1.) The film, “Friends With Money” (Nicole Holofcener)
2.) The lyrics, “The more I see the less I know” (”Say Hey” Michael Franti)
3.) The book, “A Prayer for Owen Meany” (John Irving)
4.) The film, “Little Miss Sunshine” (Michael Arndt)
5.) The lyrics “That’s why it hurts so bad to hear the words that keep on falling from your mouth” (”Why” Annie Lennox)
6.) The book, “Simple Abundance, A Daybook of Comfort and Joy” (Sarah Ban Breathnach)
7.) The quote, “A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle” (Irina Dunn)
8.) The lyrics, “I mean to tell you all the things I’ve been thinking deep inside my friend (”Crush” Dave Matthews)
9.) The book, “Silence of the Lambs” (Thomas Harris)
10.) The quote, ” Why is it that when we talk to God we’re said to be praying, but when God talks to us we’re schizophrenic?” (Lily Tomlin)

I’m a scanner.  I scan the radio in the car, I channel surf the tv, and I surf the internet.  I blame Quiet Riot’s “Cum on Feel the Noize,” for my radio scanning habit.  Embarrassing, I know, but it’s oh so true.  My girlfriend and I would scan her clock radio trying to find that song.  Maybe we couldn’t afford “Metal Health” or even the single.  But I really think the thrill was stumbling upon it, cranking it up and dancing around her bedroom.  We’d sing, “Girls rock your boys, we’ll get wild, wild, wild.”  We got as wild as the little speaker in a clock radio allowed 14-year old girls to get. Continue Reading »

I searched through many Leroi Moore tribute videos on Youtube to share some of the magic I got to experience over the last twelve years. So many beautiful tributes and solos but the one video I chose to share with you is the one where I fell in love with the band. At Tuesday night’s concert, Dave Matthews told a story about LeRoi at a bar in Virginia where Roi played the most beautiful version of Somewhere Over The Rainbow. Dave said, “that was the day I fell in love with him. And I’m still in love with him.” I remember having a VHS tape of this Crossroads performance and watching it over and over and over again. I even remember taking it with me on several vacations. I know, at bit fanatical and that was before I attended 30 something shows. Please enjoy!

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I WAS the grand prize winner! (Read this.) I was informed by a strange call from KLOS, when the employee who told me it was time to pick up my tickets, added at the last minute, “By the way, you’re the grand prize winner, so you’ll actually be picking up 4 front row tickets.” Thrilled I knew I was in for an experience of a lifetime. I attended with just three girlfriends but many more in spirit. The Greek Theater was as beautiful as I remembered it. The last show I saw there was INXS with JD Fortune, however, I was reminded of shows from at least a decade or two earlier, Steely Dan, Santana, Sting and my very first concert, Duran Duran. Continue Reading »

I won tickets from 95.5 KLOS radio station yesterday. It all started on Tuesday when my friend emailed commanding me to listen for a chance to win Steely Dan or Santana tickets. Wednesday morning’s email said, “Today, they’re giving away Mellencamp tix.” It’s hard to focus on the radio when you’re supposed to be focused on work, so I mostly tried to win when I’d receive an email that screamed, “CALL NOW! One time I asked a friend to use my cell phone while I tried on my work phone. A co-worker asked us, “What are you doing?” I said, “Trying to win Melon Head tickets.” Continue Reading »

How old will Matthew be before I won’t worry about a full glass of liquid being too close to the edge of the table? By Wikipedia’s definition, he’s a “tween.” He is between the ages of eight and twelve and doesn’t quite understand how easily he could knock that glass over. He shuns the “kids’ menus,” insisting on eating adult portions in turn, skipping the safety of sippy cups for big glasses that threaten to spill. Today, however, he asked if we could rent “Finding Nemo,” at Blockbuster, a movie that he watched when he was five years old. Interestingly, he commented that I was just like Nemo’s father, “too protective.” Continue Reading »