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on the turntable: clapton/winwood
There couldn’t be a better way to start the summer than with Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood. Their latest duo album, Live From Madison Square, exceeds everything I expected from the two rock legends. It’s 21 tunes that’ll take you all … Continue reading
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a diamond shines in charlotte
A Diamond Shines in Charlotte. It was a very bright night. We had great parking in uptown Charlotte, fantastic seats at the Time Warner Arena, and an incredibly entertaining show that I won’t soon forget: Neil Diamond, center-stage … Continue reading
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james taylor–a legend in his own right
As a delayed 50th birthday celebration/gift, my daughters took me out last night to see James Taylor in concert (Charlotte NC). I can’t remember just how many times I’ve seen JT in concert altogether ( as many as I could … Continue reading
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RAINER MARIA RILKE New POEMS A Bilingual Edition Translated by Stephen Cohn Northwestern University Press, 1998 The Heart of the Rose Where is the outwardness to what lies here, within? Whose wound was ever dressed, bandaged in such fine linen? … Continue reading
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100 Great Poems of the Twentieth Century Edited by Mark Strand W. W. Norton & Company (June 27, 2005)
Interview with Anne Rice
See Jamie Arpin-Ricci’s interview with Anne Rice on A Living Alternative blog. It’s quite good.
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When the Diagnosis is Multiple Sclerosis: Help, Hope and Insights from an Affected Physician Kym Orsetti Furney, M.D. Praeger Publishers, December 2007 This morning, I read an article on the Charlotte Observer website about Dr. Kym Furney’s new book,When the Diagnosis … Continue reading
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Unaccustomed Earth Jhumpa Lahiri Knopf, available 1 April 2008 I had a note in my inbox this morning from a fellow disclaimer about Jhumpa Lahiri: Hi, everyone! I hope that you all had a wonderful Easter weekend. I just wanted … Continue reading
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A New Earth, Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose Eckhart Tolle Penguin, 2008 There are only five people (other than myself) who I trust to choose my books for me. Oprah isn’t one of them, but I’ve heard about this Oprah book for … Continue reading
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The Septembers of Shiraz Dalia Sofer Harper Collins 2007 I’m in four chapters deep and very impressed.
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Anne Rice & Christ the Lord, The Road to Cana
Christ the Lord, The Road to Cana by Anne Rice Published by Alfred A. Knopf Released 4 March 2008 Christ the Lord, The Road to Cana is a meditation: It is a journey through a forbidden grove, a desert, and a … Continue reading
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Michael McDonald Soul Speak Motown Released March 4, 2008 I have always connected with Michael McDonald’s one-of-a-kind, woo-me-into-the-night soulful voice. Play me a hundred voices, and I can tell you right away which one is McDonald’s. Maybe that’s because I’ve … Continue reading
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CHRIST THE LORD, THE ROAD TO CANA ANNE RICE Knopf Released: March 4, 2008 This book is going to be my weekend. Maybe I will write an actual review this time. For sure I will be up for book talking… Is … Continue reading
on the lonely night table
For the sufferers of post-Valentines Day empty mailbox syndrome, I highly recommend these two helpful books: Kiss Off: Poems to Set You Free Elizabeth Ash Vélez and Mary D. Esselman, Warner Books, 2003 Publisher Comments: Who says you have to … Continue reading
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Staying Alive, Real Poems for Unreal Times, Edited by Neil Astley; published in the USA by Miramax, 2003 and in the UK by Bloodaxe Books, 2002. This is my second Bloodaxe edition and I am completely sold on this British publishing house. … Continue reading
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Long Road Out of Eden, The Eagles, released November 2007 OK. I like it. Take away a couple of the songs and I would love. Most of the two-disc, twenty-tune release does a pretty good job of taking me back to Hotel … Continue reading
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