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Linda B

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About Me

How could it be that at this time in the world slavery still exsists. Go to Callandrespons.com and join me in doing something about it. We can make a difference. TODAYS GREAT QUOTE: We are oddities most certainly. Homeless oddities down here, wandering around looking for a soft place to land. I think our friendships become our homes, our beds, our food, our drink, our comfort. My friends are indeed all those things." Jan Arden from her myspace blog 12/27/07I'm sort of a peri-menopausal pied piper trying to get my friends to join me on bizarre adventures. I figure we're just getting started good. I'm sort of an odd hopeful realist with darker shades of being a cynic and curmudgeon. I'm also an oddball in a lot of ways. I've made a living my whole adult life being creative. I've had a sucessful career in photography and media... doing about 60 plus album covers and huge touring media projects seen by millions of people.Somewhere along the way I grew tired of hyping the latest band, idea or widget for a living. I decided that I would rather make less money and invest in the next generation since my generation had pretty much abandoned them. I started mentoring at risk kids and teaching music... guitar, bass, drums etc. I love it. My students range from 5 - 87 in age. Lots of them are gifted. Several of them have severe behavioral or learning disorders. I love watching them grow in their musical ability, and love getting to be a part of their lives. When it's all said and done, if I do my job right, those kids will go on to invest in other people's lives too, long after I'm sitting around in diapers at the old folks home.I've been married since 82 to the same guy. We have two big goofy Labradors, but no kids of our own.
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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Other people with a passion for life who enjoy good, friendly discussion. I also love meeting people who are proactive and really show up for their lives. We can make a difference in our worlds... one heart at a time.Here is a great video by Brooke Fraser... someone you might have never heard of before but she's great

My Blog

New Life for a Rock Star...

Brian "Head" Welch was the guitarist of the rock band Korn. This is his story in his own words... 
Posted by on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:06:00 GMT

15 Albums That Influenced My Life - The Cheaters Version...

15 Albums That Influenced My Life - The Cheaters Version...To All My Myspace Friends,Sorry I haven't posted in awhile... not that there haven't been plenty of things to blog about... just not much tim...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Feb 2009 23:34:00 GMT

I'm Done!!!!

For the last two weeks I've been videotaping my students. Most music teachers are putting their students through that exquisite torture device known as the "recital". I very rarely meet anyone who's s...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:48:00 GMT

More of the Best of the Next Generation... and My World...

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 (2:10am) More of the Best of the Next Generation... One of my favorite things about teaching is having students who are like sponges. I can teach them the mechanics of wha...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:25:00 GMT

A Christmas Gift From My Student...

One of my favorite things about teaching is watching my students take the raw material that I give them and then bulid on it to make it something different, and a lot of times better. Here is a video ...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:08:00 GMT

Some opening thoughts on Christmas...

Some opening thoughts on Christmas... Sunday December 14, 2008 (11:39pm) This has been sort of an interesting Christmas season for me. The economy and the resultant unexpected loss of students, and th...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:02:00 GMT

HOPE NOW...

November 20, 2008 (1:57am)This has been a tough time for a lot of us I think. There is a lot of uncertainty, with so much shifting around us. I can tend to withstand a lot of stuff, but sometimes I ju...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:12:00 GMT

Reflections on Election Day

Tuesday, November 4, 2008 (10:02am) Election Day Ken and I went and voted this morning in the pouring rain. Somehow that matched my mood. I'm thankful for the pouring rain however. This has been a ver...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:08:00 GMT

From the You Spin Me Right Round Jesus Guy...

Hey everyone... Sorry I haven't been blogging lately... I fell down and hurt my arm. It still hurts to type and I have to rest it for work... but I found this today. I guess this guy's name is Rick Pi...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:51:00 GMT

For Those of You Who Missed The Most Wonderfully Horrible...

A lot of you have said you missed the last wonderfully horrible video... unfortunately the cult that made it keeps pulling it... but if you type in The Renewed Mind it's liable to pop up again. This v...
Posted by on Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:08:00 GMT