Category Archives: Listening

National Symphony Orchestra

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Frog

We went to Wolf Trap last night with a friend to see the NSO perform Pictures at an Exhibition and Carmina Burana. The draw for us was Carmina Burana. You know this piece if you’ve ever seen The Exorcist. We … Continue reading →

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Really excited about this

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Frog

I got this in the mail today. You know how sometimes you are struck by music you’ve known for years and then you realize you don’t have a copy of any of her work? That situation has been rectified.

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Heard about her on NPR this afternoon

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Frog

I look forward to listening to NPR in the car. Sometimes, I have to turn it off if the news is BAD, BAD, BAD. It was like that a few weeks ago. I switched over to loud rock and roll. … Continue reading →

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Music, Friends, Food (not in that order)

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Frog

We went to the Lyle Lovett concert last night with some friends. But, first we met at Pasture and I finally had a burger there. Sweet Molly it was divine. I don’t eat many hamburgers these days so when I … Continue reading →

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The wisdom of Stevie Nicks

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Frog

From an interview with Stevie Nicks at SXSW: Nicks: It worked. It always worked. So, our boys never went anywhere without us. And we were always invited to the party. But it was because we demanded that from the very … Continue reading →

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Getting into the Swing

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Frog

During the time I was laid off and I was finishing school, we decided it was time to make a big change in our lives. We had so much fun in the small town where the graduate school was located … Continue reading →

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Somewhere down the crazy river

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Frog

We went for a walk today along the river. You knew Richmond was at the fall line of the James River right? We saw the city from south of the river: I told the better-half that that’s about as far … Continue reading →

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Music for your Thursday Morning

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Frog

We got this album the other day…yeah, we still buy CDs. Love this song:

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Sometimes you’re the windshield

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Frog

This morning: 1) I went downstairs and found the vase of roses tipped over on the kitchen table. Water on the floor and a notebook ruined (Lucy). 2) The better-half was packing up his laptop to head to a client … Continue reading →

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Foot stomping

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Frog

I’ve been in an Americana, roots mood lately. Here’s a band I found out about today: And, one that I’ve liked for a few weeks now: Don’t be afraid if you start jumping around.

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