East of Normal
Stella & Vicky
Your first guitar is like your first kiss, your first date, your first bike, the first record you really loved. No guitar will ever sound … more
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East of Normal
Playgrounds of the Imagination
Song sung blue, everybody knows one Song sung blue, every garden grows one That's the sound of Summer, July 1972. It wafts … more
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United, but Disconnected …
I pick my son up from the Nashville School of the Arts at 3 PM every weekday. Sometimes I have to wait a bit, if … more
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EAST of NORMAL
Has it really been almost sixteen years now? Sixteen years since the epoch of blue rooftops? When Mother Nature bounced off Charlotte, blew out windows … more
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It Just Doesn’t Matter
The other day a friend of mine posted on his Facebook page, “I am happy for my successful friends! I am happy for my successful … more
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But I’m HUGE in Sweden
Greetings from Pitea, Sweden, an hour south of the Arctic Circle. It’s not warm. But it could be worse. Being near the sea makes it … more
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On Second Thought …
This is not the original column I submitted for this issue. And thank God. I came to my senses just as the presses were about … more