music

take a trip on a rocket ship

In life, music, tori amos on 16 August 2009 tagged tower theater with 2 comments

with maizy under the watchful eye of the emergency veterinarian, my sister, brother-in-law and i headed north to philadelphia to catch our second and final tori amos concert of the tour. it was an equally magic, though distinctly different, concert experience.  the hands-down — did i really hear that? — shining moment of the night [...]

gold dust, in our hands

In life, music, tori amos on 2 August 2009 with 5 comments

tori’s concert last night was absolutely amazing. by a stroke of good luck, the stage was extended into the orchestra seats making what i thought were seventh row seats actually third row seats — close enough to make eye contact with tori.  it was beyond words. and the songs.  she delivered a stunning set: give [...]

tori tonight

In life, music, tori amos on 1 August 2009 with 1 comment

tori amos is playing the DAR constitution hall tonight.  it will be my fourteenth time seeing her perform live and i just can’t get enough.  she’s THAT good. it all started in 1994.  i was watching the late show with jay leno and he introduced tori amos as his musical guest.  i had never heard [...]

AATS review

In entertainment, life, music, tori amos on 22 May 2009 tagged abnormally attracted to sin, review, tori amos with 4 comments

(those of you who are not tori fans will probably want to forgo reading this) abnormally attracted to sin tori amos released 19 may 2009 review respectfully submitted by:  heather dyan, 22 may 2009 okay, here we go… 18.  500 miles – there seems to be one of these on every album (hello, “miracle”).  i [...]

the third of february

In friends, life, music on 3 February 2009 tagged birthday with 2 comments

it’s a perfect day for getting old forgetting all your worries and everything that makes you cry you really should know that it’s never too late to get up and go (the cure) happy birthday, adam. thank you for things said and unsaid.