Happy Birthday to one of my Most Favorite Artists….

Today is August 22nd. It’s my most cherished singer/songwriter/musician/activist’s birthday, Tori Amos. And I am about to attempt to explain how much I love her work. I have been dreading this! It is not that I don’t love to speak of Tori, or be quick […]

Read more

Sad? Miffed? Torn? Just hit ‘Remove’.

Oh, the world we live in today…if you had told me when I was a little girl that technology would be what it is today, I would have felt like I was about to grow up to be a Jetson. I admit, I love my social media; […]

Read more

The Sunset Strip Music Festival!

This weekend is the annual Sunset Strip Music Fest in Hollywood, where all those famous Sunset Strip bars & clubs like The Viper Room & Whiskey A Go-Go have 3 nights of amazing shows & tributes with the highlight being on Saturday when the streets are literally […]

Read more

Strike A Pose: Happy Birthday, Madonna!

I am a huge Madonna fan, so of course I had to write about her today on her 54th Birthday…. 54 years old?! Really?! She is the same age as my Dad! 😉 While many don’t always have nice things to say about her, perhaps they […]

Read more

Listable Life: 5 Songs that Represent Me.

If you are a fairly faithful follower of Along Comes Mary, you might have noticed I have done afew “Blog Hops” with one being over on Moments that Define Life’s weekly feature, The Listable Life. Nicole offers 2 recommendations each week of 5 things to write […]

Read more

3 years without The King of Pop….

June 25th, 2009, 3 years ago today, Michael Jackson passed away & strangely enough, I gained new respect for him & his music that evening. You know how most of us can remember where we were when a significant world event occurred? For my parents, […]

Read more

A Day at The Museum (LACMA, if you must know)!

I love museums! I am lucky that I have gotten to quite afew over the years. Since moving to SoCal, I find myself often hitting up The LA County Museum of Art (LACMA) on the famous Miracle Mile mid-town of LA on Wilshire Blvd, minutes from […]

Read more

Orange Blossom Special in Santa Ana!

A really great thing I have noticed living in SoCal is that there is always an opportunity to check out great local bands & usually you have a friend who knows the members. A happy hour dinner with buds last evening turned into an entire night […]

Read more