The Bear fell ill this morning, after a weekend of fun with her cousins. She and the Mouse slept through the night (Holy Crap!) but the Bear screamed out at 6am and began throwing up…from the hallway into our bathroom.
Yesterday we were in New Jersey for the Kelsey Theater’s performance...
April 7th, 2008 | Parenting Blog | Read More
Welcome to round two of the OWTK Kid’s Music Tournament. Thanks to all who voted during round one (over 300 total votes!). We are down to 6 bands and their newest albums now.
Stardust Lullaby flat out spanked Brady Rymer in what many consider to be the most shocking upset in the long and storied...
April 7th, 2008 | kid's music reviews | Read More
I miss my kitty cat today. Not that she ever tickled the ivory (the 2nd time I’ve managed to squeeze my favorite musical phrase into an OWTK post this year) but still, seeing Nora rub her cheek against the black and white keys brings a little tear to my eyes. Check out the talented Nora play piano.
The...
April 3rd, 2008 | Hodgepodge | Read More
Baseball is finally, and officially, here today (forget that 2 game set in Japan and last night’s bizarre 1 game set in D.C. – today is the start of the 2008 season). Opening day should be a national holiday but until it is declared as such, I will continue to take this day off each year...
March 31st, 2008 | So Much Time So Little To Do | Read More
My gang saw Brady Rymer and The Little Band That Could yesterday morning at World Cafe Live in Philly and came away more than impressed. The Mrs. and I turned to each other after the final chord stopped reverberating and said “that was the best kid’s show we’ve ever seen”.
Brady...
March 30th, 2008 | kid's music reviews | Read More
While I write a lot about kiddie rock these days, my true undying passion is for independent rock and roll. I often credit The Afghan Whigs, June of ’44, Fugazi, Built to Spill and Silkworm along with scores of other lesser known acts, for shaping much of who I am today. One of the joys of my...
March 26th, 2008 | Hodgepodge, kid's music reviews | Read More
Some of you may recall, from this post, that we purchased the Bear a non-kiddie digital camera for her 4th B-Day. I wanted to share a couple shots from her first few “rolls” (we still have the GE supplied memory card in there which holds a whopping 16 photos). The flowers were also a B-Day...
March 25th, 2008 | Random Toddlering | Read More
Today we head back to the Singin’ in the Rain Region for the #1 seed’s first round game. Brady Rymer, one of the star’s of the kid’s music scene, is taking on an upstart double disc set of lullabies from Gene and Cher Kosner.
(1) Brady Rymer “Here Comes Brady Rymer &...
March 23rd, 2008 | kid's music reviews | Read More
