I recently stumbled upon a jewel of a movie. Nominated for four Oscars - including Best Picture, Little Miss Sunshine is one of the best light-hearted movies of 2006. You will laugh, you will cry, you will cheer and jeer, and you’ll take away a likely identification with this family of unlikely, although lovable [...]

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I was listening to some Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds again tonight - Seek Up to be specific. The lyrics ring of the irony society has in material wealth, selfishness, and complacency in general. We recognize the plights of others, and realize it takes action to result in action. Yet, for the most [...]

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This year, Gary, Nick and myself spent New Year’s Eve in Manhattan, and had such an amazing, memorable time. We were down the street from Times Square; but were at the Beacon partying down (for the second year in a row. Hop over to Mule-A-Go-Go NYE for last year’s roundup) with Gov’t Mule and [...]

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Where’s the blasted boot to kick myself in the arse for not going to Warren’s Christmas Jam! I had an invite (and backstage access), and turned it down, seeing that I would be at Warren’s NYE Bash at the Beacon in a couple of weeks. All my favorite men were there, too - Warren, Dave, [...]

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