2009-11-24 06:19
I'm currently entering my third week of non-day-employment, and am finally settling into a groove. I keep remarking to myself how uncanny it is the amount of things I can get accomplished wh… Read More
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2009-11-17 20:26
Part of my new full-time job is convincing my mother that I won't starve from being a professional musician before I become Mrs. Maestro next October. I admit the thought of it is a little… Read More
2009-11-09 18:13
I know, I know... it's been a long time. I'm not even sure if anyone's still subscribed to this bad boy of a blog I started eight thousand years ago. It wasn't my intent to drop off the face… Read More
2009-02-02 04:45
I'm starting to sound like a broken record, I'm aware. I really wanted to give you all a thorough recap of the inaugural ball, but it just seems almost like a moot point at this juncture. It… Read More
2009-02-01 23:10
...was not my first love....took me awhile to "get."...has followed my personal taste and musical proclivities through more than half of my life....is something my mother and I share other t… Read More
2009-01-29 18:50
In about 24 hours, I'll be pulling up to a little patch of heaven on Earth that looks like this:I will be serenaded by this man:Perhaps I will indulge in one of these:I will more than certai… Read More
2009-01-27 15:48
I know, I know, I know. It's been a week since the inaugural festivities and I owe everyone some inaugural ball updates. It is my sincere hope that that gets done before I bust this joint an… Read More
2009-01-20 17:54
I just blog for fun, and I really don't feel that I'm particularly good at it (and that wasn't a neurotic self-deprecating ploy to get you say otherwise, I assure you). Today, however, I fee… Read More
2009-01-19 22:39
I had to go down to the District yesterday to pick up our Inaugural Ball tickets in person. We're going to the Eastern Ball at Union Station, which initially gave me mixed feelings. On one h… Read More
2009-01-17 13:09
'Cause there maybe timesWhen you think you lost your mindAnd the steps you're takin'Leave you three, four steps behindBut the road you're walkingMight be long sometimesYou just keep on stepp… Read More
2009-01-16 19:12
When I started this blog, my intention to be semi-anonymous was never rooted in an attempt to hide it from people in real life. Nor was I trying to keep my face off the web so that I could b… Read More
2009-01-15 16:07
That's the only way to describe my state over the past few days. You see, Mama Downbeats loves her only child so very much that she called me on Monday and offered me and the Maestro tickets… Read More
2009-01-09 14:31
No, no, no... not the holiday coined on Seinfeld. In Baltimore, Festivus is the term we use when our beloved Ravens go to the playoffs. Back in 2000, the former-coach-who-shall-not-be-named… Read More
2009-01-06 22:28
Remember that time when I finally wrote my 100th post and then took an unscheduled blog hiatus? Well, I promised you all something special and I never delivered. Well, I'm a fan of the old "… Read More
2009-01-06 22:27
Daily Blogs I Couldn't Live Without-Jezebel One of the first blogs to solidify my love for this medium, this Gawker publication is geared towards smart, professional women with equal parts s… Read More
2009-01-06 15:21
I always feel like my plans for time off are up in the air until my travel arrangements fall into place and my time off gets approved. Well, my friends, both of those just happened for my ne… Read More
2009-01-05 18:45
I have a deep, dark secret to share with you all. I almost put it on a postcard and sent it to Frank Warren, but I decided I'd feel better if I just came clean.I'm sure that you're familiar… Read More
2009-01-02 14:31
Do you remember how every year when you were a kid, grownups would ask you if you felt any different on your birthday? And you never did, did you? I know I didn't. I would strain, trying to… Read More
2008-12-30 22:40
Hi there blogosphere. I've been silent because I've been on the run. There have been so many fun things that we've done, and they've gone by so fast that I've been remiss in sharing all of o… Read More
2008-12-22 16:22
A few years back, I got the express honor to perform in Baltimore Symphony's first Holiday Spectacular alongside Robert Goulet and Shirley Jones-- you know, that guy Will Ferrell so hilariou… Read More
2008-12-18 13:00
Like I said yesterday, Mama Downbeats cracked open a bottle of Black Wing Cabernet Sauvignon and took to painting my modest little abode while she was here over an extended Thanksgiving holi… Read More
2008-12-17 16:07
I know it's been a long time and it seems as if I've abandoned my loyal readership. It was nice getting e-mails from lots of you making sure everything was okay. I knew it had been too long… Read More
2008-10-29 13:20
Beer's here! I finally got to pick up the beer that was brewed for me over the summer. I took all of your suggestions into account and named it Stone Ridge Stout. The tasting notes describe… Read More
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