Podcasts

Our mother loved music, and she loved weddings. I realized an event with wine and dancing was the perfect setting for her memorial. I asked the family for songs they associated with her. The initial list was long - more than forty tracks. My intention was to compress those to a 3-minute collage, but that first attempt was a jumble. Listening to the playlist over and over, I settled on twelve that seemed most representative.

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10.The Fool on the Hill

9.Please Please Me

8.Norwegian Wood

7.Something

6.Blackbird

5.She Loves You

4.Eleanor Rigby

3.Come Together

2.A Day in the Life

1.Strawberry Fields Forever

Click to listen to the podcast. 10.The Fool on the Hill 9.Please Please Me 8.Norwegian Wood 7.Something 6.Blackbird 5.She Loves You 4.Eleanor Rigby 3.Come Together 2.A Day in the Life 1.Strawberry Fields Forever

1) State of the Island

2) Why College Should Not Be Free

3) Irish Marriage

4) Sarah and the Bullies

5) An Imaginary Conversation

6) Signal to Noise

7) The Girl on the Train

8) The Girl With All the Gifts

9) Green Eggs and Ham

10) Mothers

I used to read this to my kids, almost exactly like this. (Almost.)

1) State of the Island 2) Why College Should Not Be Free 3) Irish Marriage 4) Sarah and the Bullies 5) An Imaginary Conversation 6) Signal to Noise 7) The Girl on the Train 8) The Girl With All the Gifts 9) Green Eggs and Ham 10) Mothers

POEM: Opening Night

NEWS: God of Carnage

MOVIES: Going Clear

SOUND COLLAGE: Three.3

ESSAY: Struggling With Christianity

POEM: Opening Night NEWS: God of Carnage MOVIES: Going Clear SOUND COLLAGE: Three.3 ESSAY: Struggling With Christianity

HUMOR: Sex Miseducation

MOVIES: The Commitments

POEM: New

SONG: Johnny B. Goode

MEMOIR: A Theatrical Romance

HUMOR: Sex Miseducation MOVIES: The Commitments POEM: New SONG: Johnny B. Goode MEMOIR: A Theatrical Romance