Very Cool

Pays to follow  @Sami_Yenigun at NPR. Especially when he dances all night.

If The Name Fits...

If I become a father in two weeks and still plan to keep my wellies, I have not choice, do I?

I'd rather hang with "camp glampers" than with "festival dads", but I don't see why I can't be both.

This looks much nicer than Glasto or Womad, especially this summer! I didn't see many kids in the video promo.

Please Help Me Find Molly

Hey, Baby!

If blogging is hard now, what will it be like in a month when our new arrival joins us? Here he comes!

Coming...

Easter chick from Santa Caterina, Italy, 24 April 2012.

Still coming...

The girl from Ipanema, Brazil, 30 May 2012.

Really, he's still coming...

The girl from Beer, Devon, 2 June 2012.

Almost here...

Only girl (in the world) besides Rihanna from Hackney, London, 24 June 2012.

Mom and Dad's Record Collection

Not sure it was NPR that had the idea first (I did, of course), but it is a great idea! I laughed and cried a few times in the space of my run listening to Remembering Mom And Dad's Record Collection on All Songs Considered. Love, love, love the stories behind the songs. It was great for the commonalities, like the love/hate relationship with Hotel California, as well as learning new names. How does one miss Yma Sumac?

I loved the time in my late 20s when my Mother heard me playing what I thought was fairly cool jazz, having just "discovered" Ahmad Jamal. Not only did she recognize it right away, I found out she a loads of vinyl from the 1950s, none of which had seen the light of day in my lifetime. I don't know why she didn't share this with me when I'd do everything in my power to avoid piano practice! It might have given me a bit more motivation.

I propose a series of music nights dedicated to the theme of Mom and Dad's Record Collection!