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Tag Archives: Brenda Lee
Autumnal iPod Shuffle
Been a while since I’ve done one of these. I am working 3, 4 jobs and my writing career has morphed into a semi-regular schedule of work – expected and unexpected – but I will NEVER give up this blog. … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Hamilton, Bob Dylan, Brenda Lee, Carl Perkins, Charlie Rich, Chuck Berry, ELO, Elvis Costello, Elvis Presley, Eminem, Foo Fighters, Frank Sinatra, Glee, Green Day, Huey Lewis, Indigo Girls, Jerry Lee Lewis, Liz Phair, Marilyn Monroe, Mike Viola, Robbie Williams, Sam Cooke, shuffle, The Beatles, The Everly Brothers, Waylon Jennings
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Summer Shuffle
… over a two-week period where I never stopped running around. Still no sign of things slowing down. Out to LA on Thursday for only three days. A whirlwind. Here’s the music that’s been in my ears over the last … Continue reading
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Tagged Bo Diddley, Bob Dylan, Brenda Lee, Brendan Benson, Charlie Rich, Doris Day, Elvis Presley, Everclear, family, Foo Fighters, Green Day, Johnny Cash, Justin Timberlake, Lenny Kravitz, Link Wray, Little Richard, Mike Viola, Nirvana, Pat McCurdy, Queen, Ricky Nelson, Robbie Williams, Sam Cooke, Supernatural, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Waylon Jennings
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Blizzard iPod Shuffle
Our blizzard is melting, although mountains of hard ice still mark the land. But it’s so mild today that the melting snow outside sounds like it’s raining. The wind roared all Saturday, the snow pouring down in heavy horizontal waves. … Continue reading
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Tagged Alanis Morissette, Bleu, Brenda Lee, Brendan Benson, Britney Spears, Cliff Eberhardt, Dean Martin, Eddie Cochran, Elvis Presley, Eminem, Everclear, Glee, Jerry Lee Lewis, Link Wray, Little Richard, Madonna, Pat McCurdy, Pink, Ricky Nelson, shuffle, Sinéad O'Connor, The Beatles, The Everly Brothers, Tori Amos
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