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Laura

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Bono, Oprah, Mary Chapin Carpenter, David McCullough (caught the end of an HBO doc. on him - what an amazing, engaging, engaged, curious, talented, multi-faceted person!), Lucinda Williams

My Blog

Dark Was The Night

Amazing concert at Radio City Music Hall.  Every single person/band - The Dirty Projectors, My Brightest Diamond, The National, DAVID BYRNE (a legend), Bon Iver, Feist, SHARON JONES (incredible!).  Do...
Posted by on Thu, 07 May 2009 18:57:00 GMT

MySpace Playlist; Brandi Carlile and Gregory Alan Isakov

Yay!!  I am so happy to see that MySpace has resolved whatever Playlist issue/s it was having.  So happy to have the music I want back and available!  Very sweet, indeed.Also, just a quick word on see...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:37:00 GMT

The English Beat and Buddha Quote of the Day

Saw them last night.  Played for 2 hours and every song was GREAT!  30 years and still going strong.  Even touched Dave Wakeling's hand as he came off the stage at the end!  Went onto their website to...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Feb 2009 07:14:00 GMT

Vampire Weekend =

fun!  Check 'em out. 
Posted by on Sat, 06 Dec 2008 08:35:00 GMT

Pomegranates

I'm all about them right now.  The juice.  The fruit.  Trying to figure out how best to eat them!  Open to suggestions.  Was like a pomegranate Fourth of July in my kitchen to...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:08:00 GMT

Ani

Maaaaaan!  Well, woman, actually!  So real.  So cool.  So. . .   evolutionary.
Posted by on Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:04:00 GMT

Grand Central Station

The name really says it all.  I've been here for awhile, but it's still amazing and beautiful and full of hopeful energy and promise.  Love that ceiling!  Love the hustle and bustle.&nb...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:03:00 GMT

Karma

is good!  And here I'm talking about the South African singer-songwriter who has been in the States since 2003.  Check her out!  Saw her at Madiba's in Fort Greene last night.  She...
Posted by on Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:02:00 GMT

"The cure for anything

is salt water (sweat, tears or the sea)," Isak Dinesen (for me, by way of Mary South's excellent memoir of the same title).  Moved this from my profile statement, but had to keep it available, as...
Posted by on Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:31:00 GMT

Leona Naess and Ray LaMontagne

Saw them at Radio City Music Hall last Saturday night - just spectacular!  If you don't know them, get to!  Seriously talented.  A real pleasure to listen to and watch.  One of the...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:44:00 GMT