoes of Skip James ( Read more... )

The head of Pat Metheny's "Missouri Uncompromised" is a *lot* more difficult than it sounds. It's going to require a re-read of the melody with the fingerings and the picking technique in mind. There are definitely a couple of pick-sweeps in the first couple of bars, and another in the last bar before the top ( Read more... )

Car's wrecked - got rear-ended on 101 by a knucklehead who wasn't paying attention, skidded 75-100 feet before shortening the trunk of the car. F=MA in action.

The car, while reliable as could be, wasn't worth much, and I guess we wind up with a new car payment, which I really didn't want.

It seems inequitable, but it appears to be How Things

This weekend, the new town plaza opened downtown.  It's been fun - the first day was full of fine speeches and good music, organized by local singer-songwriter Michael McNevin.   Saturday's music started at 10am and continued through the day, with some excellent local singer-songwriters.   The day ended with a set from Bay Area old-time and ( Read more... )

( mundane is not all bad... )

In memory of family and friends who have lost the battle with cancer; and in support of the ones who continue to conquer it!

Post this on your LJ if you know someone who has or had cancer.

Here's to the survivors, who soldier on, and to those whom cancer has claimed.