Month: August 2018

Hello World! Million Mile Lexus

Photo shared by Ana and Anton 2018 #millionmilelexus

Hello World!

On a recent visit to New Hampshire’s Mount Washington Hotel,  I spotted a unique white car in the parking lot. My son (a car fanatic)  later confirmed that it was indeed a pretty cool sighting.  Apparently, it was Matt Farah’s Million Mile Lexus.  Other automobile enthusiasts would know about Matt Farah, his podcast ( The Smoking Tire), and his Lexus.  But this was new to me. Apparently,  Matt bought a used 1996 LS400 with high mileage (I believe with just under 900,000.00 miles) and decided to keep it going to a million miles.  Matt is allowing other people to drive his car to help get to that goal. When I spied the Lexus at the end of July, Anton and Ana were the lucky drivers of the vehicle.  Ana and Anton have a vlog and posted this ( USA Road Trip)  to explain their latest adventure.  Unfortunately, I did not meet them while they were touring the 603.  So I reached out and asked what they were listening to on the road.   They said they like to sing and shout, and have fun using Spotify -just browsing random playlists to find something new. If they are unable to connect to the internet, they pop in one of the cassette tapes that came with the car.  Yes, cassette tapes!  Strunz & Farah’s Primal Magic (listen here)  has been a favorite on their 14,000+ mile journey.  Other times they enjoy the quiet. I can’t thank Ana and Anton enough for the photos, and their quick response to my musical inquiry.   I hope they enjoyed their visit to our beautiful state and their amazing trip around the USA.  For more info about Ana and Anton click here adventureholix.com.   So cool!

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Photo shared by Ana and Anton 2018 #millionmilelexus

 

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The Mount Washington Hotel photo by Stephanie Wright 2018

Hello World! Everything is Better with Bacon!

 

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Kevin Bacon 2018 Tupelo Music Hall

 

Hello World! Kevin Bacon, movie star, musician, and BLT connoisseur performed last night at the Tupelo Music Hall.  His band, with brother Michael, is aptly named The Bacon Brothers.  My apologies for the grainy photos. You know that one time you meet Kevin and Michael Bacon, and the pre-show photos are fuzzy. House photographer, Jerry LoFaro, was on hand later in the evening, and I am sure he got some stellar shots of the performance.  He always does! Kevin and Michael brought a full band, including a whistling tour manager. Michael also plays the cello, and the band performed a song complete with ukeleles as well. Yes, ukeleles, there were several!  Chef J served up two versions of BLTs ( Kevin’s creations) for the Tupelo crowd. It was a great night!  What’s better than music and bacon?

Check out Kevin’s sandwiches The BLAT & the BLAST.

More music to love!

Tom Petty T-Shirt by The Bacon Brothers 

Bunch of Words by The Bacon Brothers

For those of you old enough to remember the original Footloose movie (30 +years ago), here’s a little throwback-  Footloose Entrance on Jimmy Fallon

And on a more serious note, kindness counts! To see how you can make a difference go to  sixdegrees.org.

 

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Hello World! Harbor Cruising with RCPM!

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RCPM -2018 P.H., Roger, Nick, and Jim (standing) Photo by Stephanie Wright

 

Hello World!  Recently Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers rocked out in Boston. It was a beautiful day to be out on the water and of course, the band sounded awesome! RCPM played songs written back in The Refreshments day as well as new music. I have too many favorites to pick just one. Check these out to get a little taste – Marie,   Sin Nombre, and  Flowerin’ .  What did you think of the Flowerin’ video? That’s a lot of LEGOS! Impressive!  I caught up with the band before they hit the stage. The guys kindly told me what they have been listening to. I can’t thank them enough for taking the time to talk!

 

 

Both Roger Clyne and Nick Scropos are digging Spoon. How about you?

I Ain’t the One by Spoon

Side note, Nick co-owns a Pita Jungle. During my last visit to AZ, I had a chance to eat there with my nephew. He loved their salmon and even said it was his favorite place during vacation. The kid has good taste!  Ok back to the music…

P.H. Naffah has been enjoying older music, such as R & B, Motown, Derek and the Dominoes as well as The Police. It is hard for me to think of The Police as “older” music, but I guess it is after all 2018!  P.H. also mentioned two “newer” artists, Rayland Baxter and Gregory Alan Isakov.

Stable by Gregory Alan Isakov

Casanova by Rayland Baxter

Jim Dalton is inspired by one of my all-time favorites, Bob Schneider! Yes!  So cool to learn that Jim is a fan as well!  He likes Bob Schneider’s Lovely Creatures album; especially the track, Changing Your Mind, featuring Patty Griffin. The album is fabulous but that is a post for another day.

Please visit the band website for more info about RCPM!   Need more? There is also a band documentary  herestolifemovie.com.

 

 

 

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