Who doesnât like being first? First in line for tickets, on the blue ribbon platform in a bonsai branch cutting competition, the first to hear a new single – we all want to be there. If you say you donâtâŚwell, youâre a liar. My competitive nature, as far as a desire to be progressive in… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] Popularity and Love: Mutually exclusive?
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[Abby’s Road] It’s about the sound, not the words
It never fails: whenever I overhear mumblings of folks yammering away about Jim Morrison and his fantastic poetry (snore) I have to stop myself in my tracks. I. Hate. The. Doors. That said, since we all know Doors fans arenât made, theyâre born, I never bother trying to tell them, anywhere, at any time about… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] It’s about the sound, not the words
[Abby’s Road] Collections live on, and that’s okay
Iâm truly disappointed. Neâer did a sentence scar as deep as that one. I can still hear the words coming out my fatherâs mouth when I did something particularly stupid as a teenager. Disappointment: one of the miseries of life. Be it a result of the loss of a favorite t-shirt or when the surprise… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] Collections live on, and that’s okay
[Abby’s Road] You listen to what?? The flaws of stereotyping
âShe was a quiet womanâŚdidnât say much and kept to herself. Never once thought she was capable of such things. Let my kids play in her backyard.â Ah yes. Weâve all read such tidbits. Details splashed across a page or the television screen. Musings from the mouth of a wannabe media whore to a fledgling… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] You listen to what?? The flaws of stereotyping
[Abby’s Road] Transcendent Culture
The quiet of the Bavarian countryside. Post-Washington DCâs 2009 Snowpocalypse, it ended up being the perfect place to spend my holiday season. As my German boyfriend Albert and I nestled in the kitchen of his childhood, his mother, a lovely, traditional mama called Marlene, tuned the television to Bayerischer Rundfunk â the Bavarian equivalent of… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] Transcendent Culture
[Abby’s Road] Music and mindfulness
Donât you hate it when you excitedly tell a coworker about the early 2009 Christmas present of a Joy Division “Transmission” 12â [FAC 13.12 (12″) 1980] you received from your boyfriend and they look at you with confusion and scorn? No? Well, it stinks. Let me tell you why. Perhaps a lesson will follow. Having… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] Music and mindfulness
[Abby’s Road] Introduction: A Trip Down Memory Lane
Editor’s Note: We’re proud to announce a new feature here on Knox Road, aptly titled “Abby’s Road”. Abby will be a continual contributor to the blog, but will be writing about something very different than what you’re used to from KR. She has an extensive depth (and breadth) of musical knowledge (as well as a… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] Introduction: A Trip Down Memory Lane