March 2025
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Transitioning an Aging Parent & Caring Transitions Review
Kristen here: I know this is an odd entry for the ilyAIMY journal – and quite a long one – but after the dust settled on this process for me, I wanted to make the story & information accessible online for those in a similar situation who may be seeking guidance and info. I would…
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March 27th, 2025. Get in, loser.
We were having a bad day so on a whim I was like “Kristen, get in the car, let’s go to the Aquarium!” Just a few short moments later we were stuck firmly in Baltimore traffic. When I was a kid I believed a lot of conspiracy theories. I Loved my UFOs and the Loch…
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March 25th, 2025. The SPARK w Just US!
Tonight was actually a pretty close to perfect night – though the thing that made it TEMPORALLY perfect was the fact that our featured artist was sick with the flu. But that meant we were just ourselves all night – and we, ourselves, ARE pretty awesome. We do this every Tuesday. Signup before 7. I…
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March 23rd, 2025. The Music City Open Mic.
To those it may concern – I’ve now updated this post with a correctly synched video! A really fabulous night at Morsbergers – and one that made me feel like I must be getting SOMETHING right. The last few months I’ve been very aware of simply being overfull at my open mics. It’s a great…
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March 20th, 2025. Storms.
Saturday March 8th we played J&J House Concerts. Jack and Julie were kind hosts and their friends were enthusiastic. It’s a beautiful house and we rocked it thoroughly. Maybe a little aggressively for a house concert. But tis our way. We had an awesome time and there was awesome soup. We had good conversations with…
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March 19th, 2025. Ketchup and downturn.
Institute of Musical Traditions has shown that they can’t sell tickets to folk musicians singing their hearts out, so they’ve booked a Lundi Gras performance instead. March 3rd saw an absolutely deliriously joyous audience dancing to the sounds of Little Red and the Renegades, grateful to tune out the world with beads and accordion at…
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March 18th, 2025. The SPARK with Juels Bland.
Bev kicking things off at the Takoma Spark. I like the tradition that comes with whoever I hand the market to, to sign up on the list, almost invariably immediately hands it to Bev to secure her traditional number 2 position. Phil! You need a pickup! I (think I) know it’s your wife’s guitar, but…
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March 11th, 2025. The SPARK open mic w Fall Risk.
It was a very rare thing – a short night. I still haven’t figured out how to make my Tuesday nights in general more manageable – an average hour commute each way + 2 hours of set up and a half hour of break down PLUS a four hour open mic is simply unsustainable, but…
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March 9th, 2025. The Music City Open Mic.
We do this every Sunday night at Morsbergers at 713 Frederick Rd, Catonsville, MD, 21228. Signup at 6.30, music at 7pm. Enter through the back at the LARGER of the two doors! (the other entrances are straight to the bar side and Boba Fett won’t always point the way!) For information about the photos and videos…
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March 7th, 2025. Doc.
Doc signed my 1991 year book. “You’re special – whether you like it or not”. I haven’t processed this yet. I’ve been thinking a lot about the difference in mindset between visual and musical artists. Where I started and where I am. A huge part of understanding – or at least TRYING to understand –…