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Henry Rollins in Fredericton
Posted in: NarrativeWhen I lived in metropolis of Washington DC in my younger days, I passed on lots of shows and events for all kinds of reasons. Perhaps I was too cool – highly doubtful. Maybe I had better things to do. Also highly doubtful. Lack of funds? Safer bet. Be that as it may, one person…
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The Travel Playlist
Posted in: MusicI recently took a family vacation to California and in addition to packing and making sure everyone’s assorted stuffed animals were in tow, I did the most important thing; stock the iPod with music. This will be boring to some (most?) but to music geeks like me it’s a big deal, especially when you consider…
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Ring ring.
Posted in: Lost & FoundThe ringing. It’s always there, the ringing. Drown out the ringing. Ignore the ringing. Mute the ringing. I can hear the ringing around the corners. Under the cracks, the ringing. I can see it in the dark. Droning. Drowning. Ringing. Sometimes it’s way down the hallway. Distant. Tiny. Somedays it rattles the teeth in my…
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I just saw Led Zeppelin.
Posted in: MusicWell, the next best thing actually. Kiers Marketing where I work sponsored the Classic Albums Live show at The Fredericton Playhouse tonight so I got to go for free. For the uninitiated, this is a group of guys who travel around performing classic rock records in their entirety, note for note. Tonight’s platter du jour…
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Taking The 100 Thing Challenge.
I recently finished the book The 100 Thing Challenge in which it’s author, Dave Bruno, attempts to live for a year with only 100 personal items. He did this in response his fatigue with what he called ‘American Style Consumerisim‘ and in an effort to simplify his life and make more room for the important things.…