The Black Crowes, soulful purveyors of music’s most authentic brand of rock n’ roll, played the second show of their “Euphoria or Bust” tour last night - June 28, 2008 – at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom in New Hampshire. We were there…In the front row…It was awesome.
This new tour follows the release of their much [...]
Archive for June, 2008
The Black Crowes Let it Slide, Like Mercury on Silver
Posted in Music, tagged Euphoria or Bust, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Hampton Beach, Luther Dickinson, Music, the black crowes, warpaint on June 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Summer Redneck Games – Next Weekend, Y’all!
Posted in Pop Culture, Sports, YouTube, tagged Armpit Serenade, CMT Documentary, Dumpster Diving, East Dublin, Horse Shoes, Mud Pit Belly Flop, Redneck Games, Redneck Idol, Rednecks, South, YouTube on June 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
When the Olympics were held in Atlanta 13 years ago, a local radio station from East Dublin, GA wanted to draw some of the Olympic crowds to their little town. What could they possibly do to accomplish this? Create the “Summer Redneck Games”, of course!
A week from today, on July 5th, the 13th Annual Summer Redneck [...]
High Resolution Pictures of Mars
Posted in Misc., Photography, tagged Mars, Photography, science, space on June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have been fascinated with astronomy and space exploration for as long as I can remember, but even if you don’t really care, you will be amazed by these pictures. This is by far the best collection of Mars images I’ve seen anywhere – these 17 pictures and animations are incredible! And just imagine the what we’ll be [...]
Picture of the Day – Wired World
Posted in Digital Media, tagged Connected, Padded Sidewalk, Technology, Texting, Texting While Walking Photo, Wired World on June 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
These days many of us feel the need to be constantly connected. Being surrounded by technology in today’s “wired” world makes living in this uber-productive and connected state easy as pie. The downside? Well, we don’t watch where we are going and tend to walk into things on the sidewalk.
This photo was taken on a [...]
Assorted Articles from this Week (that you might enjoy)
Posted in Economy & Politics, Misc., Sports, tagged construction, evolution, news, real estate, sarcasm, Sports on June 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In Science:
Sarcasm Seen as Evolutionary Survival Skill
What great news! I fully embrace any and all evidence that justifies my predisposition towards being a sarcastic ass
In Real Estate & Construction:
Ailing Builders Getting Back Into Land Game
Interesting article on the current market’s effect on land value and current activity by construction firms to stockpile land (at [...]
A Global Perspective on Some of the Important Things
Posted in Economy & Politics, Misc., Travel, tagged Gas Prices, Pint Price, World Clock on June 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Broadening our perspective on some of the important things in life - like the state of humanity, gas, and of course, beer:
The World Clock - Check out the World Clock (click link or picture) to see active running statistics on population, deaths, illnesses, energy use, environment, food, crimes, and more. If you click on “Day,” “Week,” or “Year” it [...]
Forbes.com Celebrity 100
Posted in Pop Culture, Sports, tagged Angelina Jolie, Best Buy Promotion, Beyonce, Brad Pitt, Celtics, David Beckham, Forbes Celebrity 100, JK Rowling, Kobe Bryant, Oprah, People Magazine, Tiger Woods, Tiger Woods US Open, US Weekly, Will Smith on June 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’d expect a “Celebrity 100″ list from People Magazine, but I was surprised today to see that Forbes.com published an extensive online feature on the top 100 celebs. I have to admit – reading celebrity magazines are a guilty pleasure of mine. Although, I only read them when I travel or when I visit the [...]
Rolling Stone: Beauty and the Beast
Posted in Music, tagged Alison Krauss, Music, Raising Sand, Robert Plant, rolling stone on June 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Speaking of Plant & Krauss…David Fricke with Rolling Stone has written a great piece about the duo:
How a rock legend and a bluegrass queen became the unlikeliest match in rock & roll. On the road with Robert Plant and Alison Krauss.
From Boston to Austin
Posted in Music, Travel, tagged Alison Krauss, Austin City Limits, Beck, Black Keys, Elaine Benes, G Love, Joe Bonamassa, John Fogerty, Mason Jennings, Music Festival, Robert Plant, Seinfeld, Shooter Jennings, Texas Hill Country, Texas Travel on June 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A long first paragraph describing how we came to decide on our next vacation destination would be pointless, as I’ve already revealed it in my clever blog title (I should have been a rapper – could have put my superior rhyming skills to better use.)
Anyways, Buzz headed to Texas, ya’ll!
We just ordered our tickets and booked our [...]
Flip Flops to Flip Over
Posted in Massachusetts, Misc., tagged Flip Flops, Havaianas, Old Navy, Reef Sandals, Roxy, Sandals, Summer Shoes, Teva Sandals on June 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Along with the hot weather in New England comes a few of my favorite things – ice cream, sun, outdoor activities, BBQs, and flip flops. I’m a casual gal and I’ve always felt that I had “sensitive” feet. Huh? Well, either I have sensitive feet or I just don’t understand the “beauty is pain” concept when it comes [...]
The Constitution Is Not A Suicide Pact
Posted in Economy & Politics, tagged Constitution, Guantanamo Bay, Supreme Court, terrorism on June 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The nation will live to regret what the court has done today.” Justice Antonin Scalia, in dissent of Thursday’s Supreme Court decision
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that foreign terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay have rights under the Constitution to challenge their detention in U.S. civilian courts. So let’s get this straight, Islamic-jihadists, terrorists are entitled [...]
George Will Raises The Bar On NPR
Posted in Economy & Politics, tagged George Will, NPR, OnPoint, politics, Tom Ashbrook on June 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t regularly listen to NPR, but I’ll tune into almost anything when someone as brilliant as George Will (one of the most widely recognized writers in America) is on. George was a guest on Tom Ashbrook’s show, OnPoint, for about 40 minutes on Monday, during which time, he discussed a whole bunch of topics, including [...]
Don’t Boycott Legal Sea Foods
Posted in Food, Public Relations, tagged boycott, Food, fresh fish, Legal Sea Foods, MBTA on June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Issue: Legal Sea Foods owner Roger Berkowitz says he’s sorry for the “fresh fish” ad campaign on the MBTA that offended train operators in Boston (get it…”fresh” as in, wise-ass, not recently-caught). Stephan MacDougall, a union rep for MBTA operators, said Berkowitz is an elitist and insensitive. He said he’s organizing a boycott of Legal Sea Foods. [...]
Facial Hair – The Possibilities are Endless
Posted in Misc., Photography, tagged beard photos, Elmar Weisser, Facial Hair, Gunnar Rosenquist, moustache photos, Willi Chevalier, World Beard and Moustache Championships on June 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
For those of you looking to participate in the next World Beard and Moustache Championships, you better get cracking because the competition is fierce! The next competition will be held in Anchorage, Alaska on May 23, 2009. Check out some of the previous winners – unbelievable!
Elmar Weisser (Brigachtal, Germany) – World champion in the full [...]
Eric Clapton Gets His Mojo Workin’ in Mansfield
Posted in Music, tagged Blues, Comcast Center, Eric Clapton, Great Woods, Music, Robert Randolph on June 5, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Elicia mentioned in her earlier post that we saw the legendary Eric Clapton last night at Great Woods in Mansfield (a.k.a Tweeter Center, and as of yesterday, Comcast Center). I miss the old days of roaming the lawn, but it is still a terrific venue to see a concert and we all had a great time getting [...]
Wacky Week – Our House Didn’t Burn Down
Posted in Family & Friends, Home, Music, tagged Bell Ringers, Comcast Center, Eric Clapton, Great Woods, Newton Fire, Nonantum, Publicity Club of New England, Tweeter Center on June 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This week might just be my wackiest yet of 2008.
So, to kick things off on Monday night I attended the Publicity Club of New England’s annual Bell Ringers – the Oscars of the New England PR world. I enjoyed myself – food was good and I loved the steel drum band. The award show usually runs [...]







