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First off, for my fellow geeks, behold...

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I was exposed to a wonderful musical over the weekend called "The Light In the Piazza", and while I'm not a musical person, there was something so beautiful and lush about the lyrics and music that I was won over instantly. One song I was really struck by was called "The Beauty Is". I just felt moved to share it.

These are very popular, in Italy.
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...then there used to be a tradition where some cats would hop up in this piece. Let's see if we can dig one up...

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In which our fearless Idol's hometown attempts to live up to the reputation of it's native son. Check out all of the gory details over at PopMusicNotes.

Alright...I know I haven't been around here much for multiple reasons, but with Idol starting up, I do need to make sure all y'all are staying in the loop. Check out entry #1 over at PopMusicNotes, and please feel free to leave a comment if you are moved to do so. Danke!

[BTW...personal update coming this evening.]

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Well, I'm in Kentucky at the moment.  Sorry for the lack of updates, but I really haven't had the motivation to post.  Bizarre, because I HAVE had the motivation to post at Pop Music Notes.  It has been a good trip, though.  I've reconnected with friends, I have eaten AMAZING food, and I've enjoyed perfect weather for all three days here.  The ( Read more... )

If it's Friday, it must be time for another edition of the Friday Random 10 ( Read more... )

The most worthy seven minutes of TV I've watched all year...

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