Every parade has its rose petals and its floats but to me its the stories behind the parade that are most fascinating. The theme of the year is “Hat’s Off to Entertainment” and there are three stories I want to highlight from this year’s parade: 1. Stephanie Edwards is back on the parade, co-hosting [...]
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Gal’s 2009 Tournament of Roses Parade Highlights
New Year Poem for a Peace-filled 2009
Ring out the old, ring in the new,Ring, happy bells, across the snow:The year is going, let him go;Ring out the false, ring in the true.~Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1850Thanks to Blair Cohen of the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association office for making me aware of this poem. Happy New Year to all and may [...]
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Punker Than Thou iPod Playlist
I needed some good music to carry me through my housecleaning so I got out a mix CD my hubby made. It's titled Punker Than Thou.My hubby is former owner of Zed Records so he has some pretty crazy stuff. I listed it all out in my blog with links to iTunes, MySpace and You Tube for ease of entertainment and maximum distraction potential.http://sherizampelli.com/blog/2008/11/punker-than-thou-ipod-p
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Ultimate "Skate Out" Music
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Artist:Party Ben
For me, this Party Ben remix is the ultimate "Skate Out" music. I started skating with the Derby Dolls in Fresh Meat practice last year. As part of the process of becoming a Doll, I had to choose a skate name. I choose Gal VanIZed in part because of the song Galvanize by the Chemical Brothers. The words represent who I strive to be as a player and a person. The words "push the button" have ca
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Consequences of a Music-Less Life
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Artist:Wiliam Shatner
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Album:Has Been
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Track:You'll Have Time
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Mood of Defiance - Are We the Divided States of America?
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Artist:Mood of Defiance
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Album:Mood of Defiance
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Track:Divided States of America
It was a twitter than turned into an obsession that made me post the mp3 on my blog. If you want to hear a rare punk rock song from 1979 that pretty much captures the pulse of America right now, go to: http://tinyurl.com/66jx95
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Playlist to Walk The Dog to Starbucks
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Have you ever put your playlist on "shuffle" and felt an eeire feeling that every song you heard applied to something in your life at the time? Or, maybe the song was just what you needed to hear at that particular moment?It happens to me all the time.I've been getting into blogging my playlists. It's just a thing I got.This week I posted a playlist of me walking my dog to Starbucks. It was ...
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