Editor’s Note: I had the privilege of getting a review copy of the Kenny Loggins CD — All Join In — a while back. I’m just now getting to the review — I’ve had a busy fall with travel and 3 kids at 2 different schools! Writing up reviews before the Halloween, Thanksgiving, and holiday season...
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Have you heard about Sweets ‘n’ Treats? I’m always on the look out for children’s music that I can listen to. It seems that so often, the music kids listen to is for want of a better word — sugary. For me sugary = turn the CD off now! But as you know kids...
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The 80s marked the beginning and end of what I term my obsession with music. You know what I mean…that time in your life when you live and breath music. When you wake up to music and simultaneously annoy your roommate with the selection. My junior year roommate only listened to Rush. I was...
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i-Dog. i-Fish. i-Cy. i-Turtle. After the success of the dog, fish, and penguin, Hasbro has unveiled the i-Turtle. The i-Turtle is a stand-alone musical toy, which can also be used with an i-pod. i-Turtle would be a great gift for the child, preteen, or teen in your life. My teen squealed when she saw the...
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On a recent long car ride, my son watched the Boca Beth DVD. And, yes I know it seems as though my son is constantly viewing DVDs in the car…in actuality the car DVD player is only used for long trips, not a drive to the bank! Haven’t heard of Boca Beth? I read...
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I’m thoroughly enjoying my participation in the www.One2OneNetwork.com — an amazing network for women. I heard about Diane Birch when I was reviewing the http://musingsfromme.com/yanni-voices-as-reviewed-by-a-40-something-mom/. The night before I received I read many tweets about how awesome Bible Belt was. I couldn’t wait to listen to the CD. I was not disappointed. Do you know...
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Saturday I wrote that my son and I saw Milkshake the Band in concert. A truly great show for kids. Good music, glorious weather, and a super enthusiastic band of musicians. As the concert closed up, my son and I milled around to get a few autographs. He got autographs from everyone, but most...
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Mikel signs the CD! Lisa! Milkshake was awesome. We arrived late after an early snafu of leaving the battery for the camera at home. Battery retrieved and we were on our way. The concert was set up outside the Westview movie theater at the Westview Shopping Center in Frederick, MD. Huge stage. My son...
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Hands up if you remember the following: Kodak Disc Cameras 5 1/4″ floppy disks Macintosh computers that were a rectangular boxy shape record players with flimsy wooden speakers but wihout a tape deck Sony Walkmans — so bulky that you wore it with a shoulder strap cassette tapes — at some point in 1986...
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Musings from Me on Music and Movies: On Kristie’s blog she posed the question David Lee Roth or Sammy Hagar — Who is the best lead singer for Van Halen? My answer was “Uh, is the answer ‘none of the above’ available. I’m not a fan of seeing either of these two guys…too much...
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