A Woman’s Right To Choose
My oldest daughter and I are very musical people.
We both love to sing and perform.
For her 5th birthday, I bought her a microphone and an amplifier. She uses it all the time. We have guitars in the house, a piano, keyboards and all sorts of musical influences, that serve as a constant source of inspiration and encouragement.
The only thing that’s been slightly disappointing for me, from a selfish standpoint, is that our tastes in music seem to differ quite a lot.
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The other day I was shuffling through selections on my daughters new CD trying to find the song she wanted to hear. “No–uller one!” she kept saying. Why am I doing this? I never ordered my parents to find the proper song to go along with my mood. I never ordered my parents to do anything. I was afraid to speak to my dad until I was twelve, and even then it was only to ask for a “point of clarification” for something he ordered me to do. 
Driving in the car with my two daughters. My wife is at the Salon, again. We are on a mission. French Toast and Bacon at the Diner. 
After two years of filming elaborate dance numbers, miniature candy-carnivals, tap-dancing robots and poolside chickens, New York’s underground rock band for kids, The Jimmies, whose sound New York Magazine describes as “bubble-gum-meets-indie,” unveiled their much-anticipated Trying Funny Stuff DVD this week exclusively at 
Did you mistakenly believe that the Baby Einstein videos would make your baby smarter? No need to answer the question. Disney is assuming that you did and is now offering REFUNDS! If you’ve purchased a Baby Einstein DVD any time in the last five years, you’re entitled to a full refund. Yup, you can thank the 
I am a big fan of the band The Killers. When I listen to their new album, it makes me hyper and feel more alive — like world is mine to take on. They were in New York about a month ago, and I wanted to go so badly. It was on a Tuesday at the Jones Beach Theater, about an hour east of NYC on the Atlantic Ocean. Though I had known about it for some time, it would have been difficult and expensive. So my husband and I decided to pass. When that Tuesday arrived, I still felt the excitement in the air even though I didn’t get to go. I sat through a meeting that evening, wondering what song The Killers were playing on that perfect September day. The day afterwards, I quizzed a coworker who had gone (being the young, unattached guy he is, going to the show for him was easy), asking him which songs they opened and closed with and what he liked the best. All in all, I wished I could have been there. 
Dan Zanes and Friends new live concert DVD, “The Fine Friends Are Here”, is coming out September 22nd. Now’s your chance to get a collection of 13 favorites, three new animated music videos, plus a bonus audio disc of four new unreleased solo Zanes songs. Dan Zanes does not play your typical kid music. Considered the father of the modern independent kids’ music movement, Zanes entertains children and their grownups with his uniquely personal blend of folk, world music, and rock and roll. He even won the 2007 Grammy for “Best Musical Album for Children”. 
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