Paul Adams Listening Theme: Quintin Jardine's Canada

Quintin Jardine’s Listening Theme Special – Canada

by Paul Adams on Friday, February 24, 2012 at 4:09pm ยท

Hi all,

It’s been a while since we last had a Guest Theme Setter and so I thought I’d ask one of my favourite crime writers (and regular Listening Theme participant) Quintin Jardine if he would take [...]

40 Forever: Growin Up!

Early Childhood Education: Growing Up

Back in the early 70’s, there weren’t many childcare options in my quaint New England town. Since my mother was a working single mom, I had to spend hours every day at a wretched place called The Happy Child Nursery School.

The owner was a morbidly obese, smelly [...]

HISTORY OF THE DANGERS 4: RADIO CITY

From http://godangers.blogspot.com/2012/02/history-of-dangers-4-radio-city.html

We played our second show at My Place Or Yours. I don’t think we made it to the third show because the club was closing down. As per usual a landlord expected to be paid. Pay was old school.

We empathized with the young club entrepreneur, Bryan, and wondered how a place that had a [...]

LISTEN TO THE BAND: Death of Me... Please Please Please

Mike Wilkerson 2004

Life’s So Hard Make It Softer

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

One of my favorite collaborations with Mike Wilkerson. He did not live to hear his music on an album but was giddy about the idea of folks hearing this music… a unique, sad and precious voice. – Chris LeRoy

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

I am thirsty give [...]

LISTEN TO THE BAND: Chris LeRoy MY SOMEDAY

A last Valentine’s Look….

http://www.reverbnation.com/c./poni/88756351

MY SOMEDAY

Before I make it home
Traveling on a road
Before the rising moon explodes
Before that shooting star
Could tell me where you are
Or tell me where you go

And just before the dreaming
Before I close my eyes, my
Someday
My someday
My someday will shine

My mind is driving slow
I really want to know
The how we got so high [...]

40 Forever: Unbroken

Unbroken

You don’t have to be a history buff to get lost in this incredible story about the life of Olympic track star and World War II Veteran, Louis Zamperini. The History Channel bores me to death, but I was fascinated by this book and finished it in two long sittings.

“Zamperini’s [...]