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Goodbye Indie 103.1

Seemingly out of nowhere, Indie 103.1FM is going off the air today. I hardly believed it when I saw a posting on FB. WTF is happening to LA radio? This is embarrassing.
The Indie website has this notice on it:
Indie 103.1 will cease broadcasting over this frequency effective immediately. Because of changes in the radio industry [...]

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This week in Alligators

Title taken straight from The Stranger…whose Blog, Slog, I got this from.
This piece is about a a bar in HB as reported in the weekly Seattle, WA magazine from a tip from a guy who saw an article in a paper in South Carolina!
The best thing about this story is not the fact that a [...]

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Part of the joy of attending the Governor’s Conference on Women at the Long Beach Convention Center is the thrill of the inspiration, part is the joy of so many like-minded women coming together to celebrate our strength, and part is the incredible line-up of speakers.
This was my third year in attendance and each experience [...]

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Maynard…the winemaker

Did you know that Maynard James Keenan from Tool and A Perfect Circle is also a winemaker? I have heard him on Wino Wednesday on Indie 103.1 FM and have visited his website once or twice (check it out at caduceus.org), and have wanted to taste the wine for a while. Well, now, I guess, [...]

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Boston Trip, Day 2

Thursday began a little late,
 
which became the theme of the trip…as did the trip to Starbucks, where Sean is the Mayor, it turns out.
Lunch was had at Janie’s, which is like Denny’s,but ya know, in Boston. We ate with Seans’ Ma and his beautiful niece, Taryn.
  Um, super cute!
Afterwards we saw the [...]

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Woo-hoo for yoga!
I have been a huge fan of this practice for many years and although I am not the most dedicated student (I try to go at least once a week, which is not enough for me), I do know the benefits of yoga extend far beyond “being more flexible”. It is challenging [...]

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Last night we went to see Emmylou Harris,
 Ricky Skaggs,
and
The  Del McCoury Band
at the Pacific Amphitheater. What an amazing show!
Mandolins, Upright Bass, Fiddles, guitars, bea
Technorati Tags: Bluegrass,live music
utiful harmonies and great California weather were the perfect combination for a lovely evening. For those of you who are opposed to Bluegrass for some reason [...]

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It was a beautiful Sunday, as most days are here in Huntington Beach this time of year. I have grown up here in HB and have been to the HB Central Library many, many times throughout my lifetime. Today was the first time I ventured over on a Sunday afternoon to be part of the [...]

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