Tin Angel - Fantastic!!

A message from Stan and Michele: Hi Sara, Michele and I would like to thank you so much for coming to Philly to see us and the rest of the […]

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Tin Angel/Start of MOTHERLODE tour!!!

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Got up at 5:30 am…Kristin arrived at the house about quarter til, and we waited for the taxi…got to the airport around 6:30 and saw the guys (Gabe, Randy) who […]

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8 BILLION DOLLARS

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September 26, 2006 To the editor of the Austin American Statesman: 8 Billion Dollars. Not 8 hundred thousand, or 8 million, but EIGHT BILLION DOLLARS. This is what the Texas […]

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Busy As A Bee…Rrrrgh!

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I don’t know how busy pirates get, they always seem to forget to brush their teeth in the movies….so they must be pretty busy….but I can not imagine they are […]

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Time for some brotherly love

she sat on the stage. and she looked out into the smiling faces, and she knew that no matter what, she could sing her song and find solace in the […]

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Jim

From David at Poor David’s Pub: Dear Pubbers: A sad note about Jim Hicks, bartender at Poor David’s from 1986 to 2004. He passed away a few days ago in […]

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mummified plecostomus

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Monstro, our plecostomus sucker fish that resembles some prehistoric blackened tank with tan spots and unblinking eyes, had disappeared from our fish tank. I cleaned the tank, and noticed he […]

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Seven Hundred Forty One Dollars

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that is the amount of dollars you all contributed to the invisible children through my blogathon-a-thon. thank you, one and all, for reading, supporting and helping out… but…now…some not so […]

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date night

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lance and i went to see “nobelity” tonight…the documentary by local legend turk pipkin. he interviewed 10 nobel prize winners…economists, environmentalists, chemists, mathmaticians, etc….on their thoughts on what to do […]

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kristin brushes her teeth

and then i will brush my teeth and you will brush your teeth… and the diplomats around the world will brush their teeth and, perhaps, today….today will be the day […]

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eddy knocks on the door

and grabs his gear from our room the sunshine pours in like a convict stealing the remaining hopes for sleep i give him his pay smile and say, “safe journey, […]

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there were no dreams, only freezing cold air

that has been the state of affairs in my hotel room darkness sleek, a chilling reminder sneaking in at my feet the AC high, as the time speeds by and […]

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sweetness

to dream perhance to live

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my children, my connection

my last thought is of my children my lily, my io my garden of giggles and quick responses and funny riddles pancake griddles waffles, too art on the sidewalk, upside […]

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hot chocolate

sounds good right about now

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my husband

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makes incredible homemade enchiladas…we call them “poppie’s enchiladas”… likes to take his time but can also be flexible and spontaneous folds slacks/shirts better than neiman’s cleans up after himself doesn’t […]

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bangladesh concert/tues upcoming

i’ll be doing a duet with trish murphy for the re-staging of the complete bangladesh concert that george harrison gave in madison square garden. i hope my blogginess will have […]

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My Favorite Cake

Coconut Although there is something to be said about making homemade fudge. Or rice krispies treats. I remember Kathy McCarthy’s mom had me over for St. Patrick’s day dinner one […]

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bleary

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the state of my eyes at the moment

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Nanci Griffith

As I was heading out of the club tonight, I heard an old friend singing over my head on the club speakers, and I had to smile and sit down […]

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The Show, The Soggy Bottom Bloggin’ Boys, My Feet

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Ok I wore heels all night and my feet are killing me but you know what? Fashion hurts, my friends. And I wore gray slacks…or “trousers”, as Kristin called them…we […]

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John Colson

There was a man in college with liquid eyes and a sculptor’s heart. He had flopsy blonde hair, sweet lips. I wonder where he is tonight; his name just popped […]

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Meanwhile, Back at the Hotel….

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…Kristin, Sara and Eddy finally make it back to the Super 8, unpack their gear, deal with sweat and fatigue and we gave a two hour, fifteen minute show and […]

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