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Sharing my love of song, writing lyrics, art, photography, life & the people I meet along the way & our stories. Being the wife of a musician and songwriter myself, I am learning about the music business. Sharing those stories of those I meet. An experienced artist and photographer sharing my visions, work and that of my friends. A lover of life with many stories to tell. I hope you will join me on this journey.
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1985 was a pivotal year & on August 2, 2025 was reminded of events from that year. The story starts with that year. A song that stays in my mind forever. And several broken men in my life through the years including one that has nearly broken me in the process. But I still hold onto hope & strength. Correction an event I indicated late in the episode in 1997 was Thanksgiving Week 2017.
Been through a lot & truth needs to be known. Even though no names are named the events & people are real. Life throws a lot of curves & sometimes you crash into the walls along the way. But when two creatives find each other, it's amazing. People need to get their heads out of social media posts & look beyond into the true things that make someone smile & keeps them going. And that not every celebrity needs another celebrity or hot young thing to make them happy. Sometimes all they need is a true soulmate in life.
My second interview with singer/songwriter and visual artist Ingrid Aubrey, who hails from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She's getting ready to go into recording studio. Great stories about being strong creative women & songwriting. Talk about Kenny Chesney, Tiffany Napper & Eron Otcasek a bit too. Just a fun interview with a great creative friend
Interview with Mike McDonnell, Jr., fellow podcaster Seattle Sports Diaries & BS Commentaries on how Kenny Chesney's music saved his life & the Seattle stop of the Here and Now Tour. Amazing stories & a little bit of sports talk too.
Interview with Nashville based Women's Lifestyle Coach, Tiffany Napper. We talk about being a creative female entrepreneur, her coaching business,the UpLevelers Society, Ruby Money, social media, share a little background & some stories
Interview with Eron Otcasek a musician from Brooklyn, NY who is releasing his first album & some stories about connections going back to 1985.
Most amazing two nights with NSR/Blue Chair Bay kickoff party featuring The Wheeland Brothers, meeting new friends from No Shoes Nation. Being front row center Sandbar and seeing Carly Pearce, Old Dominion, Dan + Shay and Kenny Chesney up close in Nashville at Nissan Stadium. Amazing, amazing two days.
A simple comment on my friend Jason Aldean's Mother's Day post about his amazing wife & mom led to a stream of imposter accounts & romance scammers on Instagram following & harassing. It's time us women fight back & make social media safer for us. Discussion of the harassment I have felt, celebrity rights to a bit of privacy plus some more thoughts.
Nashville based but international musician David Korgan sings a couple originals, does part of "Ghost In You" and closes out with in impromptu version of "Runaway Train" with me. It was really fun and a little tongue in cheek as both of us love the punk rock era and 80s and 90s alternative music.
Just a little episode about spring, April Fools, new song from my friend Raleigh Keegan, stop at L&L Land Market in Nashville & spring flowers along with other stories
Correction on Igor Oliyarnik's name and his effort to help those in his home country of the Ukraine
How do we balance social media posts with what is happening in the Ukraine? Igor Oliyarnik's photo prints for his home country, the Ukraine. How we need to come together & work together to save the planet, & other stories wrapped around Bob Dylan's "Blowing In The Wind".
Letting go of a friendship, a failed relationship, walking away. Finding strength, new true friends & strong bonds & connections wrapped around the theme of "Let It Go" and Kenny Chesney's "You Don't Get To" .
Interview with Ingrid Aubrey, Manitoba, Canada based Singer, Songwriter, Artist & Hairstylist about the issues women face on social media, songwriting, art & creativity & single parenthood. Raising daughters in the age of social media. Lots of great stories of Nashville too. Many mentions including Carly Pearce & Arlene Quinn to name a few.
Getting ready for another trip around the sun & wrapping this episode around the release of Kenny Chesney's new single from the "Here & Now" album "Everyone She Knows" & how he talks about how this song is about strong women who walk to their own tune in life. A lot of subjects & stories covered about life, living, being strong, friendships, photography, art, jewelry, songwriting & NFTs too. But a big emphasis on being true to ones self & being strong.
Raleigh Keegan's "New To Nashville", injury update, missing Dad, Red Perch, Chaatable, Richland Farm Market in Nashville reviews & recommendations, Young's Dairy & Yellow Springs, Ohio & discussion of NFTs
2021 has been a year of waiting but also a year of great interviews & things hoping to pop soon & everything will be alright. Mentions include Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Carley Pearce, Dan & Shay, Old Dominion, Ashley McBryde, Raleigh Keegan, Chef Tomasz, Tyler Boone, Faye Band, Tres Fiori, Mikeal Rafeal & the lovely Paulina Porizkova. Discussion of social media needing to do more about stopping fake & imposter accounts. And most of all a big thank you to all who have supported me this year through your friendship & love & for listening to my little podcast. And for a great 2022 & great news soon.
Review of Raleigh Keegan's Album "Clocks Roll Forward", update on my injuries from my September 22nd fall, Lefty learning to live right handed until healed & review of Nashville restaurant, Chaatable
Interview with up and coming music artist, Raleigh Keegan, discussion of NFTs & uses in the music industry along with his music. Please check out his new album coming out October 15, 2021
Newcomer to Nashville scene Mikel Rafael a singer/songwriter in the Jeff Buckley tradition. He performs two of his original songs.
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