Monday, August 29, 2011 - Fav Songs RIGHT NOW

Friendly Fires: 
Track- Pull me back to Earth 
by these guys

 

 

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Little Dragon:
Track- Ritual Union 
by this Quartet

 

Friday, August 26, 2011

Thinking of the evacuations on the Eastern Coast of the United States in preparedness of hurricane, Irene, hitting landfall today + tomorrow- I've been thinking of the places I've been.

I need to put the list down so I can continue to explore the places I haven't been! This list consists of the general areas I have been before the age of 25 (celebrated my 25th while in Berlin).

For the United States:

Washington-Oregon-California-Nevada-Arizona-New Mexico-Utah-Colorado-Idaho-Montana-North Dakota-Minnesota-Kansas-Louisiana-Arkansas-Missouri-Illinois-Wisconsin-Michigan-Indiana-Kentucky-Tennessee-Mississippi-Alabama-Florida-Georgia-North Carolina-West Virginia-Ohio-Pennsylvania-New York-New Hampshire-Maine-Massachusetts-Conneticut-New Jersey
=36 States

For the world:

Canada-Mexico-Bahamas-Spain-England-Belgium-Netherlands-Germany
=8 Countries

That leaves:

Texas-Wyoming-South Dakota-Virginia-Vermont-Rhode Island-Delaware-Maryland-Hawaii-Alaska-Washington D.C. & the rest of the World!

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

                         

My Parents

(yes, my father is that handsome and my mother is that beautiful)

Friday, August 19, 2011

Events in History for Friday 19th August 2011:

1955 - US raises import duty on bicycles 50%
1967 - Beatles' "All You Need is Love," single goes #1
1973 - Kris Kristofferson weds Rita Coolidge
1988 - Iran-Iraq begin a cease-fire in their 8-year-old war (11 PM EDT)
1993 - Dow Jones hits record high of 3612.13
2010 - Operation Iraqi Freedom ends, with the last of the United States brigade combat teams crossing the border to Kuwait. (ad lib; really?)

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Elvis. Elvis Presley. Elvis Aaron Presley. He died 34 years ago, yesterday. Funny thing because that's exactly how old I am. It would be more fun to write about his birth rather than death but I've convinced myself that any news on "the King" is worthy of report!

His twin brother died of a still birth and was born approx. 35 mins. before Elvis. I see how that could potentially make one a force, as I too, am a twin. Luckily, we both survived our own premature 19 minutes apart birth.

Back to Elvis! He recorded in Memphis at Sun Records and built the famed Graceland mansion there. It's a splendid place with grounds and diverse interior- I've been there twice. Once with an audio tour, the other without. A tour of Sun Records is a worthy trip as well- music buffs well know that Sun Studios and Stax Records are a kind of holy grail. I went there when I was 21 & 23.

Sun Studios + Stax Records Logos are;

(Note: I had T-shirts for both but got stolen out of my car in 2000 while in San Francisco on a cross country road trip- darn!)

Elvis.

Graceland, Memphis, TN USA

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Nothing says American Summer like a Baseball game!! LA Dodgers Vs. Houston Astros on Sunday, August 14th, with old friends. A mid day, 1pm game that went by quick, inning to inning with lots of action and no down time. Just the way I like my Baseball.

Dodgers Stadium day of Game
(Astros don't draw the big crowd these days)

....and the Pitch!

Clayton Kershaw; #22; Starting Pitcher; Los Angeles Dodgers

Kershaw Bobblehead day! Dog & Coke with price of ticket! Great idea Chris + Liz!

Start of Game + 7th Inning, Actress Loretta Devine, sings National Anthem & God Bless America at Dodger Stadium

Friday, August 12, 2011

My friend, Nick Harvill, recently moved to San Francisco. Just before leaving, we were able to grab breakfast a few days before. He has a great eye for vintage books and a flair for finding intriguing titles. He's a coveted bookseller.

His genres range in Architecture - Biography - Travel - Society - Fiction -Interior Design - Art & Fashion. Find Nick online and sign up for his fun catalogue. His curitorial philosophy is smart.

http://www.nickharvilllibraries.com/











Very well accomplished in his career, here are a few of my choice favorites from his collection. Only to name a few:

Books are here to stay!!!