Rolling Stone started mysteriously appearing in my mailbox a few months ago. As did Redbook. I didn't order either of them, so I don't know why they are being sent... I subscribed to Rolling Stone in my twenties, when I was more into music. When my favorite bands were in their heyday. Reading it... Continue Reading →
Time for a New Mixtape, Part 2
So, I need to finish my mixtape that I can play when I am waxing nostalgic about my 20s. I brought out my book of concert ticket stubs and tallied which bands I saw the most between the years of 1998 and 2005. The results are: 1. Guster: 10 shows I discovered Guster when they... Continue Reading →
Time for a New Mixtape, Part 1
I saw the band Travis in concert recently. As I sang along and bopped to favorite songs such as "Driftwood" and "Sing," I felt about 10 years younger. I was transported to a time when I was a carefree 20-something with my whole life ahead of me. I have seen Travis in concert before,... Continue Reading →
The Wild West and the 1980s
I've closed out the ninth annual birthday list with a film about the Wild West and a meal at an '80s-themed diner. The other night I watched Stagecoach (#63 in AFI's Top 100 Movie List). I became cast under the spell of a fella named John Wayne. Where has he been all my life?... Continue Reading →
Yorkshire
OK, that's it. The universe is calling me back to Yorkshire. Where's Yorkshire? Take a wild guess. Yes, England. The county of Yorkshire is where my lifelong obsession with England began. Having been afflicted with a chronic case of travel bug at the tender age of 17, I knew I'd have to study abroad... Continue Reading →
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