31
Oct
Danny Elfman, much like John Williams, is almost instantly recognizable. As the composer of the Simpsons theme song, and contributing/scoring such films as Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Delores Claiborne, and Red Dragon, his music is often found in somewhat dark and creepy stuff. And then there’s Oingo Boingo… One of my favorites has always been, of [...]
Tags: Beetlejuice, Danny Elfman, Edward Scissorhands, Halloween, music monday, Nightmare Before Christmas, Red Dragon
28
Oct
Join Dr. Mitchell Gibson, author of the self-help book Nine Insights For a Happy and Successful Life as he virtually tours the blogosphere in September & October 2011 on his first tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Dr. Mitchell Gibson Dr. Mitchell Gibson is one of the world’s leading authorities on the interface of [...]
Tags: Dr. Mitchell Gibson, happy life, nine insights for a happy and successful life, positive living
26
Oct
Book Details: Genre: supernatural/YA/coming-of-age Publisher: StoneGate Ink Publication Date: September 2011 Synopsis: More than three months have passed since Arson and Emery were taken. Taken and then separated. And experimented on. Salvation Asylum is more like a prison than a psychiatric facility. Unknowingly, Arson has become a vital instrument in a campaign set to genetically [...]
Tags: Arson, Ashes, Book Review, Estevan Vega
18
Oct
Book Details: Genre:Adult Suspense, Mystery, Thriller Publisher: StoneGate Ink Publication Date: August 13,2011 Synopsis: “Life sucks. Then you die. Or, if you’re Dick Moonlight, first you die and then you live.” Dick Moonlight is dead. Really dead this time, now that three President Obama-masked thugs dressed all in black and communicating only with hand-held voice [...]
17
Oct
So, I went to Universal Studios this weekend with the fam for my daughter’s birthday. A good time was had by all. So, what does this have to do with John Williams? As I stood in line for the Jurassic Park river adventure ride, I realized how much of the music pumped into theme parks [...]
Tags: Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, John Williams, Jurassic Park, music monday, The Forbidden Journey
10
Oct
Weird Al Yankovic. If you haven’t at least heard of him, you’ve probably been living under a rock for a couple of decades. Today for Music Monday I wanted to pay him a little tribute. We just saw him at Hard Rock Live last week as well, so it seemed fitting to talk about him [...]
Tags: Alpocalypse, Another Tattoo, Dare to Be Stupid, Eat It, Hard Rock Live, TMZ, Weird Al, You Make Me
6
Oct
Hello everybody! Today I am very happy to welcome Myra McLarey, author of “The Last Will and Testament of Rosetta Sugars Tramble” to Coffee and a Keyboard. Thank you so much for being here! When and why did you begin writing? I was in my mid thirties and saw a brochure on the Bread Loaf [...]
Tags: Myra McLarey, The Last Will and Testament of Rosetta Sugars Tramble, Water From the Well
4
Oct
Book Details: Publisher: Ink Brush Press Published: October 1, 2011 Genre: Fiction/Literary Website: MyraMcLarey.com Blurb: The Last Will and Testament of Rosetta Sugars Tramble begins with the burning of a church under suspicious circumstances in Southwest Arkansas in 1988. But we are soon taken back to 1899 where the novel spends most of its time [...]
Tags: Book Review, literaray fiction, Myra McLarey, The Last Will and Testament of Rosetta Sugars Tramble
3
Oct
Today on Music Monday, I’m going waaaaay back. Well, in the grand scheme of things, perhaps not so long ago, but for our current time, back to a bygone era to the time of Billie Holiday. She was born in 1915, as Elaenora Fagan, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her life, to say the least, was tragic. [...]
Tags: All the Way, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgeraled, God Bless the Child, Lady Day, Lena Horne, music monday, Strange Fruit
