Category Archives: Music

Summer Showtune Stars: Camp

Posted on August 21, 2010 by ninophile

While Speed was galavanting across the Italian countryside, Emma and Layla were in the Dallas Summer Musicals day camp. It was three weeks long at the local Y, culminating in two performances at Fair Park. Friend/neighbor Emma B. was in … Continue reading →

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Best Birthday Ever? Best Day Ever!: Birthdays

Posted on July 14, 2010 by ninophile

Emma, my baby, my Tink, turned 9. That’s practically double digits. I better make this next year last. Anyway, unlike most birthdays of recent years, we consolidated the festivities down to one day. But boy what a day it was. … Continue reading →

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Sweet School Music?: Band

Posted on November 6, 2009 by ninophile

It’s been a while, but now that we have another middle schooler, Layla, we have another kid lugging around an instrument–at least for a while. Unlike our previous experiences with Madysen and Speed in Plano ISD, here they rotate each … Continue reading →

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Elvis (Costello) Has Left, Um, Dallas?: Concert

Posted on September 8, 2009 by ninophile

Wednesday night, Elvis Costello & the Sugarcanes came to Dallas. It was out at Nokia Theatre, sight of The Incident, but everything went fine. Oddly, the venue was way undersold, so they moved everyone in closer and to the stage. … Continue reading →

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A Concert Featuring Music Older Than Me: Clapton and Winwood

Posted on June 24, 2009 by ninophile

I’ve long been a huge Clapton fan, so I gladly bought tickets when it was announced that he and Steve Winwood would bring their tour to Dallas. Holly, as she always does when we go to Clapton concerts, pointed out … Continue reading →

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Flight of the Conchords Come to Dallas: Concert

Posted on May 10, 2009 by ninophile

On Tuesday night, Holly and I went out for a quick dinner and a concert. First, we stopped by the bar at Hotel Belmont in Oak Cliff. It has a great view of downtown Dallas, though we were looking through … Continue reading →

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Something Somewhere Has Gone Horribly Wrong: Concert

Posted on April 3, 2009 by ninophile

On Tuesday evening, I was sitting in a meeting when I heard that a member of the group would not be attending because they were at a concert, specifically The Circus Starring Britney Spears. I chuckled to myself and looked … Continue reading →

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PEHDTSCKJMBA: Tom Waits Comes to Dallas

Posted on June 24, 2008 by ninophile

Waits is only a few days into his Glitter and Doom Tour guided by the word “PEHDTSCKJMBA,” which either means “People envy happiness, dogs sense courage, knowing jubilation means better ass…sets.” or it’s an acronym for the cities he’ll be … Continue reading →

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Championship Soccer and Music: A Pretty Decent Wednesday

Posted on May 25, 2008 by ninophile

On Wednesday, I essentially dispensed with work as of 1 p.m. My first distraction was the Champions League Final between Manchester United and Chelsea. As a ManU fan, it was a roller coaster ride of emotion–should have been up 3-0 … Continue reading →

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April is 80s Month: Van Halen

Posted on April 27, 2008 by ninophile

Whereas Holly was less than exuberant when I asked her about going to the Bon Jovi concert a couple of weeks ago, she was very in on going to last Thursday’s Van Halen Reunion concert at the American Airlines Center. … Continue reading →

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