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STL Local Music: Kentucky Knife Fight

Let’s face it – The stress of these super-close World Series games is a lot to handle this week. Wouldn’t it feel good to get out on Friday night for some good, hard, live rock music? If I still lived in Missouri, I’d be at Off Broadway on Friday night to see Kentucky Knife Fight.
I [...]

October 20th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Music, St. Louis | Leave a comment

Moving Away Playlist

I love music.
I’m moving away.
I’ll have 15+ hours in a U-Haul to listen to music while my loyal sidekick (Rosie) sleeps beside me.
I need music for the drive.
This is where you can help.
Leave me a comment with the song or songs that you think I need to have on my playlist for driving across Kansas, [...]

August 12th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: CO, mo, Music | 10 comments

Grace in Small Things (GiST): 3/7/2011

Some of the little things I’m happy are part of my life this week:
1. Friends who hold me accountable for reaching my potential.
2. Running again post-injury, even if I’m still not 100%
3. Hot tea.
4. The music of Nina Simone. And Bob Seger. And so many other artists.
5. Mail. The paper kind that comes via a [...]

March 7th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Appreciating Friends and Family, GiST, Missouri | Leave a comment

Searching

Music is, without question, my first love.  I loved music before I loved boys. I loved music before I had a best girl friend. I loved music before I came to terms with God. There nothing that comes closer to reflecting the depths of me than certain songs, albums, and artists.
Tonight a friend in New [...]

May 4th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Music, NYC | One comment

Vintage Vinyl Records

In the days before the internet, when a small town girl was forced to drive 70 miles to buy any album that wasn’t mainstream, Vintage Vinyl was where I went.
In 2009, when a small town girl who’s heart is a Brooklynite is aching for a sense of connection to St. Louis and is longing for some [...]

November 14th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Missouri, Music, St. Louis | One comment

Making St. Louis Home

Today I went to a festival, where I wandered, wearing my red white and black cowboy boots.
I wandered, taking pictures, allowing my mind to wander, too.
I ate festival foods, and I felt the warm sun bring freckles to the surface of my cheeks. I met with old friends, and I paid way too much for [...]

October 25th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Embracing Change, Looking Forward, Missouri, My Amazing Boots, St. Louis | Leave a comment