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A Reading and Signing…

COMING UP SOON!
The Sweater Girl Book Tour rolls on!

I will be giving a READING from my latest book, Sweater Girl and Other Tales of Mondauk County, at Mt. Airy Read & Eat Bookstore, followed by a BOOK SIGNING, on Thursday, December 11, 7-8pm.

All four of my books will be available.

Mt. Airy Read & Eat Bookstore, 7141 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, PA
(5 minutes from Chest Hill, 15 minutes from southern Montgomery County)
267-997-2739

mt airy

This Week’s Turntable…

 

  1. The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete by Bob Dylan & the Band {includes every surviving recording made by Dylan & the Band—then known as the Hawks—in Woodstock, 1967-1968} (6 CDs; 2014)
  2. Brill Bruisers by the New Pornographers (2014)
  3. Back to the Egg by Wings (1979)
  4. Death Magnetic by Metallica (2008)
  5. Copper Blue by Sugar (1992)
  6. Songs of Innocence by U2 {the deluxe edition} (2 CDs; 2014)
  7. Once Upon a Time: The Singles by Siouxsie & the Banshees {compilation} (1981)
  8. Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection by Ray Charles {compilation} (5 CDs; 1997)
  9. Alice by Tom Waits (2002)
  10. Just Lookin’ for a Hit by Dwight Yoakam {compilation} (1989)

What are you listening to?

Sugar, “If I Can’t Change Your Mind”

Siouxsie & the Banshees, “Hong Kong Garden”

 

 

 

 

This Week’s Turntable…

 

  1. The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete by Bob Dylan & the Band {includes every surviving recording made by Dylan & the Band—then known as the Hawks—in Woodstock, 1967-1968} (6 CDs; 2014)
  2. Songs of Innocence by U2 {the deluxe edition} (2 CDs; 2014)
  3. In Rainbows by Radiohead (2008)
  4. ’Round About Midnight by Miles Davis (1957)
  5. Rio by Duran Duran (1981)
  6. Zenyatta Mondatta by the Police (1980)
  7. We’re All in This Alone by the Mendoza Line (2000)
  8. December’s Children (and Everybody’s) by the Rolling Stones (1965)
  9. Thickfreakness by the Black Keys (2003)
  10. Days of Abandon by The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (2014)

What are you listening to?

Duran Duran, “Rio”

The Police, “Don’t Stand So Close to Me”

 

 

 

 

This Week’s Turntable…

 

  1. Songs of Innocence by U2 {the deluxe edition} (2 CDs; 2014)
  2. Kiko by Los Lobos (1992)
  3. Too Far to Care by the Old 97’s (1997)
  4. Band on the Run by Paul McCartney & Wings (1973)
  5. Stockholm by Chrissie Hynde (2014)
  6. Run Fast by the Julie Ruin (2013)
  7. Plectrum Electrum by Prince & 3rdEyeGirl (2014)
  8. Are We There by Sharon Van Etten (2014)
  9. End on End by Rites of Spring {includes 1985’s Rites of Spring LP & 1987’s All Through a Life EP+} (1991)
  10. Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends by Coldplay (2008)

What are you listening to?

Coldplay, “Viva La Vida”

Paul McCartney & Wings, “Band on the Run,” performed live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8dQwP80uNQ

 

 

 

Bad news in DC

I am so, so bummed…I have to remind myself that politics is cyclical, but this is really bad…at least Pennsylvania now has a Democratic governor who will open the health care exchange…

 

From the Associated Press:

GOP takeover: Republicans surge to Senate control
By DAVID ESPO and ROBERT FURLOW
Nov. 5, 2014 2:08 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Riding a powerful wave of voter discontent, resurgent Republicans captured control of the Senate and tightened their grip on the House Tuesday night in elections certain to complicate President Barack Obama’s final two years in office.

Republican Mitch McConnell led the way to a new Senate majority, dispatching Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes in Kentucky after a $78 million campaign of unrelieved negativity. Voters are “hungry for new leadership. They want a reason to be hopeful,” said the man now in line to become majority leader and set the Senate agenda.

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This Week’s Turntable…

 

  1. Songs of Innocence by U2 {the deluxe edition} (2 CDs; 2014)
  2. Brill Bruisers by the New Pornographers (2014)
  3. Disraeli Gears by Cream (1967)
  4. Repeater + 3 Songs by Fugazi {combines the Repeater LP with the 3 Songs 7”} (1990)
  5. Sinners & Saints by Raul Malo (2010)
  6. Circuital by My Morning Jacket (2011)
  7. Rock’N’Roll by John Lennon (1975)
  8. 18 Original Sun Greatest Hits by Jerry Lee Lewis {compilation} (1984)
  9. Time Capsule by the B-52’s {compilation} (1998)
  10. Diary by Sunny Day Real Estate (1994)

What are you listening to?

John Lennon, “Stand By Me”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vSWHkxZgOI

The B-52’s, “Rock Lobster”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofkzvM7Skxg

 

 

 

This Week’s Turntable…

 

  1. Songs of Innocence by U2 {the deluxe edition} (2 CDs; 2014)
  2. Brill Bruisers by the New Pornographers (2014)
  3. The Voyager by Jenny Lewis (2014)
  4. The Clash by the Clash (1977)
  5. My Aim is True by Elvis Costello {Ryko edition} (1977)
  6. Art Official Age by Prince (2014)
  7. Bleed American by Jimmy Eat World (2001)
  8. Destroyer’s Rubies by Destroyer (2006)
  9. Substance by Joy Division {compilation} (1988)
  10. (the best of) New Order by {compilation} New Order (1994)

What are you listening to?

Jenny Lewis, “She’s Not Me”

New Order, “Bizarre Love Traingle”