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Cover Sundays – Sia – “I Go to Sleep” Ray Davies (The Kinks) Cover

26 Sunday Apr 2015

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The manuscript Blue Lines is the fictional coming of age narrative of a young California woman Key Yemaya Walker, and her 2 year growing journey through school, love, and life period piece, written by Kenneth Suffern, Jr., taking place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between the years of 1997 – 1998. Loosely based on true events, and experiences during that time, told through the eyes and voice of the main female protagonist, a freshman first attending the school.

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Cover Sundays – Martina Topley-Bird, Mark Lanegan, WarPaint – “Cristalised” The XX Cover

23 Sunday Sep 2012

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1964, 2012, 4AD, alternative rock, art rock, Beggars Banquet, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, blues, California, David Orlando, dream pop, drum machine, Ellensburg, Emily Kokal, England, grunge, guitar, Honest Jon's, Independiente, indie rock, Isobel Campbell, Jenny Lee Lindberg, Josh Klinghoffer, Key Yemaya Walker, keyboard, keyboards, London, Los Angeles, Mad Season, Manimal Vinyl, Mark Lanegan, Mark William Lanegan, Martina Gillian Topley, Martina Topley-Bird, Massive Attack, Michael Quinn, musician, November 25, pop, Psychedelic rock, Queens of the Stone Age, Rough Trade, Screaming Trees, Seattle, Shannyn Sossamon, Singer-songwriter, Soulsavers, St. Pancras, Stella Mozgawa, Sub Pop, The Gorillaz, The Gutter Twins, Theresa Wayman, Tricky, trip hop, ukulele, United States, Violin, vocalist, Vocals, Warpaint, Washington



The manuscript Blue Lines is the fictional coming of age narrative of a young California woman Key Yemaya Walker, and her 2 year growing journey through school, love, and life period piece, written by Kenneth Suffern, Jr., taking place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between the years of 1997 – 1998. Loosely based on true events, and experiences during that time, told through the eyes and voice of the main female protagonist, a freshman first attending the school.

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Blue Lines Blog: This Day In American History – Cassius Clay Becomes Muhammed Ali (1964)

26 Sunday Feb 2012

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On this day, the Kentucky boxer known to all as Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.; January 17, 1942) American former professional boxer, philanthropist and social activist, changed his name to Muhammad Ali as he accepted Islam and rejected Christianity. “I believe in the religion of Islam. I believe in Allah and in peace…I’m not a Christian anymore.”

The manuscript Blue Lines is the fictional coming of age narrative of a young California woman Key Yemaya Walker, and her 2 year growing journey through school, love, and life period piece, written by Kenneth Suffern, Jr., taking place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between the years of 1997 – 1998. Loosely based on true events, and experiences during that time, told through the eyes and voice of the main female protagonist, a freshman first attending the school.

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30 Day Song Challenge – Day 15 – A Song That Describes You – Sam Cooke – “A Change Is Gonna Come”

15 Sunday Jan 2012

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It took a little work to figure this one out, but when I remembered this, I knew it was it.


The manuscript Blue Lines is the fictional coming of age narrative of a young California woman Key Yemaya Walker, and her 2 year growing journey through school, love, and life period piece, written by Kenneth Suffern, Jr., taking place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between the years of 1997 – 1998. Loosely based on true events, and experiences during that time, told through the eyes and voice of the main female protagonist, a freshman first attending the school.

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What I Learned Sundays – September 11th, 2011 – 10 Years Of (520) Sundays

11 Sunday Sep 2011

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I would be remiss if I used the same line that everyone else does to state how the day started as innocently as every other day. How “normal,” the day began.

I was still in my “rookie” year with the Atlanta Hawks organization, headed into my first full season. The evening of September 10th, rumors began to circulate that legendary Chicago Bulls player, and now Washington Wizards General Manager, Michael Jordan, would be making his second return to the NBA. We stayed late in preparation of the next day, making sure we could take on the anticipated work.

The day did not begin as a normal day. Though a crisp, pristine morning, I knew that as I arrived early to our office in CNN Center, the day would be full. I prepared my lunch, in anticipation of not being able to take a break this morning, and was focused and settled to us having a big day.

We knew that at some point we would receive the announcement, which came later in a much more subdued in the subsequent weeks. As I exited the car, and finally sat at my desk, the slight unconfirmed report that a plane had crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. I will be honest, in the Atlanta area, pilot hobbyists have crashed often into houses, buildings and the such, therefore my first innocent thoughts were, “how was someone allowed to fly their personal plane through Manhattan.” Ryan Cameron on Atlanta’s Hot 97 returned to the music. My mind was boggled briefly, as more orders for season ticket began to pile up, and quickly I returned to my job at hand.

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