Category: Doing
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Charlie’s First Birthday
Charlie’s First Birthday, originally uploaded by J T. Ramsay. What an amazing day! We celebrated Charlie’s big day with 60 of his closest friends and family. Charlie’s birthday had a music theme and rest assured that he’s spending his time turning all the lovely instruments he received into percussion as best he can. I may be…
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A Tale of Two Upgrades
I’ve been pretty adamant about how much I love my iPhone. Since Charlie joined us last year, it’s been my go-to device for all things Internet and communication. I still break out my much maligned Macbook for the heavy duty usage, but the iPhone does what I need for the most part. It’s an old, 2G…
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Erykah Badu and Janelle Monae
Caught them at the Tower Theatre Tuesday night. Captivating show. Janelle Monae is an incendiary performer. I feel bad for any artist who has to follow her act. She’s James Brown reincarnate with a dash of Sun Ra’s outer space imagery for good measure. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen anyone sing and dance…
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HALLOGALLO!
Yeah, once upon a time I would’ve derided this gig as a shameless ploy. Fortunately people can change. Can’t wait to see Krautrock pioneer Michael Rother perform the music of Neu! at International House in August. Should be a pretty amazing experience.
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I Shopped at FYE
I know it’s unthinkable, but last Saturday when I was at the Cherry Hill Mall getting my dear Macbook repaired for the umpteenth time, I found myself alone with my son, needing to occupy some time while Helen replenished her summer wardrobe. There aren’t many interesting options when you’re at the mall, so I took…