Bon Jovi and My Dad

Bon Jovi will forever remind me of my father.

Not because my dad looks like Jon Bon Jovi (in fact, he looks more Bob Villa, but that's another story) or because he sounds like Bon Jovi, but because:

Every time Livin' on a Prayer comes on, my dad cranks the radio.
Every wedding we go to, he requests it. Literally. Every one.
He has a particular dance that goes with it. I can imagine exactly what it looks like in my mind right now.

I love my dad. :)

The point is that my dad instilled my love for classic rock in me because we always listened to it together when I was a kid. It was a game to ask him who sang the song because he always seemed to know. He always had a story to go with the songs too.

If you have a story about a person who influenced your music decisions, leave a comment about it!

And here's the link for the Livin' on a Prayer music video. Enjoy!

We Heart Lists

Pixie sticks + coffee + friend drama + papers for class = Too much awakeness and a blog post.

You're welcome.

As I mentioned earlier, I had already decided to make this week's post about my radio show. It comes on at 10:00 p.m. every Monday. You really should listen. Here's the link again: HERE!

Tonight's show was about lists - hence the title of this blog.

I really do love lists. I love sitting down and making thoughts align with a theme.

Erin and I love having themes for our show. We like to make our songs match the theme, so it becomes a game for us to decide what songs to play. Erin was particularly good at helping me think of list songs this week to play that coincided with my musical preference. However, if we're ever stumped for ideas, we do cheat and use Google. :)

Our show tonight combined a multitude of various forms of media: we talked about books (my Listography book!), websites, and music. We found a surprisingly large amount of great websites and at the end I'll list them for you (Ha! List!).

I do encourage you to listen to our show. We have a great time doing it and if you're interested in being on the radio yourself, leave me a comment. I'll give you some information.

And give me a list you've made! I make life lists all the time...perhaps I'll put one I find amusing on here later this week. If I can find where I put it!

Great List Websites for Your Amusement

• Listography (The website based off the books!)
• Brick games (An amusing list of things to do with a brick)
• Top 10 Lists (I swear it's amusing)

Fa'sho!!

Fa'sho is mine and Erin's radio show and I actually planned to make my next blog about tonight's show! Soooo.....you should listen. By clicking on this link....right here.


Tonight is about lists and it's at 10:00 p.m.!

If you want to call-in, the number is 417-836-3299!

Hope you listen!

I Love New Albums!

"Here We Go Again"

It's the first track on the new Trey Songz album Passion, Pain, and Pleasure and also how my friends react to my obsessions to new albums.

I admit - it can become an obsession with me - but doesn't everyone get excited when an artist they like puts out new music? And I love Trey Songz. A lot.

Okay, so he's a relatively new obsession, but I really enjoy his music. It has a nice smooth beat to it. By the way, if you like R&B music, you should listen to his new album. The newest song with a video (I love music videos! But that's another obsession to talk about a different time.) to it is "Can't Be Friends." 

It's great how media and music tie together, isn't it? I cannot imagine life without Youtube. 

Let me explain my obsession with new albums for you real quick - every time I hear an artist that I like is dropping a new album or mixtape, I get ridiculously excited. This excitement has been known to last as long as five months, hence why my friends get tired of it. It doesn't end there though. After the album finally hits the public, I feel as if I should listen to it all the time. 

Here is my top new album/mixtape list for the year:

1. Thank Me Later - Drake
2. Rebirth - Lil Wayne
3. Daddy's Home - Usher
4. B.o.B. Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray - B.o.B.
5. Lazarus - Travie McCoy
6. The Script - The Script
7. Fan of a Fan - Chris Brown and Tyga

Now I have the Trey Songz album to listen to! I'm sure I'll add it to my list of best albums. 

Drop me a comment and tell me what your favorite new artist or album is! I'm always looking to expand my music vocabulary. 

Movie day

Ever just feel like spending the day, sitting in your living room with your best friend, and watching movies?

Those are some of my favorite days - what I'm doing right now actually. It's a Saturday and neither my best friend Erin, (you will see her referenced a lot, so remembering her name will be helpful) nor I, have particular plans.

Should we be doing homework?

Yes, probably. This is my excuse for doing homework and technically, I just wanted to write on here regardless of any homework assignments.

We decided that delving into the world of cinema was a better idea than reading German or writing reports on future careers. Sometimes you just need to put a good thriller in the DVD player and forget school exists.

Besides, we can always do homework tomorrow. :)

Books..............................................

""What's your favorite book?"


It's a good question to ponder and one that I always have trouble answering. This past week, when I was supposed to be picking out my favorite book for my media class, I had no idea what I would pick.

Do you ever feel pressured to pick out an intellectual book when someone asks you what your favorite book is? Or to pick a movie which makes a contraversial statement about life when conversing about cinema? I do.

It even comes to, when discussing music, sometimes I feel obligated to name every obscure band I've ever listened to. It becomes a contest of sorts to me, one which I feel like I never win.

I understand that my basic need to pick out an intellectual book as my "favorite" stems from the desire to seem smart and worldly, but I like books for their escapism too. I like trashy romance novels - even when they are completely unrealistic.

The type of writing in books we - my class - like is what my professor was trying to point out to us this past Monday. He pointed out that if we were interested in the types of writing we had chosen, then there was a good chance others liked it as well and we should use it as a jumpoff for our writing.

So for me, the girl who chose Catcher in the Rye (by J.D. Salinger. I highly recommend it.), the inspiration for my future writing will be completely off-the-wall and all over the place. Just warning you.

Please tell me what your favorite book is! Or how you feel about the pressure to pick weird, obscure books, songs, and movies.



Rachel