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July 5, 2015

Of The Moment – and the Grateful Dead

Listening to the last night of the epic Grateful Dead farewell, three nights in Chicago, the Fare the Well Tour finale, My Dead moment, Festival Express, 1970, 4 secs of…..

5121
7 minutes read

May 13, 2015

Audiophilia – Disease or Blessing?

In the spring of 1974 I was 20 years old ,had just been laid off an extremely well paying, once in a lifetime  job and had pockets full of money. But…It looked…..

2025
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May 13, 2015

Neneh Cherry – Blank Project

Neneh Cherry – a post punk princess with a newish release (2014) but I just found it, so new to me! – “Blank Project” — she was a member of…..

1917
7 minutes read

April 11, 2015

Coffee with Coco: Salme Stories

Salme Stories: A Mother’s Journey Part 3 Reading further into my Mother, Salme’s journal I find I am captivated by this little round-cheeked darling. Her past helps me to discover so…..

1963
3 minutes read

February 25, 2015

Found Footage: Zappa on Allen

March 4th, 1964 – An unrecognizable Frank Zappa, in conservative suit and without his trademark moustache, plays the bicycle as an instrument on the Steve Allen show.

2237
6 minutes read

February 12, 2015

Coffee with Coco: Salme Stories

Salme Stories – A Mother’s Journey Part 2 There is such unrest in the air today. Isis. Plummeting oil prices. Crashing economies. Job losses. The ever-present causes and effects of homelessness…..

2207
8 minutes read

January 30, 2015

Coffee with Coco: Salme Stories

Salme Stories – A Mother’s Journey Part 1 When I was a little girl I remember my sisters and I getting ready for bed. We would be so excited to…..

1986
5 minutes read

January 23, 2015

Coffee with Coco: “This Morning”

This Morning It is 5 am and I am awake. Unusual for me not to remain sleeping until the sun peeks out from behind the lids of night. Sleep is…..

2009
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January 9, 2015

Coffee with Coco

Resolutions From My Soul There are so many articles about New Year’s Resolutions going around. I love it! It’s a tradition that reminds us of who we were and who we…..

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7 minutes read

December 29, 2014

Quickstart Guide for Cheap Ukuleles: Six Lessons for the Littlest Instrument

That. I want one of those.   My first ukulele didn’t turn me into George Harrison. It was cheap, plastic and orange and looked more like a toy than a…..