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Mary Beth

chicagomarybeth

About Me

My Pilgrimage to "Once" Sites January 2008 Above video - my son and Glen Hansard September 2007 Above video - me playing "Falling Slowly" too fast in Walton Music, Dublin January 2008 Above video - Tunes of Glory stopped by my friend's house after the South Side Irish Parade ............................................................ ..........................................................Bo rn in very early 1945. Married twice. Second husband died four years ago. I determined to keep doing the things I used to enjoy, hoping that I would enjoy them again. This has worked out, especially in the areas of music and travel.I dote on my four small grandchildren, who live nearby. I hope to set them an example of how to enjoy life. I'll take them one at a time to Europe when each reaches the age of 8.I'm retired and have the time and resources to do a lot if I don't get crazy.

My Interests

Travel; photography - since going digital a little over 3 years ago, I've put over 13,000 images on my computer - and these are just the good ones!; music

I'd like to meet:

I'm starting my road trip on Sunday, June 22. I'd love to meet MySpace friends in person. Please check my schedule and message me if you would like to meet. I'm taking a laptop and will be checking in every day.

Music:

Attending the Chicago Symphony; Richard Thompson; Dylan; Emmylou Harris; Frames; Swell Season; Jackson Browne; Joan Baez; Loudon Wainwright III; Stan Rogers; Tom T. Hall; Tab Hunter; Tom Dundee; Warren Zevon; Allen Toussaint

Movies:

Movies set in Paris; 80's teen movies

Television:

None

My Blog

Road Trip Days 9-11

Blog days 9-11 (June 30 - July 2) Monday People lie about Seattle weather. Last night we had a wonderful dinner sitting out on the deck at my brother's house. Today it's sunny and warm again. My brot...
Posted by Mary Beth on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:51:00 PST

Road Trip Days 6, 7 & 8

Friday Steve Goodman (dead) - "Somebody Else's Troubles" Emmylou Harris - "Pieces of the Sky" Emmylou Harris - "Duets" - one is "Wild Montana Sky" (I'm in Montana) with John Denver (dead); others with...
Posted by Mary Beth on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:41:00 PST

Road Trip Day 5

The first radio station I found this morning was NPR. And the first thing I heard was Thane Maynard explaining how snakes see. So what? Well, he is a friend of my brother-in-law in Cincinnati and wor...
Posted by Mary Beth on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:59:00 PST

Road Trip Day 4

Music:  "Sandy Denny & Trevor Lucas & Friends" - both dead.  Don't know about the friends.  Sandy actually wrote "Who Knows Where the Time Goes".  I've found another versio...
Posted by Mary Beth on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:00:00 PST

Road Trip Day 3

Today's music started with the Judy Collins album "Who Knows Where the Time Goes". It has two songs about her father. Another musician, Dory Previn, once commented on a live album that her therapist ...
Posted by Mary Beth on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:02:00 PST

Road Trip Report

I wish I could hire the guy from Bell X1 to ghost-write my travel blog.  His are always very interesting and funny. But alas, I must do this myself. Yesterday I drove through Wisconsin and Minnes...
Posted by Mary Beth on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:25:00 PST

Road Trip Begins

Tomorrow I start my road trip - 25 days to drive to Seattle and back, with many stops along the way.  It is exactly 50 years since my parents took me and my brother on a similar trip.  Back ...
Posted by Mary Beth on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 06:50:00 PST