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Religious rock stars…
I was very sad to hear about the tragic violence that happened at the Boston Marathon yesterday. It seems that April is the cruelest and craziest month for some people. This week, in particular, seems to be when certain people lose their minds and go on violent rampages. My thoughts and prayers are with those who have been directly affected by this act of terrorism. Peace be with you.
I was recently reminded of a brief […]
American Idol Season 12: Cutting Down To 5
Finally. We’re done paying the Lazaro tax.
Before we get to how the elimination went down, there were two fun Idol alumni performances.
Who rocked the stage?
Scotty McCreery as “The Boy Next Door” performed first. I think Phillip Phillips’ success was helped by McCreery’s win from the previous year.
McCreery’s boyish charm makes him easily likable. He performed See You Tonight and had the teenage girls screaming.
Kelly Clarkson performed People Like Us. I’m adding the video […]
Irish balladeer extraordinaire, Christy Moore, and the power of mix tapes!
I first found Christy Moore in 1996, when a friend sent me a mix tape…
Remember mix tapes? I grew up with them. Okay, actually I grew up taping songs off the radio, but sometime in college, I was introduced to the mix tape phenomenon when I worked at a summer camp. A British friend of mine made me my very first mix tape with some excellent songs on it by artists I […]