December 31, 2006

What a year for a new year

I’ve been shoveling snow all afternoon and holy moley – it is tough. Gratifying and good hard work, but I have an oozing blister on my thumb and I think my arms and legs may actually fall off. We’re going out for (several) margaritas after my hours of no-joking slave labor, then over to some friends’ house to ring in 2007.

Last year I posted up a New Year’s mix, and I was listening to it while assembling some Trader Joe’s brownies (imported in the luggage from California, since Colorado is TJs-forsaken) for the fiesta this evening. One of my favorite songs from that mix is “Up All Night,” which seemed appropriate to belt this afternoon, perhaps because of the victorious refrain “When the roads are clear, we’ll head on outta here,” a nod to my savage clearing of the 3 foot drifts in the driveway. Plus, you know, there’s the ‘up all night’ business:

Up All Night – Counting Crows

And a few others for your end-of-the-year enjoyment:

Next Year, Baby – Jamie Cullum

This Could Be My Moment – The Verve

Start Again – Teenage Fanclub

2 Comments

  • Happy New Year!!! Heather. And thanks for all the great music this past year.

    bigmac — December 31, 2006 @ 6:45 pm

  • hi heather – just want to say thanks for your most excellent blog. you’ve introduced me to some great music this past yr (i love the a brokedown melody soundtrack), and i’ve also enjoyed your writing. keep up the awesomeness.

    marcus — January 1, 2007 @ 5:51 pm

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Bio Pic Name: Heather Browne
Location: Colorado, originally by way of California
Giving context to the torrent since 2005.

"I love the relationship that anyone has with music: because there's something in us that is beyond the reach of words, something that eludes and defies our best attempts to spit it out. It's the best part of us, probably, the richest and strangest part..."
—Nick Hornby, Songbook
"Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of Fuel. Sentimental people call it Inspiration, but what they really mean is Fuel."
—Hunter S. Thompson

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