Brazil trip day 4: Eight comforters!
Today I did not have the constitution for much, and neither did the rest of my family or my sister Marnie’s new husband Yan. Originally a boat trip had been planned to visit the point where the Rio Negro and Rio Salimoes meet to form the Amazon, but given everyone’s exhaustion and hangovers, it was […]
Brazil trip day 3: The big day… and night!
What a day, what a night, what a morning! I was up yesterday around 7:30 – hair and makeup were scheduled to be at Marnie’s apartment by 8:00, but were (no surprise!) late. I had offered to be photographer for all the festivities, so once I had downloaded all the pictures from the memory card of […]
Brazil trip day 2: Power, or lack thereof.
It’s now about 11:30PM on my first full day in Manaus, Brazil, though I expect this will be posted much later than that due to less than optimal connectivity. This delay seems rather appropriate, as I’m quickly discovering that timeliness and schedules are not a priority in the local culture. In spite of the fact […]
Brazil trip day 1: Bem-vindos a Manaus!
I have arrived in Brazil! My journey here was only mildly arduous. The flight from Charlotte to Miami was mercifully short, as my seat neighbor was not the most pleasant company. I’ve never seen someone answer their cell phone, loudly, 30 seconds after the plane took off – the entire plane was staring at him […]
Black Lab (the band, not the dog), small words with large impacts, and forgotten influences.
I’m sitting in the Charlotte airport right now, waiting to get on a flight to Miami. From Miami I’ll be continuing on to Manaus, Brazil, for lovely sister Marnie’s wedding. I was informed that, since my itinerary was an international one, I should arrive 3 hours early. I made it through check-in and security in […]
A full-featured Moog synth for only .99¢?
So just over a month ago I moved to Moog City USA: Asheville, North Carolina. Asheville was home to Bob Moog, and is still home to Moog Music, whose headquarters is located downtown. At the end of this month the town will also host Moogfest, a 3-day music festival spanning 11 Asheville venues. So when […]
Eye Alaska fans rejoice at the emergence of Roy English!
So as I mentioned in my last post, I’ll be using this as a platform not to just talk about my music, but to share my thoughts on media & pop culture of all sorts. So here I go! About four years ago, I had the honor of seeing a young band called Eye Alaska […]
