Archive for April, 2011
Mothers & Daughters: a Mother’s Day Haiku
Mothers and Daughters: a Mother’s Day Haiku
A poem about the relationship between mothers and daughters in the haiku form.
Rebecca St. James marries Jacob Fink in April wedding ceremony
Rebecca St. James marries Jacob Fink in April wedding ceremony
The first pictures and congratulations started appearing on Facebook on April 23 and then Rebecca St. James posted on Facebook and Twitter: “Today has been a very special day for which I have waited a long time. I married the love of my life, Jacob. Thank you so much for your prayers and support.”
Knapsackheroes! in Hard Rock Battle of the Bands – Interview with Percussionist Justin P. Mitchell
Knapsackheroes! in Hard Rock Battle of the Bands – Interview with Percussionist Justin P. Mitchell
It’s hard to define the music of Knapsackheroes! and that seems to be a deliberate move on the band’s part as they zig zag across musical genres refusing to be nailed down. With their beginnings in Nashville, they had their pick of genres to develop and they chose to blend several styles into their own unique mix.
Nashville loses a gospel music fixture as “The Brian Mason Show” leaves the air
Brian Mason (center standing) and me (green dress) at a planning meeting for the Koinonia Family Reunion
Nashville loses a gospel music fixture as “The Brian Mason Show” leaves the air
A beloved Sunday morning tradition is coming to an end as radio personality Brian Mason has announced his decision to bring “The Brian Mason Show” to an end on Sunday, June 26, 2011. The gospel music program started as a half hour show on WSM-FM, which, at the time played mainstream, adult contemporary music.
13th annual Bellevue Easter egg hunt a hopping success
13th annual Bellevue Easter egg hunt a hopping success
Bellevue Baptist Church sponsored its 13th annual free community-wide Easter egg hunt today at Red Caboose Park in Nashville’s Bellevue area. The April 23rd Easter event drew children from all over Middle Tennessee as well as visitors staying at the Bellevue Microtel Hotel.
Me with Miss Katy and a friend
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42nd Annual Dove Awards Winners Announced
Two articles about the 42nd annual Dove Awards, which were held in Atlanta this year:
42nd Annual Dove Awards awarded in Atlanta, GA
In Nashville the 42nd Annual Dove Awards went by without much fanfare, because the Gospel Music Association chose to hold them in Atlanta instead of their normal home of Music City. This is a preliminary list of winners
42nd Annual Dove Awards list of winners
As reported in 42nd Annual Dove Awards awarded in Atlanta, GA, the 2011 Dove Awards show took place April 20 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. The following is the complete list of winners of the 2011 Dove Awards
Knapsackheroes! makes top 10 in the U.S. in Hard Rock Battle of the Bands
Knapsackheroes! makes top 10 in the U.S. in Hard Rock Battle of the Bands
You never know who you will run into in Nashville when you go for a burrito run. Take yesterday, for example, when I ran into Justin Paul Mitchell, percussionist for the hard-to-define Nashville band Knapsackheroes!
Free community-wide Easter egg hunt at Bellevue’s Red Caboose Park April 23
Free community-wide Easter egg hunt at Bellevue’s Red Caboose Park April 23
Bellevue Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee, is getting reading for its 13th annual free community-wide Easter egg
hunt on Saturday, April 23rd, 2011. The event for toddler through sixth graders will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Red Caboose Park in Nashville’s Bellevue area and is open to the community.
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Easter Poetry
Three poems for Easter
For Easter: Faint Ray of Daylight – an Easter Poem
A poem in celebration of Easter morning
An Easter poem in the acrostic form
A poem about Easter morning in Jerusalem
Wes Bentley Faces His Demons & Dragons in ‘There Be Dragons’
Wes Bentley Faces His Demons & Dragons in ‘There Be Dragons’
I love inspirational movies, and I often wonder if the actors are touched by the moving, inspirational stories and dialogue they are part of. At least one movie has had such an impact. “There Be Dragons,” the upcoming historical epic written and directed by Roland Joffé which will be in theaters in May, has already had a profound impact on actor Wes Bentley
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