weekend playlist...

i think i've always known that we're a pretty unconventional family. this year's holiday plan is no exception.

i'm en route to the adirondacks to hang with jordan and his clan whilst my folks are spend the next few days in my apartment in san francisco. i left them some guest family staples as gifts... a couple packets of post-it notes, a handful of pencils and a box of california clementines. i also threw in a heavy duty lint roller and a jar of ear-plugs... in case that darling cat sends my dad into orbit.

tonyguest asked for a mix-tape for christmas. he said, doodle, i want some good rock and roll. you know what i like right? maybe a couple versions of baba o'riley and the rest of the stuff i like. you know what i like.

here it is...



i got to see them both for 15 minutes. they flew in from long beach on the aircraft that took me straight back to long beach to meet up with jordan... same flight crew and all! we had a pretty good giggle about our incredible luck.

happy and merry.

weekend playlist...

this weekend's playlist isn't.

it's been a doozy of a weekend... remembering hana in a way that honors her spirit, while also attending a completely confusing memorial service.

at any rate. i discovered this music this weekend while perusing the kinfolk magazine videos. i think hana would have been a pretty remarkable inspiration for these folks. so, here's my new favorite tune...




i love you.

weekend playlist..

jordan's here! and oh, i'm soaking up every once of my bearded-spectacled man...

this weekend's playlist is a bit of a cheat, but come on... i've got other things goin' on round these parts, knowwhatimsayin'...

the first weekend that jordan and i ever spent together, he flew up to san francisco and wanted to bring me a gift. flowers? no. sweets? no sir. he made me a mix tape.

we'd known each other for exactly 20 days. so give you, the 20 days and counting mix tape...




pretty swoony, huh?

weekend playlist...

the sky is falling here in san francisco. i spent the night waking up periodically to deafening rain and wind. my south-facing bay window takes quite a beating in a storm.

it's day two of my weekend-long sit-fest. i stayed in all day yesterday and plan on doing the same today. i feel quite proud though, that i managed to get up for two, very mellow, social outings. pho with jake on friday and sushi/game of thrones with nichole last night. all good things.

i've got jack white, ben howard, ryan adams and the wailin' jennys on a pretty equal rotation this weekend. if you haven't yet purchased jack white's blunderbuss - make it a priority, please. ben howard is a new find for me (sometimes i get on the wagon a few stops later than everyone else), though ryan adams is locked securely away in my heart for all time. check out howard's every kingdom and this weekend's adams spotlight, heartbreaker. i heard the wailin' jennys for the first time last night while i was driving in the rain to the richmond - via patchwork quilt, kevin vance's folk-centered radio program on kalw, 91.7fm, san francisco. the canadian trio is hauntingly beautiful.

so, with all this in mind and some great help from spotify's artist-radio feature... i made you this playlist.

you're welcome.

weekend playlist...

actually, it's from thanksgiving. long beach thanksgiving has always had a specific sound... music-wise.

jordan, who also turned 32 on thanksgiving, was particularly gracious considering there was absolutely no way any neil young would be even considered for our mix. there is always copious amounts of fleetwood mac and sam cooke... with twistin' the night away, strategically placed at the end of dinner-time so that my mom can get up and dance... ever-hoping that tony will get up and twist with her. i mean, he does have a new hip now...

sure hope there was plenty o' dancing at your thanksgiving feast too.