Entries Categorized as 'Rock and Roll Mama'

Rock and Roll is (mostly) Non-Partisan

Date October 14, 2008

And so is this blog. And yet, I have to ask a burning question: Where is the campaign music? We need some TUNEAGE up in this campaign, y’all. Now, I know each candidate has their songs, but I haven’t seen anything that captured my imagination like Bill Clinton’s use of Fleetwood Mac’s “Don’t Stop Thinking [...]

Is today over yet?

Date October 3, 2008

I knew when I woke up it probably wouldn’t be a great day. It almost never is when your mom’s having surgery, cause, well. It’s one of those necessary but not fun things. But never did I think I would travel into the land of complete meltdown where I found myself by mid-afternoon. Let me [...]

Rocky Mountain High

Date September 18, 2008

When I was about eleven, I suddenly came into my own musically. All of the years I’d spent content with my parent’s show tunes and 50’s songs were out the window, and I wanted to rock.
It started with the Rolling Stones, as so many things do. I listened to “Paint it Black” over and [...]

Did your parents shape your musical taste?

Date September 12, 2008

Back in the day, I used to cruise in my mom’s station wagon…a big old maroon Chevy Impala, vinyl seats. I could ride in a maroon car, but never red, since an unfortunate carsickness incident in a realtor’s car at the age of three. Probably more unfortunate for the realtor…that smell lingers.
Back then, a [...]

Hey you guys! I’m a guest blogger today…

Date September 3, 2008

Over at my friend Madam Mayo’s. She’s a lovely woman and a very fine writer. I met her a few months ago when she took my Yoga and Writing workshop. She keeps a lovely blog, and does a link blog every Wednesday.
So today it’s my turn to write about my favorite literary agent blogs. [...]