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*-Date needed
**-Recording

1977
XX/XX/77 TV Toy
Morristown, NJ*

1982
05/05/82 David Bromberg
Princeton College, Princeton, NJ (front row center)
11/06/82 Jefferson Starship/.38 Special
Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
12/03/82 Rush/Rory Gallagher
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

1983
02/13/83 Aerosmith
Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
02/22/83 Eric Clapton
Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
05/05/83 Journey
Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
08/18/83 The Police/Joan Jett/R.E.M.
Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY**

1984
02/07/84 The Police/Reflex
Convention Hall, Atlantic City, NJ
05/07/84 Yes
Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ **
06/21/84 Modern English/Men Without Hats
The Ritz, New York, NY (Backstage)*
06/24/84 Grateful Dead
Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, NY**
06/27/84 King Crimson
Pier 84, New York, NY**
07/16/84 David Gilmour
Pier 84, New York, NY
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http://c.statcounter.com/5394250/0/637942dd/1/Last month, having long had a few reasons for wanting to do so, I finally treated myself to two three-packs of Moleskine Cahier journals. I have a Moleskine planner that I love to bits and pieces (even if I keep losing the damn thing ...), and I wanted to further my collection and gather together some books that would be dedicated to specific purposes. One of those purposes was to collect all in one spot, in my impenetrable chicken scrawl (I consider it to be simply messy, quirky, and frustrating but ultimately harmless, like the rest of me ... but a forensic graphologist would probably consider it the penmanship of a future serial killer), my favourite lyrics, and I thought, what the Hell? — why not share them here? So, I did. I update this whenever I can remember to do so, and the newest ones are highlighted in olive green. The dates next to each are when I added them to the paper journal…

Every so often, I have something to do and I don't want to do it. Have run out of tv shows to watch, don't want to leave computer to read, so my option for procrastinating: this! Yay. :-)


1. What's your favorite song by 15?
Jason Mraz - First off, The Remedy (I Won't Worry) (I remember loving it as a kid), but recently I'm Yours because it's so damn sweet. You can't fight that!

2. How did you get into 20?
John Hiatt - either by getting the CD out from the library or through last.fm, I forget which. Doesn't matter: the man is brilliant.

3. Who is your favorite member in 1?
Gordon Lightfoot - and the winner is... Well, him. :-)

4. What’s your favorite lyric bit by 29?
Christina Aguilera - I don't want to stop listening to Hans Zimmer so I can refresh my memory! Ummmm... The obvious: "You're beautiful, in every single way."

5. What's your favorite album from 10?
U2 - I am definitely not enough of a fan to answer this. Maybe The Joshua Tree?

7. Do you own any merchandise from 3?
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First, make a list of your top 8 artists overall. Then, for each of these artists, add the 7 most similar artists to your list. Delete any duplicates, count up the number of entries on your list and this will give you some idea of how eclectic your listening habits are. The higher your score, the more varied your music is.

Great Big Sea
1. Spirit of the West [ ]
2. The Irish Descendants [ ]
3. Carbon Leaf
4. Gaelic Storm
5. The Arrogant Worms
6. Enter The Haggis
7. Stan Rogers

Section: 5/7
Total: 5/7

The Kennedys
1. The Nields [ ]
2. Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer
3. Tracy Grammer [ ]
4. The Strangelings
5. Vance Gilbert [ ]
6. Richard Shindell
7. Eddie From Ohio

Section: 3/7
Total: 8/14

U2
1. Passengers [ ]
2. Bono [ ]
3. R.E.M.
4. INXS [ ]
5. Simple Minds [ ]
6. The Police
7. Coldplay

Section: 2/7
Total: 10/21

Girlyman
1. Chris Pureka [ ]
2. Dar Williams
3. Indigo Girls
4. Amy Ray [ ]
5. Catie Curtis [ ]
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Recently I hit '1300' artists in my library, so I thought I'd make a list of them all for posterity! Of course, I already removed one of those artists frmo my library during this process (it was my music, but under the wrong name...) and there are others I can probably get rid of immediately. But I want to take care in doing so.

Anyway, without further ado...this is the result of coming on up 5 years of scrobbling here at Last.fm, and away from it (on iPod). There have been times when I wasn't able to scrobble, so a lot of data wasn't recorded then. But other than those times, this is what we have...

A
* A Camp (7s)
* A Perfect Circle (210s)
* A Streetlight Song (1)
* Abbe May (88s)
* Abbe May and the Rockin' Pneumonia (5s)
* Abra Moore (7s)
* Ace of Base (2s)
* AC/DC (64s)
* Adam Cohen (2s)
* Adele (2s)
* Aerosmith (8s)
* Afghan Whigs (1)
* AFI (29s)
* Aimee Allen (22s)
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Specially For You Bayou ^^


Allie Moss - Something to Hold On To
Amanda Marshall - Trust Me (This Is Love)
Amber Rubarth - You + Me
Ane Brun - My Star
Beth Hart - Hold Me Through the Night
Cass Fox - Touch Me (New Version)
Danni Carlos - Iris
Dar Williams - I'll Miss You Till I Meet You
Darren Hayes - So Beautiful
Elisa - Rock Your Soul
Emma Pears - Send A Letter
Inga - I am here for you
Jann Arden - I Would Die For You
Jessica Sonner - Be With Me
JJ Heller - All I Need
Leslie Mendelson - Be My Baby
Lifehouse - From Where You Are
Nat Ripepi - Tonight
P!nk - Love Song
Pearl Jam - Just Breathe
Susy Thomas - Breath
The Fray - Together

List 10 musical artists that you like:

1. Ayla Nereo
2. Rokia Traoré
3. Camille
4. Ella Fitzgerald
5. Dar Williams
6. Angélique Kidjo
7. Andru Bemis
8. Nicole Reynolds
9. Geinoh Yamashirogumi
10. Ruth Theodore

What was the first song you ever heard by 6?
Voodoo Child

What is your favorite lyric of 5?
"And I still write to my senators, saying they should legalize cannabis,
And I should know, cause I am a horticulturist, I have a husband and two children out in Lexington, Mass.
And my ex-boyfriend can't tell me I've sold out, because he's in a cult.
And he's not allowed to talk to me."
(The Pointless, Yet Poignant, Crisis Of A Co-Ed)

What are your three of your favorite songs by 7?
1. Huck Finn
2. Crawdad
3. Home To Me

What are your favorite three songs by 2?
1. Kèlè Mandi
2. Kanan Neni
3. Kôté Don

What are your three favorite songs by 10?
1. Rash
2. CO2
3. Ugly Faces

What is your favorite album by 1?
Play Me A Time

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