A Family Exploring the World of Fandom Together
I thought last summer would be a peaceful summer at home. Whenever anyone asked where we were going, I would answer maybe a few weekend trips. I should have known better. Southeastern was offering their study abroad to Scotland and Ireland in the summer of 2014. The first time Cristina…
Part 3 of my 2014 Year in Review. October The Paul McCartney concert that was supposed to happen in June was rescheduled for October. He did not disappoint. He was another bucket list artist I have always wanted to see. I think I teared up four times during the performance. The…
Part 2 of my 2014 Year in Review. May The second weekend of Jazz Fest we saw Bruce Springsteen on the main stage. It was jam packed and hard to hear him and it made us realize that we should never main stage Jazz Fest again. Not worth it.
2014 was a great year, one filled with fun memories and many great opportunities. Now that grad school is over, I can finally start blogging again, so to start, let’s wrap up last year. January We started the year going to Space City Con in Galveston, Texas. We’ve never been…
St. Vincent: St. Vincent St. Vincent’s guitar playing sounds both well thought out and completely improvised at the same time. For me, it’s the highlight of this year’s release. It reminds me of Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd’s work on Marquee Moon. “Rattlesnake,” “Birth in Reverse,” and “Digital Witness” are…
I realize that for this section I might need to make a few purchases. (Note: I picked up number 7 after I wrote this). 10: Spoon: They Want My Soul I’m not the first to say this (it seems a running theme in all their reviews and listings in the…