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Holly

This Love Branches Out Like An Oak Tree....

About Me

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Myspace LayoutsI am person who has a passion for helping young children with special needs. I consider myself to be spontaneous, enthusiastic, a risk-taker, compassionate, and resourceful.When not working to support children with special needs and the adults who work with them, I love supporting independent singer/songwriters - locally and nationally. My favorite hobbies are traveling, seeing live music, reading, and meeting new people.

My Interests

movies, music, reading, hiking, biking, rollerblading, supporting local musicians, road-tripping to NYC, vacationing in the VA mountains, the Poconos, and beyond

I'd like to meet:

People who love good live music...Check out Relix Magazine!
People who enjoy a good laugh...People who are up for a spontaneous road trip...anyone up for a road trip to Seattle?!?!People who enjoy being outdoors...hiking, fishing, kayaking, biking, etc.

Music:

Jonatha Brooke, Catie Curtis, Brandi Carlile, Patty Griffin, 80s Tunes, Cindy Lauper, Jack Johnson, John Mayer, Kathleen Edwards, KT Tunstall, Vanida Gail, Christine Havrilla, Indigo Girls, Melissa Etheridge, etc.
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Movies:

Gone with the Wind, ET, Terms of Endearment, Garden State, Miss Congeniality, Shine, Grease (and Grease 2!), Girlfight, Magnolia, Ice Storm, Dodgeball, Austin Powers' Movies, Anchorman, Schindler's List, Memento, Ring, The Others, CRASH!!!!

Television:

CSI (The original series), Cold Case, Without a Trace, House, Medium, LOST, American Idol (I know! I know!), South Park, The Simpsons, Malcom in the Middle, Dirty Jobs, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition; Medical Incredible

Books:

The Fingersmith, Books about Education, Pretty much anything, but especially my favorites - Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, anything by Judy Blume and Beverly Cleary

Heroes:

My mom and Mrs. Carrithers - my 5th and 6th grade teacher

My Blog

Brandi Carlile Tour Dates Announced!

Coming to a town near you (hopefully!)...Brandi Carlile Band - in support of their sophomore album, The Story.Also, check out the stunning new band photos up on the updated official website at www.bra...
Posted by Holly on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 03:56:00 PST

Tag - I'm It!

I've been tagged! The rules are:  Once you have been tagged you can't be retagged.  You have to write a blog with 10 weird random things, facts, or habits about yourself. At t...
Posted by Holly on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 12:57:00 PST

Happy Birthday, Jonatha Brooke!

Jonatha Brooke's b-day is today so I thought I'd dedicate a blog to her and her music! If you haven't heard of Jonatha Brooke shame on you!  Check out her music at www.jonathabrooke.com and www.m...
Posted by Holly on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 04:13:00 PST

Sneak Peek of Brandi's new single, The Story

I am in love (even more now than ever before) with this song (The Story) - T-Bone knows what he's doing...this recording captures the beautiful imperfections that come from being "in the moment" and s...
Posted by Holly on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 04:39:00 PST

Again Today - A New Brandi Carlile Fan Community

I just wanted to say that I am so proud of Bert for all of the hard work she's put into the Again Today website! She's really put together quite an impressive site and I hope that all of you out here ...
Posted by Holly on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 06:10:00 PST

Catie Curtis and Mark Erelli

We had the pleasure of seeing Catie Curtis and Mark Erelli perform at the Tin Angel on Saturday night. I was amazed by Mark's short, but moving opening set. Check him out on myspace at: www.myspace.co...
Posted by Holly on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 06:23:00 PST

Brandi Carlile Band Last Night!

OMG....words can't describe the set by the Brandi Carlile Band last night at Wiggins Park! It didn't hurt that we were right up front, too. Bert took amazing pictures of the show. You can see them her...
Posted by Holly on Tue, 25 Jul 2006 05:22:00 PST

Brandi Carlile/Train @ Tower Theater, 4/29/06

Brandi Carlile opens for Train at the Tower Theater on Saturday, April 28th! We caught their show at the Borgata in Atlantic City and it was great fun! Brandi wowed Train fans and Train put on a grea...
Posted by Holly on Fri, 28 Apr 2006 04:46:00 PST

Old Friends...New Friends

I am always surprised by how small our world really can feel sometimes...just yesterday, through the magic of MySpace, I discovered a new friend and reconnected with one from long ago. The new friend...
Posted by Holly on Tue, 18 Apr 2006 11:12:00 PST

A Lesson in Dog Sledding

I am so happy that it is finally the weekend. We returned from our week-long dog sledding trip to Ely, MN last Sunday and I am still recovering! It's hard to summarize the trip accuratately with words...
Posted by Holly on Sat, 01 Apr 2006 08:38:00 PST