What a great surprise…
I got into my car yesterday morning and began driving to work. Something seemed different. I was listening to a great Ani DiFranco CD … and for the life of me, I couldn’t figure out which one it was or when I had put it in my car (since I own about 15 of them!). Then it hit me, my boyfriend had told me that she had a new CD coming out & I had completely forgotten! He bought it for me the previous day, snuck it out to my car that night, & swapped out my CDs so that it would be a fun surprise on my way to work. What an awesome boyfriend I have!
I’ve only listened to it once through so far…so not sure what songs will be my favs. I’m still a bit partial to her old records with more structured songwriting. Few artists really come off even better on stage than they do on the record, and she’s one of them. I saw her in concert for the first time during her Dilate tour in 1997. I was hooked after that…what a mesmerizing performer. Her nickname is the “folk singer” for a reason…she has the most amazing way of manipulating the English language to give words entirely new meaning & emphasis. So if you get a chance, check her music out. (btw - If you were to buy just one record - I’d go with her live album titled “Living in Clip”…an amazing collection of some of her best stuff.) Here’s a link to her official webpage.
1 comment August 11th, 2006
What can I say, I have a weakness for craft supplies. See earrings for another example of the same technique with a different pattern. (There are more pics if you click on the full post.)
