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Show: Wilco

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Shows Wilco's album A.M. Jason and I saw Wilco recently with our friends Bruce and Becca at the Carnegie Music Hall in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh . What a magnificent (and I'm not overstating it) venue and what a memorable show. Carnegie Music Hall image from the website The lighting was exceptional with floor lamps and what I can only describe as electric candelabras that pulsated in time to the music. The soft lighting gave the elaborate marble and gold-leaf designs of the music hall a laid-back haunted mansion feel. The atmosphere was perfect for the sounds of Jeff Tweedy and company.

Film Festival: Banff Mountain Film Festival

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Film Festivals Banff, Canada For the fourth time since the Banff Mountain Film Festival has come to Morgantown, West Virginia , we have attended. It is always an incredible experience with lots of friends and family (we take up an entire row in the theater!) that leaves us all uplifted, inspired, and motivated. The Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin Jason even won a copy of The Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin . The line-up this year seemed a bit better than last year with my favorites being Take a Seat Copyrighted photo and synopsis taken from the Banff Mountain site Special Jury Mention UK, 2009, 46 minutes Directed by Ed Stobart, Dominic Gill Produced by Lucy Wilcox View video Dominic Gill’s mission is to cycle the 32,000 kilometres from the northern coast of Alaska to the southern tip of South America, on a tandem bike, picking up random strangers on the way. A gripping tale of two years and two contin

Interview: Adele Cosgrove-Bray Interviews Heidi Ruby Miller

Interviews Adele Cosgrove-Bray interviewed me recently for her Hub Page Series : http://hubpages.com/hub/Interview-with-Writer-Heidi-Ruby-Miller When she asked me about my writing philosophy, it really hit home because Jason and I often discuss how we feel about writing, how we feel about publishing, how sometimes those are very separate issues for us and just what that means. If you stop by the interview, please leave a comment there or here or both letting me know. Cheers, Heidi