Well, today officially marks my 24th anniversary as a Peter Gabriel fan and I have decided that my PG video posts this week shall be a chronological journey of my fandom. Yesterday's video was of PG's performance of "Biko" the first time I ever saw him live, at the Amnesty International concert at Giants Stadium … Continue reading 24 years of Peter Gabriel fandom: “No Self Control” (7/20/87)
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This past Monday night, my wife and I went to the Tower Theater in Upper Darby, Pa., for Conan O'Brien's "Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television" tour. I love Conan O'Brien and never got the chance to see a taping of his show when he was based in New York and figured if there … Continue reading A night with Coco!
Here is a short video of my first time ever doing karaoke...this took place at the Hotel Jonas in Jonas, Pa., on April 16, 2010 -- the first night of my bachelor party weekend, which included a whitewater rafting trip near Jim Thorpe, Pa. This bar just happened to be down the road from the … Continue reading I sing Todd Rundgren’s “I Saw the Light”
Wow! It's been a long time between posts here on the ol' blog, but I'm taking the time to put a quick one up here to talk about yet another personal Ben Folds live show experience for me. This time, Alison and I went to see Ben Folds perform solo -- just "Ben Folds and … Continue reading Ben Folds w/ Kate Miller-Heidke @ Wellmont Theatre in Montclair, NJ, 4/9/10
A few days ago, I was looking at a recent issue of Sports Illustrated that featured photographs from a current exhibit at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles called "SPORT: Iooss & Leifer," looking at more than 40 years of sports photography from the two legendary SI photographers. Now, I became familiar with … Continue reading The things Twitter can do
I will be playing accordion for my good friend, singer-songwriter Christian Beach, when he performs at Twisted Tree Cafe in Asbury Park, NJ, on Friday, June 19, at 9:45 p.m. The performance is part of the annual Wave Gathering Festival, which features more than 175 artists appearing at more than two dozen venues throughout Asbury … Continue reading Another gig this weekend…
As I posted yesterday, I recently learned of an online talent community called TalentTrove.com, which holds a series of talent contests among its members. The site just finished accepting submissions for Best Piano/Keyboard Performance and I managed to submit a reworked techno song from my past called "Vortex." It's not really what I am into … Continue reading “Vortex” is up for Best Piano/Keyboard Performance on TalentTrove.com!
The BBC has announced that 21-year-old relatively unknown actress Karen Gillan will step into the TARDIS as the companion in "Doctor Who" when Matt Smith takes over as the 11th Doctor in 2010. Gillan has already appeared in "Doctor Who," portraying a soothsayer in the season four episode, "The Fires of Pompeii." Executive Producer and … Continue reading The Doctor’s new assistant is…Karen Gillan
So I am several days late with this, but I only found out about this from my dad a few days ago and hadn't had a chance to put a post up... Legendary Brick Township High School football coach Warren Wolf, who retired last December after compiling a 361-122-11 record in 51 seasons at the … Continue reading Coach Wolf, you’re a legend…but please step aside now
more about "untitled", posted with vodpod In looking over my previous post about New Jersey's upcoming music festivals this summer, I thought about another really cool upcoming event held near the Roebling Market in Trenton, N.J. It is called Art All Night and it is literally a 24-hour arts and entertainment event that takes place … Continue reading Artworks Trenton presents Art All Night 2009!
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