Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
From My Shelves is a series of occasional posts that look at items from my personal collection to which I have a special attachment. A Graveyard For Lunatics by Ray Bradbury (1990) - This book combines several of my great loves, which is one very good reason to find it in my personal collection. First,... Continue Reading →
From My Shelves is a series of occasional posts that look at items from my personal collection to which I have a special attachment. Comics - The Complete Collection by Brian Walker (2011) - I grew up reading the "funny pages". My dad would come home from the office with a newspaper in hand. Once... Continue Reading →
From My Shelves is a series of occasional posts that look at items from my personal collection to which I have a special attachment. Slings and Arrows (2003, 2005-06) Take a Canadian Shakespeare company, filled with egos, romantic histories, artistic snobbery, mental breakdowns, rising young stars, fading older one, and a ghost. I mean you... Continue Reading →
Dave Brubeck's Greatest Hits (1966) Taken from Brubeck's prime years with Columbia, this record has a solid core of the music that put the man and his quartet in the jazz spotlight. Unlike a lot of jazz greats, Brubeck had an honest to God popular hit in "Take Five". This collection includes that plus many... Continue Reading →
From My Shelves is a series of occasional posts that look at items from my personal collection to which I have a special attachment. Book of Lists (1977) - This book gets to lead the way because it really kicked a part of my life into high gear. I have always loved learning. One of... Continue Reading →
From My Shelves is a series of occasional posts that look at items from my personal collection to which I have a special attachment. Beauty and the Beast (TV show, 1987-1990) Before there was the Disney movie that everyone thinks of when they hear the name, there was a short-lived television series that put a more... Continue Reading →
From My Shelves is a series of occasional posts that look at items from my personal collection to which I have a special attachment. Isaac Everett - Rotation (2006) Despite the fact that I made my living in the church for over a decade, I am not a huge fan of most "religious" music. I... Continue Reading →
Cartoon - In the Living Room (1996) - It's so easy to think that all the great music in the world gets its due. That simply creating something truly wonderful is all you need to find fame and fortune. The reality is that all too often the fame and fortune go to people creating stuff... Continue Reading →
("From My Shelves" is an occasional series of posts where I discuss personal favorites from my personal collection) As Time Goes By (TV series) - A young soldier and nurse fall in love in England in the '50's just before his unit is shipped to Korea. They don't see each other for decades when he... Continue Reading →
(From My Shelves is an occasional series of posts that takes a look at some of my personal favorites in my collections of music, movies and books.) Little Feat - "Ain't Had Enough Fun" (1995) - Is Little Feat the best band to never have a hit single? Certainly an arguable point. If you talk... Continue Reading →
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