This one goes out to anyone who was at my high school graduation. Last week a got a news clipping from my dad about Christina Aguilera flubbing the words to the National Anthem at the Super Bowl (which I didn't see). His note on it said something like, "see, you're in good company." First of all, I never messed up the words. I merely lost track of where I was in the song (I was nervous), so I stopped where I was, then started again from the beginning. Oops. No mention of my redeeming (perfect) performance of the Anthem at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden for NYU Law School graduation, however. Harumph.
Category: Music
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Photo of the Day
Jukebox, taken in Nashville on Honky-Tonk Row.
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Giving Thanks
Had a wonderful Thanksgiving just outside of Nashville that included more amazing meals than I can count, a deboned and double-breasted turkey, Doyle & Debbie, Prince's Hot Chicken, The Patterson House, some exercise, and plenty of smiles, laughter, and love. The full album is here.
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Nashville-Bound
Heading to Nashville for Thanksgiving. I know nothing about Nashville for the most part, except that it always conjures up this Indigo Girls song for me:
Have an amazing Thanksgiving, y'all!
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Contradictions
Normally I am not a little dog person, but I totally fell in love with Barley, my friends Rachel & Najib's dog this weekend. I think he fell in love with me a little too. Just sayin'. I really couldn't have asked for a better weekend — catching up with Lauren, Caroline & Tara at Highlands and Daddy-o, a run before First Saturday brunch with killer conversations, bacon, homemade granola, and some of the most amazing friends I have, dinner and drinks at the Counting Room (thanks, Vince & Maks!) with @jakehparrott and @jasonmader, late-night bloody mary prep, giving high fives to the marathon runners in Brooklyn, with cameo appearances from Doug, Leora & Galit, hanging on the stoop drinking aforementioned bloodys, Hall & Oates, plenty of laughter, afternoon laziness, a bit of work, and a good night's sleep.PS — if I ever start a band it's going to be called "A Jew Like Me." Think it'll catch on?
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Time Warp
It's amazing how hearing certain songs can completely take you back to a certain moment in time. I'm not going to completely embarrass myself by admitting which cheezball song I heard recently that did this, but it completely took me to a moment sitting in my apartment in Brookline just post-college, and it made me think of a certain person in my life at that time. If he heard it, he'd likely think of me too. The scary part was realizing that the particular moment about which I was reminiscing was over fifteen years ago . . .
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Blast From the Past
Heard this song last night at Ward III. LOVE IT!!!! Of course nobody else in the whole place knew it. And I couldn't remember the band name, but still . . .
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Did I Ever Mention
that I can be a little impatient? Oh yes, I did. I'll let you hear it straight from the source in the meantime.
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Balance
Sunday, NYC Triathlon; today, heading to NOLA for Tales of the Cocktail. Gotta have some balance in life folks!! Drink, food, music, fun, friends, and HEAT all await me.