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Rebecca

...I gambled all my life

About Me


updated: 06/12/08
My plans:

join a band
publish a book of poetry

So far, four poems have been published. You can find there here:

http://www.outsiderwriters.org/content/view/489/32/

and here:

http://www.zygoteinmycoffee.com/100s/issue101anothermurder.h tml

The Triangle has a ridiculous amount of trees -I mean, rock 'n roll bands. And Chapel Hill has some decent college BB. ;) Plus, down here's where they make those "Burt's Bees" products... awesome!

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plans: Ride on the Chapel Hill transit system... it's free!

My Interests

real conversations, real people and music...

I'd like to meet:

people who are different from me. I am a boring nerd...I mean, geek.

Music:

REM, Matthew Sweet, Ryan Adams and the Cardinals, Lloyd Cole, Mike MacDonald & the Widow Makers, The Lightning Seeds, Pet Shop Boys, Josh Ritter, Son Volt, Prince, Interpol, The Pixies, The Killers, The Strokes, Tapes 'n Tapes, Bloc Party, The Replacements, The Jayhawks, Neal Casal, Kenny Roby, Robert Pollard/GBV, The White Stripes, Kings of Leon, Ben Lee, House of Love, Spaceman 3, Jon Auer/The Posies, Big Star, BAD II, Son House, Robert Johnson, Johnny Cash, The Arcade Fire, Will Crankshaw, Sean Carey, Evan Duby, Backyard Tire Fire, Depeche Mode, The Clash, The Smiths, New Order, OMD, The Fall, John Mayer, Mando Diao, PWEI, Royal Cresent Mob/Howlin' Maggie/Happy Chichester, Robyn Hitchcock, Jonathan Richman, Jad Fair/Half Japanese, Beck, Brad Paisley, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Phil Vassar, Kitchens of Distinction, The Monkees, Simon & Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, The Beatles. dance-House/Trance/Pete Tong/Oakenfold/Van Dyk/Moby & more.

Movies:

~independant films~ Blue, Elizabeth, Spiderman, No Country For Old Men, Blazing Saddles, There's Something About Mary, 24 Hour Party People, Paris Texas, Blood Simple, The Philadelphia Story, Taxi Driver, Clerks, Grindhouse, American Beauty, Heat, The Jerk

Television:

documentaries, Letterman, Conan O'Brien, The Simpsons, Futurama, Prime Suspect, House, votefortheworst.com

Books:

sci-fi/fantasy, mystery, fiction, music, writing, biographies.

Heroes:

Mel Brooks, Tony Wilson, Lloyd Cole, Rudy Giuliani, Marty Brennaman (Cincy Reds announcer), Dave Chappelle, Jerry Springer, Kirby Puckett, community and indie radio -everywhere it exists :)

My Blog

Cinco de Mayo Thoughts

If I'm not here or don't reply to your messages or emails right away, that's because I'm in the process of getting settled in my new home. On Wednesday, I'm moving out of the Midwest and heading ...
Posted by Rebecca on Mon, 05 May 2008 07:48:00 PST

How to Get into the Hall of Fame

A friend of mine had trouble recently with some non-fans of his electro-pop band. It made me think about the differences in musical taste, and how people choose to express it. For example, today ...
Posted by Rebecca on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:57:00 PST

Run DMCs "Christmas in Hollis"

Run DMC's song makes me think of Chattanooga, TN. Before Thanksgiving that year it was released, my dad and I went on a roadtrip from Cincinnati, OH, down south to see a bunch of Civil War battle sit...
Posted by Rebecca on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:47:00 PST

From Muscle Shoals To Minneapolis- Isbell Review

"Grown"- YouTube video from the same tour, Nashville, TN (Aug.25): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps3zO3WahAY "Try" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAsifiH5uV4 "Psycho Killer" http://www.youtube....
Posted by Rebecca on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 03:23:00 PST

Prince @ First Ave., 7-7-7: A Review

"Paisley Park Studios 7-7-7" was what it read on my reddish-purple wristband. I was going to see Prince, that same day. I bought my ticket, for $31.21, at 4:30pm, after standing out on the sweltering,...
Posted by Rebecca on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 03:03:00 PST

A little blog on Big Star

Again, Gabriel prompts a music blog. Amazing! He was telling me what he knew about the band Big Star. Did you know that The Flaming Lips were inspired by them, the same way the Rep...
Posted by Rebecca on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:22:00 PST

Just a Question For Ghosty- July Edition

  FUNNY VOICES The Victim: Ghosty (David Wills)   In late summer 2005, I happened to be channel-surfing Sirius satellite radio. Suddenly, "Let It Ride", a Ryan Adams song I'd never heard ...
Posted by Rebecca on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 05:25:00 PST

Just a Question w/ Van Alston

Premiere Column Rock 'n Roll Renaissance Man The Victim: Van Alston His Background: Probably best known to Ryan Adams addicts as the man whose Raleigh, NC, living room served as the birthplace of fa...
Posted by Rebecca on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 07:31:00 PST

Watch Out- Falling Questions Ahead

Hello all! I'll be premiering a series of interviews in this place over the next few months. It's an different format than you might expect. If I had a column in, say, Rolling Stone, these might be le...
Posted by Rebecca on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 02:15:00 PST

Killers' Newest Song=Dancy!

Matt Pinfield, who I will never say another bad thing about,  played "Shadowplay" on his show tonight. My Sirius radio receiver said it was a song by the Killers. I haven't heard this one b...
Posted by Rebecca on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 07:03:00 PST