Tony Steidler-Dennison has Roadhouse #102 up at The Roadhouse Podcast. Check it out!
[tags]blues, Roadhouse Podcast[/tags]
MyBlogLog
Steve invited me to join MyBlogLog, which is a sort of social networking/stats site that looks like it could be interesting. At any rate, I joined, and you can view my profile and join yourself.
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A Perfect Proposal
YouTube is an amazing thing. It’s kind of like Wikipedia in that once you get sucked in, you can spend hours on the site.
I just found this video:
Which you have to admit is pretty cute. But this one made me tear up:
You can also view the cute follow-up about invitations.
Who can wait for the videos about their first baby?
[tags]Jeff, Natasha, wedding proposal, YouTube[/tags]
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Roadhouse #101
First of all, I have added a new feature to this blog. You can read my Musical Autobiography, and coming soon, My Life in Books. I was thinking about this after my recent trip to Memphis; at one point, I think the students engaged in an activity in which they shared their musical autobiographies, but I wasn’t present for that particular activity, and I guess I decided to share it.
Secondly, Roadhouse #101 is now available. You can learn more about this podcast at The Roadhouse 101.
You can listen here:
I think blogging beats paper journals in two major areas: it’s interactive, so folks who read what I write can talk back to me and interact with what I say; I can post music, pictures, and videos easily, which I can’t really do with a paper journal. It’s fun for me to be able to share music I like and videos I enjoyed easily. Thanks for visiting me.
[tags]blues, Roadhouse Podcast, blogging[/tags]
Junior Journey 2006
I posted this video to my education blog, but I realize not everyone who reads this blog reads that one, and I really wanted to share it. Our current seniors made this video following their junior trip — this is the same trip I just chaperoned for our current juniors. The video will give you a good idea of the things I saw and did on my own recent trip.
[tags]Memphis, Tennessee, Birmingham, Montgomery, Alabama, field trip, Civil Rights, rock and roll, blues, Elvis[/tags]
How Well Do You Know Me?
Let’s Stay Together
This song has been running through my head for days. I figure the least I can do is embed it in your consciousness as well.
Update: Are you able to get this to play, or does it just say “Buffering” forever? I can’t get it to play, but my Marc Cohn song plays just fine. If you try it, let me know the result.
Update 2: The song is playing for me now. Let me know if that is not the case for you.
[tags]Al Green, Let’s Stay Together[/tags]
Kelly Richey
While flipping channels in my hotel room in Memphis, I came across a blues guitarist I’d never heard of before. Her name is Kelly Richey, and she fronts the Kelly Richey Band. She has some serious chops. She was described once as “Stevie Ray Vaughan trapped in a woman’s body with Janis Joplin screaming to get out.” I’d say that’s about right, based on the show I saw. Now I’m determined to see her play live on her tour. She’ll be breezing through Marietta twice. You can listen to her as part of the Roadhouse podcast below (and for a while, in the left sidebar under “Listen”). As a bonus, you get to hear some other great blues you’ve never heard.
[tags]Kelly Richey, blues, guitar[/tags]
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Civil Rights and Rock and Roll Journey
I returned this afternoon from chaperoning a field trip through Montgomery and Birmingham, Alabama and Memphis, Tennessee. I am tired and have a lot to do to prepare for school tomorrow, but if you are interested in my trip, you can learn more at my education blog.
We had two medical problems — one student’s diabetic injection needles were misplaced and another broke his nose (a colleague and I took him to the ER), some stress, and a lot of fun.
We spent the bulk of our trip in Memphis. Our guide said that Memphis gets under your skin, and that once you visit, you can’t wait to go back. I think he was right. This was the theme of our trip:
[tags]Walking in Memphis, Marc Cohn[/tags]
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Freedom Writers
I reviewed the movie Freedom Writers, starring Hillary Swank, at my education blog.
[tags]Freedom Writers, Hilary Swank[/tags]