Thursday, January 19, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Monday, January 2, 2012
I love music
We love music. We loved record stores.
There was something special about an afternoon spent at the local shops. The anticipation of stumbling upon that longed for 12" vinyl,or better yet walking away with 5 new records you never even knew about before that day!
We loved the look,smell,& sounds of the record store.
We loved the people who worked there too.
That one dude who lived and breathed music.
Sometimes you met people with mutual interests, who shared your passion.
A lot of great bands started that way too. I personally always loved the band flyers,like a hand written note from a friend telling me about their favorite new band.
There was a balance about discovering and purchasing new music in a comfortable public space that reaffirmed your identity as a music lover.
It's a shame that (for the most part) this has gone away.
Buying music on line doesn't give you that sense of community.
CD's & records can be charished, shared, flaunted,& kept for years to come while MP3's offer no physical appeal & nothing to get attached to.
We want to involve a whole new generation to the tactile experience of holding a record that has been loved and shared before.
We are not under the delusion that all music consumers will come back from the online world. But we know this is something worth preserving in today's endangered music scene.
"...We are a society of convenience and because of that we stomped on the quality of the art of music. Vinyl may not be the salvation of the record industry but this new renaissance in vinyl is here to stay."
Terry Currier, Music Millennium.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Monday, December 5, 2011
18 more pies, Thanksgiving & Artistic Freedom
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| Last night's Pie, #196 Peppermint Brownie Pie |
Remember me?!? The pie lady is still baking over here.
I've only been procrastinating the writing. Since my last entry I have baked another 18 pies(for him) and upwards 58 more for Kate's Piehole Records. I had a wonderfully productive first Thanksgiving, baking & delivering over 40 pies. WHEW!!!
I also quit my day job, well, I quit full time employment. This has allowed me more time in the afternoons for delivering my pies.
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| Pumpkin Pecan Pie |
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| Thanksgiving Day deliveries |
Thanksgiving ..or as I now like to call it the
Thanks- for- the-Pie Holiday, has gave me a chance to showcase one of my original pies ..The Pumpkin Pecan.
Of course I made a few of those Classic Pumpkin Pies, with the God awful crack running through out 'em. I guess that's how they are expected to turn out ?!? It's funny...the biggest seller was Apple, go figure. Thought it would have been those lovey Pumpkin Pies. lol
While the pies I've baked for Stuart, have been a little less attended to
He still loves 'em.
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| #179 Pumpkin |
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| #180 Pumpkin Pecan |
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| #18-185 Mini Pepper Jack Quiches |
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| #186 Classic Apple |
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| #187 Pumpkin Pecan |
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| #188 Ham Broc. Red Pepper Quiche |
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| #189 Burnt Apple Walnut |
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| #190 Peanut Butter Pie w/Oreo crust |
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| #191 French Silk |
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| #192 French Silk,again. |
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| #193 Mini Apple Walnut |
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| #194 our Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie |
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| #195 Apple Pie sliced too soon |
The change in my work schedule has also allowed me more time for our local Occupy Movement.
Yes, the Pie Lady is a radical.
Our city never became "occupied" in the true sense but we have held protest rallies every Saturday. Usually in front of all the large banks in our town, the ones who took bail out money, I have yet to hear of anybody who's been able to get a loan.
I have met a lot of wonderful like minded individuals who believe and support the OWS protesters like I do.
Don't believe the media, folks we do have a message..
"We stand in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street & other Occupy movements worldwide, to end corporate domination, and to stop the destruction of democracy by those wilding economic power."
I am a very very small business owner, I will never be wealth by any stretch of the imagination, yet I believe every business should have a moral obligation to do whatever it takes to give back to their communities and make the world a better place to live in.
I'm lucky, I supply the ultimate in comfort food, it goes without saying I can nurture the soul and comfort one's well being.It will be easier for me to create my place as a comfort zone , but I want to do more. I want my shop to allow for artist expression, free speech, a haven for those who think outside of the box.
Someday when I get my storefront I will make that my mission .
Monday, October 24, 2011
#178 Burnt Ham & Cheese Quiche
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| #178 Burnt Ham & Cheese Quiche |
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