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Music & TV

What Not To Do With Blue Paint

July 28, 2010
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Maybe it has just run its course, but I am not feeling this fifth season of HGTV Design Star. Contestants are all about playing the game, and I think they know less about design than I DO! As of the sixth episode – with the hideous blueberry bathroom, I still don’t have a clear cut [...]

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Life & Times of a Design Star

May 30, 2010
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Remember Jennifer Bertrand? She won HGTV’s Design Star in season 3. I love her design sense and plan to hire her someday to paint a giant Fleur de Lys on the wall and ceiling in the dining room of my forever home – when I actually buy my forever home … someday in the far [...]

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What Happened to the LAST Design Star?

July 31, 2009
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Did you wonder what happened to the last Design Star winner? ME, TOO!
I loved her wonderful, signature, soft graphic paintings that she did in several of the challenges. And her laugh!  It was totally contagious.
Anyway, I was watching the current cycle of Design Star (I have to catch up on DVR’d episodes so NO SPOILERS [...]

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A Powerful Example of Art in Public

April 14, 2009

The power of art is undeniable. This public display of song and dance just uplifts the spirit and hope in humanity.  Yeah, yeah — I know it was a PR stunt, but what a wonderful job they did! Enjoy!

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What The World Needs Now …

March 7, 2009

… is music. 
I simply adore this video, the song and the concept of Playing for Change.  All those voices in all those locales singing in harmony just gave me goosebumps. Does that make me weird?
The DVD comes out this spring. You can preorder Songs Around The World (CD + DVD) for $14.99.
I got several to support the [...]

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Dear Genevieve

January 11, 2009
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Genevieve Gorder was hands down my favorite designer on the old Trading Spaces.
I am so, so happy she’s on HGTV. Not only does she come across as a lovely person, her philosophy is close to my own – the home owner’s heart, life and soul needs to be included in every design.
Kudos to HGTV, too. I stopped watching [...]

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DEBBIE TRAVIS’s NEW SHOW

May 14, 2008
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One thing I dearly miss about being out of the television business is knowing about all the new shows far, far in advance. May – June is UPFRONT season … when networks announce their schedules and give TV industry people a peak at the new shows.
Well, I still subscribe to some TV newsletters where I [...]

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GREAT MUSIC

May 4, 2008

A friend was ga-ga over this new artist. I listened and now I’m ga-ga, too. LOL. Love this — already bought the album at Amazon. Shameless link provided on the sidebar

Her name is Duffy and I guess she’s all the rage in Britain and Germany right now. This link takes you to another [...]

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