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Will Sexton needs OUR help
Austin icon Will Sexton (brother of Charlie Sexton) recently had a stroke and needs some help. A donation page has been set up and if you know of Will Sexton (or even if you don’t) I hope you can help out. Even $5 helps! Several years ago I watched a program...
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Ikigai
Ikigai (生き甲斐 – pronounced “ee-ki-guy”) is the Japanese equivalent of the French, raison d’être. In English, these translate respectively as: ’something important one lives for’, and ‘a reason for being’.
Although the meanings are similar, cultural attitudes towards the concept they embody, differ.
Few possess a raison d’être, but those who go through life with an...
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Glen Hansard heard and liked my cover of “High Hopes”
I covered a Glen Hansard (Swell Season) song, posted the link on Twitter, and Glen Hansard heard it… liked it, and responded. I guess he liked it enough to tweet about it twice. Glen Hansard is an Academy Award winner, is the lead singer of the popular Irish band The Frames, and currently the...
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Texas Tech’s Mike Leach…. getting stabbed in the back!
Texas Tech's Mike Leach.... getting stabbed in the back!
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High Hopes – The Swell Season – cover by Tom Meny
High Hopes – The Swell Season – cover by Tom Meny
This is a song the Swell Season played at a concert in Austin, TX last month. Glen Hansard said it was new and didn’t even have a name yet. Luckily I had a camera that shot pretty good video of the song. You can...
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Tom Meny is officially a published songwriter!
Tom Meny is officially a published songwriter!
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Everybody needs 4 things in life… per Lou Holtz
Per Lou Holtz, everyone needs 4 things in life:
* First, you have to have something to do. Stories of healthy individuals who die within a few years of retiring are too numerous to list. It’s also true that prisoners serving life sentences sleep for 12-14 hours a day because they have nothing in their...
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The Swell Season live at The Paramount Theater Austin, TX 11/15/09
As I said the last time I saw them... The Swell Season was the best live music show I have ever seen. Yes, better than Mayer, better than Bramhall II.... the music was fantastic, the band was super tight, the audio mix was flawless, the crowd was like a choir and the songwriting is...
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after almost 17 years… The Bowie Bulldogs win a playoff game.. a new era begins
in late 1992 legends named Gier, Francis, Taylor, Miller, Casterline, MENY, McCarta, Riojas, Pannell, York, Pittman, Crosby, Lewis and many many more went to Baylor’s Floyd Casey stadium to beat the #5 ranked Waco Lions. Tonight, almost 17 years later… Bowie has won a playoff game.
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