Music, Movies, and Some Books Iris DeMent, Last night I had .the house all to myself. Well, me, twelve cats and two dogs. But what I mean is, no hubby or teen home, so more to the point, I had the television remote all to myself. I've been wanting to rewatch it again for awhile, so I popped in our DVD of Paris Je 'Taime.".".). If you haven't seen this movie, it's great. Directors from around the world were invited to make a five minute love story, each one who participated picked a different section of the city. I loved.

Friday Open Thread Friday Open Thread Posted July 4, 2008 by Kevin Categories: Discussion, Open Thread Happy Independence Day! In the spirit of the holiday, Leeann and I have published reviews of two recent patriotic singles.    Check out her take on Phil Stacey's ?Old Glory? and mine.Donna Fargo's ?We Can Do Better in America? both right below this open thread. Singles by both a legend and a new artist on the same theme going to radio helps illustrate how country music has a long history and associati. concert.

Iris Dement at Cat's Cradle June 28 - A Short Review and Set List My daughter Heather and I enjoyed a Saturday evening Iris Dement concert at Cat's Cradle in Chapel Hill/Carrboro NC. Cat's Cradle is a good venue for Iris and her music ? very intimate and good sound quality. It was jam packed. Compared to when Heather and I saw her two years ago, Iris seemed more confident, more relaxed, and less fragile (though that fragility added something special to the show two years ago). She did not play as many of her older songs this time.During the show she said. Iris DeMent tickets.

Daily Downloads (Paper Route, Gazelle, and more) ".White Lotus.".".The First Rays.".".Sugar.".".Tonight's the Night.". live.

"Born with wings and a fear of heights."* Iris DeMent concert tickets, ".".Or so sayeth author and priest William Ralph Inge. Geoff Baker has posted a new song entitled.".Not To Worry.".Anything Geoff writes has my full attention. And with a title like that, well, I just trust that he's going to speak to my heart of hearts as his songs so often do.".Worry.".may as well be my middle name, but I promise that I don't lose sight of the good that I have so close to me at all times. I think of my ever-loyal wife.

Does Anyone Know Where This Is? Today, June 26, is the 19 year anniversary of my father's death at age 59, in 1989, just before we moved here. So I've been thinking about him a lot today as I always do on this date. This is a picture of my grandmother Mary Sue Gillespie (Nanny), my grandfather, Curtis Claunch Gillespie (known in the extended family.".Brother.".), and my dad, Curtis Claunch Gillespie, Jr (known in the extended family.".Sonny.".and.".Daddy.".This was one of my attempts at scanning (before I really knew . music.

25 Concerts I really should quit doing memes and photo/pencasts and things and write a proper post, especially since Courtney recently described me as a ?marvelous, brilliant writer? (I won't argue with her, because, well, it takes one to know one, right?), and then she told everyone if they're not reading my blog, they should begin immediately. So, people are going to come over here from her place, find nothing but memes and photos, and think poor Court has lost her mind (something I definitely don't want. Tickets.

Let's Invite Them Over: John Prine and Iris Dement This is from In Spite of Ourselves, a collection of duets released in 1999. We're Not the Jet Set which I've played a couple of times is also from this album. This isn't your typical Prine album, but that doesn't matter as these . Iris DeMent tour tickets.

Wasteland of the Free Donna at Just Me has posted the words to a song that I found very powerful (the words, not necessary the singing of it). It's called Wasteland of the Free by Iris Dement and it is a good reflection of how I feel about things in the U.S. much of the time. Take a look. Iris DeMent ticket broker.

Happy trails! We're roadtripping to Fourth Street Fantasy Convention, so I may blog every day, or I may not blog for a couple of weeks. Should it be a while before I return here, a few things: An online friend in a position that makes discretion seem the better part of valor said I could quote this without giving credit.". Tickets for Iris DeMent.