The official online Fjord
Archive for March, 2008
March 28, 2008 at 7:09 am · Filed under Life
A couple weeks ago, my mom came to visit. We had a great time sleeping in, hanging out, and seeing the sights of Washington, D.C. (If we don’t look to happy in the pictures, it’s just because the sun was in our eyes!) The main things we toured were the Supreme Court and the Library of Congress, both of which I highly recommend if you haven’t been before. We also went to the United States Botanical Gardens. They were pretty, but neither my mom nor I are botanists, so it was hard to appreciate it all when we didn’t know what we were looking at.
The church I’ve been going to has a beautiful pipe organ, but they don’t currently have anyone to play it. So, my mom volunteered to help out with the service music for Palm Sunday. As a result, we spent a lot of time at the church practicing, which was great because both of us got to know some people from church a lot better than if we had just come to the service. Of course, my mom did a great job (and I finally got to hear the pipe organ!), and everyone in church was trying to convince her to move to Maryland so they could have an organist every Sunday.
More Pictures From My Mom’s Visit.
March 1, 2008 at 10:50 am · Filed under Life
I’m continuing to get settled here in Maryland, and I’ve started figuring out what fun stuff there is to do around here. Recently, Brian introduced me to John Doe’s solo album, “A Year in the Wilderness.” You should go download “The Golden State” from Amazon; it’s free, and it’s definitely my favorite song from the album.
Anyway, Last.fm noticed that I had started listening to John Doe and promptly sent me a notification of a concert in the area (isn’t technology great?). So, this last Thursday, Brian and I went to The 8X10, a fantastic club in downtown Baltimore. Not only was the John Doe concert (with Cindy Wasserman doing backup vocals) fantastic, but they had two great opening bands as well.
The first was a guy who played some awesome bluesy acoustic guitar music. Unfortunately, I don’t remember his name. The second opening band was Caleb Stine and The Brakemen. I’d never heard of them before, but I enjoyed their set just as much as John Doe. They played a mix of country and rock that he describes as “Americana.” They also had Dave Hadley, an amazing pedal steel guitar player, performing with them. I’ve never seen a steel guitar played live before, and this guy was a master.
A couple weeks ago, my mom came to visit. We had a great time sleeping in, hanging out, and seeing the sights of Washington, D.C. (If we don’t look to happy in the pictures, it’s just because the sun was in our eyes!) The main things we toured were the Supreme Court and the Library of Congress, both of which I highly recommend if you haven’t been before. We also went to the United States Botanical Gardens. They were pretty, but neither my mom nor I are botanists, so it was hard to appreciate it all when we didn’t know what we were looking at.
The church I’ve been going to has a beautiful pipe organ, but they don’t currently have anyone to play it. So, my mom volunteered to help out with the service music for Palm Sunday. As a result, we spent a lot of time at the church practicing, which was great because both of us got to know some people from church a lot better than if we had just come to the service. Of course, my mom did a great job (and I finally got to hear the pipe organ!), and everyone in church was trying to convince her to move to Maryland so they could have an organist every Sunday.
Hi there. My name is Curtis Hawthorne, but most of my friends call me Fjord.