Big Leather Couch: Frozen Four

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1 Birthday, 1 Anniversary, 4 Teams, 5 Songs...

Sparks Of Insanity By Vinny "Bond" Marini Friday, April 02, 2010 15 Of Your Sparks

HAPPY 23rd Birthday Matt.

Yup...23 years ago tomorrow my whole world changed forever.
And I would not change that fact for anything!
He is doing the 6-year college merry-go-round
First a teacher, then a psychologist and finally law enforcement
But he has gotten his act together acing all his classes this semester.
If you never read my 20th Birthday tribute to my son, find it HERE

CONGRATULATIONS to
Brother Rich & SIL Cindy
on their 27 Anniversary on this day!

OOPSIE..the Frozen Four begins NEXT Thursday! 5:30pm R.I.T.(28-11-1) v. Wisconsin (27-10-4) then at 8:30pm #1 seed Miami (Ohio) (29-7-7) v. #3 seed Boston College (27-10-3).

They only give seeding for the top 4 teams and R.I.T. beat the #2 seed Denver in round 1 of the tournament. Bracket details are found

GO TIGERS!

I said yesterday I was going to concentrate more on MUSIC here on The Couch...and that means joining in on my friend TRAVIS' meme called FIVE ON FRIDAY.

Now here are the guidelines (Travis does not do rules) for Five On Friday:

1. Grab the banner, make your post title Five on Friday, and be sure to link back here.
2. Go to Playlist.com to make your play list of five songs. Choose a particular theme to share with us. You can simply post the play list, or you can add a little summary about what you are sharing.
3. I don't know how to make a specific linky, so be sure to leave me a comment to let me know that you participated.
4. No tags, but feel free to invite your friends to play along if they need a post topic on a Friday.

Now, I do not use playlist.com, but I am putting 5 songs here.

These five are all artists I am have booked or am looking to book on my BlogTalk Radio Show "Music On The Couch" over the next few months.

This is a really cool way to share your music with your readers and I highly encourage you to join in on Friday's, after all...Friday means the doorway to the weekend and going back to my college days when I ran the Fraternity's sound system (shocked you are, I know), that meant Friday afternoon speakers on the balcony giving the quad MUSIC!

Joshua Stedman is booked on the show on April 19th.
This is "A Simple Love"

Nick Daugherty is still not confirmed, but we are working it out.
This is "A Thousand Times"

Kat Danser is scheduled to appear in June.
This is her song "Yesterday's Blues"

Mississippi Heat's leader Pierre Lacocque will appear on April 26.
This is their song "Hattiesburg Blues"

And finally today,
the band is Zydecosis from New Orleans. I have not booked them yet.
They take rock and roll and play it in Zydeco - very cool.
This is their take on"Fat Bottomed Girls"

HAVE A GRAND WEEKEND ALL!

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He's Bacccccck...

Sparks Of Insanity By Vinny "Bond" Marini Thursday, April 01, 2010 10 Of Your Sparks

Needed a few days to clear my head...even thought about taking the week, but then things cleared and I had some information to share on a few fronts...

First off, my alma mater, which shut down the football program in 1977, the year after Tom Coughlin (he now of the Giants) left has always been a small school when it comes to sports.

The Hockey team is one exception. They have always fielded a strong team over the years and for a short time, I was even the play-by-play announced for the team on WITR Radio one year.

Well...HECK-A-DOODLE...The RIT men's hockey team is one step closer to a national championship! The RIT Tigers are heading to Detroit to play in the NCAA Frozen Four on April 8 and 10.

The Tigers, Atlantic Hockey Association champions, advance to the Frozen Four after defeating the University of Denver and University of New Hampshire at the NCAA East Regional in Albany.

Now RIT will join college hockey's elite programs at Ford Field in Detroit. The first game of the Frozen Four is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. EST on Thursday, April 8 and will feature RIT vs. Wisconsin.

All the games will be on ESPN2...so I say loud and proud GO TIGERS!

Have to tell you that Josh Charles' new album is getting a ton of play on my iTouch.

The entire CD is tuneage worthy. His fingers tickle the ivories like a born N'awlins-er (and yes I made that up!)

You would never know he is La Jolla, Calif.-born, Kansas City-raised, and New York City-based (except for those two days he lived in New Orleans and then had to get out of town before Katrina hit.

He is getting a ton of ink and will be HUGE real soon. He even got a small article on the web site of Brother Rich's newspaper.

The CD is 10 songs of solid jazz/dixie/rock/blues/soul including a great rendition of Jimmy Cliff's "The Harder They Come".

He is backed by Dr. John's Band, who mentored Josh early on. The horn section is as tight as they come and the rhythm section lays down a great bed for Josh's piano playing to walk on.

His voice is really on target with the music he performs and he has a stellar backing chorus who compliment his tone perfectly.

Also on the album, Josh included his song "Healing Time", which he wrote about the rebuilding of New Orleans. If you are inclined, you can go to iTunes and grab the single and ALL money is donated to the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans to assist in the rebuilding of that city.

Continuing his love for the city, Josh is donating a portion of his proceeds to the same cause.

I will stop now, as I am very hopeful that josh will be joining me on Music On The Couch real soon and I want to leave something for you to learn.

I am also hopeful to help bring Josh to Memphis in the near future, working with his agent.

I would share a taste, but the CD is coded to not allow for sharing. But go to Josh's web site HERE and get your taste. I promise you will NOT be disappointed!

I am going to be reviewing a lot of artists coming up here. There will still be other subjects discussed, but I am needing to really focus on all the music I am receiving.

Tomorrow, I will introduce you to a woman who I was turned on to by my Fraternity Brother Greg...her name is Kelley Hunt.

See y'all then....

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