Memphis mojo
“The use of traveling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.” Samuel Johnson Maybe it was three years ago when I took my newspaper...
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“Blues is easy to play but hard to feel.” ~ Jimi Hendrix What do I know about Jimi Hendrix? What do I know about playing the blues? The truth? Nothing. Not really. But I do know how to feel the blues....
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When I lost my mother on March 25, I fell into a state of numbness. As much as I tried to function in this fast-paced world, I couldn’t keep up. I fell further and further behind. I managed to do my...
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Ten seconds. Pick a movie that could be the story of your life. Mine? Adventures in Babysitting, starring Elisabeth Shue. If you haven’t seen this movie, don’t rent it. Buy it. I hear there’s a remake...
View ArticleSound Track of My Life
Welcome to today’s totally self-indulgent blog. Should I become uber famous and “they” make a movie of my life, I want to make sure “they” get the songs right. Here goes–sixteen songs that define my...
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