A while back, Mike emailed me alink to an all female Led Zeppelin tribute band called Lez Zeppelin. I went to the web site and found that they were playing the Hungry Tiger Cafe in Manchester. We decided to check em out. One Word: WOW. An absolute must-see!! Even if you don't like the mighty Zep, you gotta see them!! And to boot, I picked up a Lez Zeppelin T-Shirt as well...

We walked in during one of the opening acts, Mac-Talla Mo'r, a Celtic/fusion/jazz band. Another amazing band. They sound like a combination of traditional Celtic music mixed in with Jethro Tull with a danceable rythym section thrown in for good measure. It seems they play the area rather frequently, and I'll likely be checking them out again soon.

These are 2 bands that I'll be permalinking on this page for sure.....

OK, I know. I don't write here nearly as much as I used to. Who really wants to hear my incessant whining anyway? But seriously, nothing much new going on here. Work, eat sleep, Delilah..it just keeps going on and on....

Oh, my dear little Del turned 7 last month, can you believe it?? It seems that just yesterday, she was this little infant. Time flies, I guess!!!!!

Not much new to report here. The Northeast is finally seeing some weather that is actually ABOVE freezing. That's good. I'm sick of winter, let's get on with Spring already.....

One link for you today- NewsFly.Org- a great news/info launch site. Enjoy!

Yes, this is just a post to let you all know that I'm still alive over here. I've been really busy with work, the holidays, and to top it off, my computer got attacked by a virus and I had to reload EVERYTHING on it. Hopefully, I'll post more in the near future...

I picked up the Ray Charles CD "Genius Loves Company" at work today. Aside from selling coffee related stuff, Starbucks also picked up the Hear Music catalog and features selections for sale at their stores.

Ray's CD of duets was recoorded in the last year of his life, and features excellent collaborations with a variety of artists. I had heard selections in the stores and on WEHM, and so far my favorites were "Here We Go Again" with Norah Jones and "Crazy Love" with Van Morrison. After hearing the CD, I don't think there's a single song that I don't like on it. This CD comes highly recommended by me!!!

Finally...a quiet weekend to myself!!

I got some serious house work done though....the apartment needed it bad.
But more than that, I need some me time to rejuvenate. So, between errands and grocery shopping, I made a stop at Pier One (one of my favorite little spots). Picked up some candles for the apartment. The only downfall was that annoying Holiday music. I mean, damn, I'll be sick of this stuff BEFORE Thanksgiving this year....

I went over Beth's last night, and we happened to catch Austin City Limits on PBS. They had a great show, featuring The Polyphonic Spree (they're taking a while to grow on me, I still think they're WAY over the top) and Ozomatli (who we both loved.) I'd heard Ozomatli's (Who Discovered)America on WRNX before and loved their live version. They closed their portion of the progam with a Drum Circle Jam. Right up my alley!!!

I picked up a great CD when I was working in Albany yeaterday. "World Groove" on Putumayo World Music. Great tunes, and it came with a bonus CD, "Putumayo Groove Sampler" I love listening to new and different music from all over, so these 2 CD's are a great addition to my collection. If you like this kind of music, I definately suggest giving it a listen.

Is it me, or has everytone started with the Holiday decorations and music WAY early this year. Starbucks started with their Holiday blitz this week. If I hear "Sleigh Ride" one more time.......It's only Novenber 12, and I'm sick of it allready.

I finally had to get out the Winter jacket last night. Yikes. Leaving the house at 5:10 this morning it was 24 degrees. Every year, I start to dread mid to late November more and more. Welcome to the dark time of the year, folks.

If you're wondering where all the pictures on my blog went, don't worry, it's not you. The site that I use to host the pictures (and my RadioBlog) seems to be either slow to respond lately, or as of today- down!

Why don't we just drag this fucking Iraq thing on a little longer? Bush is such a weenie, he dosent have to guts to commit to any military action in Fallujah before the election. Instead of saying what he intends to do with Iraq, he builds up a smokescreen with the fucking Gay Marriage thing. Asshole.

Four More Years. Oh shit....
George W. Bush is not MY President....

Happy Halloween!!!!!

and to think that I almost forgot!!!!

Ahh, yes....I remembered to change my clocks back an hour. Did you? What did I do with my extra hour? I changed some of the links on my blog!!! I kind of like the quiet and solitude of an early Sunday morning anyway. Time to throw on a pot of coffee....

RED SOX 2004 WORLD SERIES CHAMPS

I just cant get the fucking smile off my face. And I want to gloat.
Not only did we come back from a 3-0 deficit in the ALCS vs the Yankees, but we went on to SWEEP THE SERIES!!!!!! Way to go BoSox!!!!!!!

I finally got around to getting one of my favorite movies on DVD Today, Stand By Me. Im my eyes, it's a timeless classic. Great character development, great acting, and great direction from one of my favorite directors, Rob Reiner. And of course, do I even need to mention Stephen King?? If you haven't seen this one in a while, definately do so again.

Lots of stuff going on lately. I haven't had the time or energy to blog lately. Great news in that the Red Sox defeated the Yankees to move on the the World Series in the first time since 1986. Delilah and I were rooting for opposing teams (for some reason, she's a Yankees fan). Now that the Red Sox are playing the Cardinals, Del has agreed to root for the Sox with me!! She's such a sweetie...

I bought the coolest bunch of stamps today....I just love clouds!!! Click on the image for a larger, interactive view of all the stamps.

Downtown Middletown suffered another great loss recently. Tom and I decidedc to go to dinner this evening at Mamoun's Falafel only to find out they have CLOSED. So now, to get my Mamoun's fix, I have to go to New Haven (or to Albany when I'm working there).

This is the second great loss in the last few months on Main street. One of my other favorite eateries in downtown Middletown, Ruby's Deli closed earlier this year. Rumour has it that both establishments fell victim to the same landlord refusing the renew their leases. Bastards!!!!!

RIP Mamoun's....

WHAT IS IT?

What is that thing that creates attraction between 2 people?? You know the feeling...you've got butterflies whenever you think about someone. And you're thinking about them all of the time!!! I guess it's what's called "that feeling." as in "Ive got that feeling again".

But WHAT IS IT?

Why does someone feel attraction to one person and not to someone else. They may be both equally nice, fun, attractive, or sexy. But still one person makes you all crazy and another does not. Is there some special psychic connection?? Igiess it's what people call "attraction."

This creates a conumdrum. You have to let one person know that while you still like them, you don't quite like them "that way." Hell, I've been on the recipient end of that enough. However, you want to tell this person without hurting them too badly. I've been hurt before...I know what it does to someones's heart and mind.

This is the first time in my 37 years on this planet that I've had this particular situation. 2 women who I have been dating both told me that they like me ALOT. Now, I have to tell someone how I feel. I just want to do it without hurting anyone.