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The Decemberists - Valerie Plame

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

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This past week, I caught The Decemberists‘ show at The Orpheum here in Boston, and as usual, they did not disappoint. This was the 6th time I’ve seen them live, and they are so head and shoulders above any other live act I’ve ever seen, that to say they are a great live act doesn’t [...]

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Obama And Impromptu Parades

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

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Last night at about midnight, while Julie and I were watching Obama’s acceptance speech, we stopped and muted the sound, and both said “Do you hear that? It sounds like violins.” - it was. We looked outside of the window, and right beneath us, two floors down on the street, was a five piece string [...]

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Oh, We’re So Disarming Darling, Everything We Did Believe

Monday, December 24, 2007

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I’ve had this track from The National burned in my head all day long. I must have listened to it 10 times in a row on the way home tonight. This is damn near a perfect song. Great voice, fantastic lyrics, and just a hypnotic pace. My favorite song of the moment.

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Weekly Album. What Happened Edition

Monday, May 21, 2007

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As I am wont to do, I took on an idea that had legs for a while, and then derailed rather unceremoniously when I just ended up being distracted. My Album A Week idea made it a glorious 7 weeks and then stalled out. I think I just hit a stretch where I was excited [...]

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