SEEK what dreams reveal... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FIND what matters... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FACE what was hidden... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EMBRACE what fuels the soul... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~art is music for the eyes... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~passion is eternal...
All who are passionate, smart, talented, funny, kind...having a sense of the absurd wouldn't hurt either...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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ALL OF THEM ARE MY FAVORITES
That's what I wrote in my first blog. And I've decided now is the time to reveal the REST of my favorite friends. Spring has sprung...an excellent time for some changes.
The Top Friends I've had here for the past few months are no less favored...they'll be back...I'm rather fond of them, yanno? I'm going to rotate the Top Friends for a few weeks, each week having a different theme. (This is loosely based on my friend Elliott Randall's idea). At some point in time, EVERY friend will be on the front page.
Some of them you may know, others you may not. But take my word...it's all about amazing talent and incredible passion.
OK then. The theme for Spring Has Sprung Week 1 is:
JOHNS I'VE MET AND LOVE, Part 1 (there's a lot of them!)
Hope you enjoy'em as much as I do...
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The theme for Spring Has Sprung Week 2 is:
DON'T MISS A CHRIS!
or it could be KISS A CHRIS WEEK if you're so inclined...
(Did you think it was going to be JOHNS, Part 2? I'm not that predictable...lol)
Enjoy!
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Before presenting this week's theme, I want to thank all the "Johns" for participating in Week 1.
And I most definitely want to thank each Chris for KISS A CHRIS week...lotsa fun! More importantly, it put me in touch with someone I've known it seems like forever...
Spring Has Sprung #3 is STEVE WEEK, Part 1...BELIEVE IN STEVE!
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Damn, my Steves are great! Now it's Spring Has Sprung Week #4...GET ON YOUR MARK/MARC!! It's MARK/MARC WEEK!
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My MARKS/MARCS really hit the spot and I thank all of them from the bottom of my heart!
Ya better hold on to yer socks for Spring Has Sprung Week #5...we're in GROUP THERAPY, SESSION 1!!
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Wow! That first GROUP THERAPY session really helped, didn't it? More sessions are scheduled. Meanwhile, it's Spring Has Sprung Week #6...and I LIKE MIKE WEEK has begun!!
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Oh I'm going to miss my MIKES...they were so open...lol...
I might bring a few of them back for a Command Appearance Week...But for now, it's Spring Has Sprung #7, and we're in JAMMIN' WITH JIMMY WEEK!!
Music is an important part of my life...I can't imagine a day without it...In no particular order: Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Dylan, Queen, U2, Elvis (Costello and Presley), Beatles, Stones, Elmore James, Robert Johnson, John Mayall, Muddy Waters, George Harrison, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, AC/DC, YES, Eagles, Springsteen, John Lennon, Doobie Brothers, Rush, Pink Floyd, Jeff Buckley, Jason Becker, Mike Gallagher, Cream, The Doors, Ozzie, Tom Petty, Annie Lennox, Pete Yorn, Fleetwood Mac, Kate Taylor, Aerosmith, Buddy Guy, Patti Smith, Steve Vai, Chris Cornell, Joe Satriani, Michael Brecker, Sam Cooke, Steve Cropper, Chaka Khan, Ray Charles, Joan Osborne, Van Morrison, Santana, Mary Jane Lamond, Led Zep, Django Reinhardt, Marvin Gaye, Gene Krupa, Ray Davies, Lady Day, The Chieftains, Sting, Aretha, John Petrucci, Smokey Robinson, David Bowie, Emmy Lou Harris, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, John Lee Hooker, Phoebe Snow, Roy Orbison, Sarah Vaughan, the Band, Joan Baez, Greg Howe, Tina Turner, BB King, Edith Piaf, Big Bands, Andres Segovia...whew...and there's so many more...
Way too many to list...everything from Animal Crackers to Zoolander...and enjoy the hell out of Depp as Sparrow...but all time fave: CASABLANCA
In a thousand lifetimes, I still won't have read enough...My interests are many and full of variety...I read anything and everything (even cereal boxes if there's nothing else around)...from Jack Kerouac to Agatha Christie...H.G. Wells to Stephen Hawking...Anne Rice to A.A. Milne...Dan Brown to the Brothers Grimm...and poetry in all its forms...well, you get the idea...
Those who unselfishly put their lives on the line every day...And survivors of violent incidents and accidents.....