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Music We Own: The P Stuff (As Of Today)

Hello again music fanatics…

This is the sixteenth in a series of posts about the music we own. We sort-of collect items by certain artists, as you may notice. And, of course, my wife IS the world’s biggest Prince fan! And yes, yes, yes, we are both still obsessed with music!

Artists are listed as last name, comma, first name. If it is a band then it is just the band name. Anyway, check it out and see what you think. Leave me a comment below the list!

Name – Title – Format – Size – Country – Comments

Paganini  – Violin Concerti vinl 12 US

Pale Pacific, The – Urgency CD 5 US

Palmer, Robert – Sneakin’ Sally Thru The Alley vinl 12 US

Panic At The Disco – A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out CD 5 US

Panic At The Disco – Pretty Odd CD 5 US


The Best Albums Of 2010? Or Not?

Finally! And only a couple months late! Here are my picks for the best albums of 2010. Well, at least for the moment.

Gorillaz – Plastic Beach

Broken Bells – Broken Bells

John Wesley Harding – Songs to a Small Guitar Vols 1 & 2

LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening

Cyndi Lauper – Memphis Blues

And also good…

Crowded House – The Very Very Best Of Crowded House

Michael Franti – The Sound of Sunshine

John Lennon – Lennon Box

JP, Chrissie, and the Fairground Boys – Fidelity!

Ra Ra Riot – The Orchard

David Bowie – Station to Station box

So what do you think? What did I miss?


Jackson Browne At The Community Center Theater

Note: I also posted this review at SacMusicBlog.

Singer/songwriter Jackson Browne was in town at our Community Center Theater the other night and showed once again why he is one of the best songwriters around. Most people may know his hits from the seventies, but he’s continued to write, record, and perform since then. His latest album of original material (Time The Conqueror) came out a few years ago.

This tour is solo and acoustic. It was just him, a keyboard, and seventeen (!) guitars. Yes, they each have


Music We Own: The O Stuff (As Of Today)

Hey music fans!

This is the fifteenth in a series of posts about the music we own. We sort-of collect items by certain artists, as you may notice. And, of course, there are just some items that, well, the wife wanted. And yes, we are both still obsessed with music!

Artists are listed as last name, comma, first name. If it is a band then it is just the band name. Anyway, check it out and see what you think. Leave me a comment below the list!

Name – Title – Format – Size – Country – Comments

Ocasek, Ric – Beatitude vinl 12 US

O’Connor, Sinead – Faith And Courage CD 5 US

O’Connor, Sinead – My Special Child cd 5 US

O’Connor, Sinead – I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got cd 5 US

O’Connor, Sinead – Mandinka cd 5 GER

O’Connor, Sinead – Throw Down Your Arms CD 5 US Advance cd


Music We Own: The N Stuff (As Of Today)

Hello again, music geeks!

This is the fourteenth in a series of posts about the music we own. We sort-of collect items by certain artists. And, of course, there are just some items that, well, the wife wanted. And yes, we are both obsessed with music!

Artists are listed as last name, comma, first name. If it is a band then it is just the band name. Anyway, check it out and see what you think. Leave me a comment below the list!

Name – Title – Format – Size – Country – Comments

Nalick, Anna – Wreck Of The Day CD 5 US

Napolitano, Johnette – Scarred CD 5 US

Nash, Kate – Made Of Bricks CD 5 US

Nazareth – Love Hurts vinl 7 US

Nelson, Bill – The Love That Whirls vinl 12 UK Aka Diary Of A Thinking Heart. Bonus record of Beauty And The Beast soundtrack.

Nelson, Bill – Acceleration vinl 5 US Flexi-disk.

Nelson, Bill – Two-Fold Aspect Of Everything vinl 12 UK One record is best of. The other is four track demos.


Toast Art Times Two

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Two slices. Twice the possibilities.

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Music We Own: The M Stuff (As Of Today)

Hello again, music lovers!

This is the thirteenth in a series of posts about the music we own. We sort-of collect items by certain artists. And, of course, there are just some items that, well, the wife wanted. And yes, we are both obsessed with music!

Artists are listed as last name, comma, first name. If it is a band then it is just the band name. Anyway, check it out and see what you think. Leave me a comment below the list!

Name – Title – Format – Size – Country – Comments

Mac Davis –  It’s Hard To Be Humble vinl 7 US

MacColl, Kirsty – Tropical Brainstorm CD 5 US

MacDonald, Amy – This Is The Life CD 5 US

Madame X  – Action Jackson vinl 7 US

Madhouse  – 16 cass na US

Madhouse  – 16 cd 5 US

Madhouse  – 8 cd 5 US

Madhouse  – 6 vinl 12 US

Madhouse  – 10 vinl 12 US

Madhouse  – 10 vinl 7 US

Madhouse – 8 vinl 12 US

Madhouse – 6 vinl 7 US

Madness – One Step Beyond vinl 12 US

Madonna – Like A Prayer cd 5 US


Our Newest 25 Music Items

Here is the latest update. Some we bought, some were gifts, some we burned. Do you love any of these? Hate any of them? Or just confused?  Read all the way to the end and then leave me a comment!

ARTIST – TITLE – FORMAT – SIZE – COMMENTS

Lennon, John – Lennon Box CD 5 – 8 remastered albums, two bonus discs, hardback book, art print

Crayon – Learning How To Love Again vinyl 7 – Caron Vikre

Hendrix, Jimi – West Coast Seattle Boy CD 5

Dylan, Bob – The Best Of The Original Mono Recordings CD 5

Muse – The Resistance CD 5 CD-R

Muse – Black Holes And Revelations CD 5 CD-R

Adele – 19 CD 5 CD-R

Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend CD 5 CD-R

Charles, Ray – Rare Genius – The Undiscovered Masters CD 5

Harding, John Wesley – Sings To A Small Guitar Vol II CD 5 – With bonus disc

Monsters Of Folk – Monsters Of Folk CD 5 CD-R

Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes CD 5 CD-R

She & Him – Volume One CD 5 CD-R

Weezer – Weezer (Green Album) CD 5 CD-R

Young, Neil – After The Gold Rush CD 5 CD-R

Young, Neil – Fork In The Road CD 5 CD-R

Devo – Pioneers Who Got Scalped 2-CD 5 CD-R

Hicks, Dan And The Hot Licks – Crazy For Christmas CD 5 – Advance CD

Raveonettes, The – Pretty In Black CD 5 CD-R

Belle And Sebastian – Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like A Peasant CD 5 CD-R

Hiatt, John Live – At The Strawberry Music Festival 2002 CD 5 CD-R Bootleg

Hiatt, John Live – At The Strawberry Music Festival 1989 CD 5 CD-R Bootleg


Music We Own: The L Stuff (As Of Today)

What up, music lovers?

This is the twelfth in a series of posts about the music we own. We sort-of collect items by certain artists (John Lennon, Cyndi Lauper, Live, etc). And, of course, there are just some items that, well, the wife wanted (such as Tony LeMans, Eric Leeds, and other friends of Prince). And yes, we are both obsessed with music!

Artists are listed as last name, comma, first name. If it is a band then it is just the band name. Anyway, check it out and see what you think. Leave me a comment below the list!

Name – Title – Format – Size – Country – Comments

Labelle, Patti – Live! One Night Only CD 5 US

Lake – Lake vinl 12 US

Lambert, Adam – For Your Entertainment CD 5 US

Lang, K.D. – Invincible Sampler CD 5 US Promo.

Lang, K.D. – Ingenue CD 5 US

Lang, K.D. – All You Can Eat CD 5 US

Lauper, Cyndi – True Colors vinl 7 US

Lauper, Cyndi – At Last CD 5 US

Lauper, Cyndi – I Drove All Night cd 3 US

Lauper, Cyndi – The Body Acoustic CD 5 US CD/DVD dual disc


Music We Own: The K Stuff (As Of Today)

What up, dawgs?

This is the eleventh in a series of posts about the music we own. And yes, we are both obsessed with music!

Artists are listed as last name, comma, first name. If it is a band then it is just the band name. Anyway, check it out and see what you think. Leave me a comment below the list!

Name – Title – Format – Size – Country – Comments

Keane – Hopes And Fears CD 5 US Promo – advance copy

Keneally, Mike – Hat CD 5 US

Keys, Alicia – Unplugged CD 5 US

Keys, Alicia – Songs From The Forthcoming Album The Lif CD 5 US Promo sampler.

Keys, Alicia – Songs In A Minor CD 5 US

Khan, Chaka – CK vinl 12 US


Kings Fans

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Petra B and granddaughter Josephine at the Kings game!

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Music We Own: The J Stuff (As Of Today)

Hallooooooooo….

This is the tenth in a series of posts about the music we own. We sort-of collect items by certain artists (Janis Joplin, Jethro Tull, etc). And, of course, there are just some items that, well, the wife wanted (such as Jesse Johnson, Jill Jones, and other friends of Prince). But yes, we are both obsessed with music!

Artists are listed as last name, comma, first name. If it is a band then it is just the band name. Anyway, check it out and see what you think. Leave me a comment below the list!

Name – Title – Format – Size – Country – Comments

Jack’s Mannequin – The Glass Passenger CD 5 US With bonus DVD

Jack’s Mannequin – The Glass Passenger CD 5 US Watermarked Promo

Jack’s Mannequin – Everything In Transit CD 5 US

Jacks, Terry – Seasons In The Sun vinl 7 US

Jackson, Freddie/Irene Cara – Love Survives cd 5 US Special plastic package.

Jackson, Janet – Got ‘Til It’s Gone vinl 12 UK

Jackson, Jermaine – Jermaine Jackson cass na US

Jackson, Joe – Greatest Hits CD 5 US

Jackson, Joe – Laughter And Lust cd 5 US

Jackson, Joe – Look Sharp CD 5 US

Jackson, Joe – Heaven & Hell CD 5 US

Jackson, Joe – I’m The Man CD 5 US

Jackson, Joe – Joe Jackson’s Jumpin’ Jive CD 5 US


Toast art

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Why cut it the normal way?

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Music We Own: The I Stuff (As Of Today)

Yo, peeps! This is the ninth in a series of posts about the music we own.

Artists are listed as last name, comma, first name. If it is a band then it is just the band name. Anyway, check it out and see what you think. Leave me a comment below the list!

Name – Title – Format – Size – Country – Comments

Ian, Janis –  Billie’s Bones CD 5 US

Ian, Janis-Revenge CD 5 US

Ian, Janis-Breaking Silence cd 5 US

Ian, Janis-Days Like These cd 5 US Promo.

Ian, Janis-Between The Lines cd 5 US

Idle, Eric & Neil Innes-The Rutland Weekend Songbook vinl 12 UK

Imbruglia, Natalie-Big Mistake CD 5 US

Imbruglia, Natalie-White Lillies Island CD 5 US

Imbruglia, Natalie-Left Of The Middle CD 5 US

Indigo Girls-Swamp Ophelia CD 5 US

Interpol-Antics CD 5 US

INXS-Switch CD 5 US

INXS-The Greatest Hits CD 5 US

Israel Vibration-Pay The Piper CD 5 US

So what do you think? Why not leave me a comment?

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The Time Traveler’s Wife

Have you read this book? It’s “The Time Traveler’s Wife” by Audrey Niffenegger. I finished it recently and enjoyed it. The blurb on the cover says it’s “a soaring celebration of the victory of love over time”. That’s a good short description. It’s a chronicle of a couple’s love against some very odd obstacles. Does love overcome all? Even for a man who time travels without any advance warning?

OK, it’s an unusual premise but it really works here. I recommend this book.

From Publisher’s Weekly:

This clever and inventive tale works on three levels: as an intriguing science fiction concept, a realistic character study and a touching love story. Henry De Tamble is a Chicago librarian with “Chrono Displacement” disorder; at random times, he suddenly disappears without warning and finds himself in the past or future, usually at a time or place of importance in his life. This leads to some wonderful paradoxes. From his point of view, he first met his wife, Clare, when he was 28 and she was 20. She ran up to him exclaiming that she’d known him all her life. He, however, had never seen her before. But when he reaches his 40s, already married to Clare, he suddenly finds himself time travelling to Clare’s childhood and meeting her as a 6-year-old. The book alternates between Henry and Clare’s points of view, and so does the narration.


Third Annual Swell Sister Art Show With Petra B

Save the date! On December 11th, 2010 it’s the (third) annual Swell Sister Art Show and once again my wife, friend, and partner Petra B will have a piece or two in the exhibit, along with various types of art by other members of the Swell Sister Society art group. The free event is part of the city’s Second Saturday festivities and will be held at the Coffee Garden, 2904 Franklin Blvd in Sacramento, CA from 6 PM until 9 PM. Also featured: Little Treasures, affordable art for everyone, to benefit the Women’s Wisdom Project of the Sacramento Food Band and Family Services.

Click on the two images to see more info about the show and the official postcard/flier. Then make a point to come out on December 11th and see some great art!

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Music We Own: The H Stuff (As Of Today)

Greetizzles! This is the eighth in a series of posts about the music we own.

We sort-of collect items by certain artists (Jimi Hendrix, John Wesley Harding, George Harrison, etc). And, of course, there are just some items that, well, the wife wanted (such as MC Hammer of all people). But yes, we are both obsessed with music!

Artists are listed as last name, comma, first name. If it is a band then it is just the band name. Anyway, check it out and see what you think. Leave me a comment below the list!

Artist – Title – Format – Size – Country – Comments

Haines, Emily – What Is Free To A Good Home CD 5 Can

Haines, Emily – Knives Don’t Have Your Back CD 5 US

Haley, Bill (& the Comets) – Rock Around The Clock vinl 7 US

Hall & Oates – Box Set Sampler CD 5 US

Hall & Oates – Box Set – Do What You Want Be What You Are CD 5 US

Hall, Daryl and John Oates – Greatest Hits cd 5 US

Hall, Daryl and John Oates – Rich Girl vinl 7 US

Hammer – 2 Legit 2 Quit CD 5 US

Hammer, M.C. – Pray vinl 12 US

Hammond, John – Wicked Grin CD 5 US Autographed.

Hancock, Hernie – The New Standard CD 5 US

Hankinson, Mike – Unusual Classical Synthesizer vinl 12 US

Harding, John Wesley – Other People’s Failure CD 5 US Promo, fan club only. Unreleased tracks.

Harding, John Wesley – Dynablob CD 5 US Rarities. Fan club only.

Harding, John Wesley – Mountain Stage Edit 4/1/90 cass na US Promo?

Harding, John Wesley – God Made Me Do It vinl 12 US


Music We Own: The G Stuff (As Of Today)

Hello. Hello again! This is the seventh in a series of posts about the music we own.

And to be sure, there are just some items that, well, the wife wanted (such as Guns ‘N’ Roses). But yes, we are both obsessed with music!

Artists are listed as last name, comma, first name. If it is a band then it is just the band name. Anyway, check it out and see what you think. Leave me a comment below the list!

Artist – Title – Format – Size – Country – Comments

Gabe Dixon Band, The The Gabe Dixon Band CD 5 US

Gabriel, Peter So cd 5 US One bonus track.

Gabriel, Peter Up CD 5 US

Gabriel, Peter Peter Gabriel vinl 12 US Second album.

Gabriel, Peter Security vinl 12 US

Gabriel, Peter Big Time vinl 12 US

Gabriel, Peter Secret World Live CD 5 US

Gabriel, Peter Peter Gabriel cd 5 US Third album.

Gabriel, Peter Peter Gabriel CD 5 US

Gabriel, Peter Us cass na US

Gaines, Rosie Are You Ready CD 5 US

Gaines, Rosie Closer Than Close CD 5 UK

Gaines, Rosie Caring vinl 12 US

Gaines, Rosie I Want U CD 5 US

Gaines, Rosie Closer Than Close CD 5 US

Game Theory Real Nighttime vinl 12 US

Gang Of Four Is It Love vinl 12 US

Gang Of Four Entertainment vinl 12 US

Garbage Version 2.0 CD 5 US


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