Tag Archives: Clancy Brothers

iPod Shuffle, take me away

Posted on April 20, 2010 by sheila

I walked all over the city yesterday on my various errands and also wandered through Central Park, because it was a beautiful day and I had 3 hours to kill, and all was right with the world. I didn’t listen … Continue reading →

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iPod shuffle

Posted on August 16, 2009 by sheila

Long long drive today. I’m starting to be able to listen to music again. Thank God, because I needed my iPod on this drive today where I barely was able to go over 40 miles an hour for four straight … Continue reading →

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Sunday morning iPod shuffle

Posted on May 10, 2009 by sheila

I am busy: 1. actually being okay with being a bit of a headcase … it’s so relaxing … God … because why? because I am also 2. feeling taken care of … someone is taking care … wow. 3. … Continue reading →

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Another iPod shuffle? Why not. I’m restless.

Posted on November 10, 2008 by sheila

I had a 4 hour drive today. The shuffle is preserved on the iPod. Hope is happy I am home. She is lying on my pillow, passive-aggressively faced away from me, to show she’s not TOO happy to see me. … Continue reading →

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Where I Come From: Music, TV, Movies

Posted on May 7, 2008 by sheila

A collage of childhood. And then came …. … and everything changed. In my memory it changed overnight. No longer was I interested in bowl-cut Lance Kerwin, struggling against the school bully. No longer was I interested in the problems … Continue reading →

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R.I.P., Dear Tommy Makem

Posted on August 2, 2007 by sheila

Dear Tommy Makem: Your voice basically WAS my childhood. I still listen to those old Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem albums, and it’s always the oddest feeling, a mixture of present/past. Am I a child? Are these records playing on … Continue reading →

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Incongruous iPod shuffle

Posted on February 21, 2007 by sheila

iPod shuffle hilarity. Just for fun, I took down note of the songs that came up today on “shuffle”. It’s too funny – as I was writing this crap down to share on the blog (because it’s fun, and because … Continue reading →

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iPod Shuffle …this post will be updated continuously … as long as I find it interesting …

Posted on November 8, 2006 by sheila

I moved this comment up from below the jump, because I think it’s good to start with: I know I’m being so boring in this post – but to quote Rachel Lucas (where the heck did that girl go?) or … Continue reading →

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