Happy Friday everyone! I’m looking forward to this weekend as I don’t have a lot on my plate so that I can just relax. After Thanksgiving, work is expected to get busy fast. That being said, it will not be the busiest I have ever been. No, when I think about times that I was… Continue reading Flashback Friday: Book Signing
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Voodoo, 2006
On this date in 2006, I went to the last festival I ever expect to attend. (Never say never, I suppose…but seriously…no freaking way I’m going to anymore of those if I can help it) It was Voodoo, in New Orleans. The show wasn’t bad, even though I did insist that Duran Duran play more… Continue reading Voodoo, 2006
Flash Back and Forward: Album Releases
Duran Duran’s Future Past was released today. Today. Part of me still cannot believe it. We have a new Duran album to listen to, to add to our collections, to hope to hear played live and more. It was a long time coming and, at times, felt like it was never going to get here.… Continue reading Flash Back and Forward: Album Releases
Just Before Liftoff: Astronaut in 2004
This time of year always reminds me of two things: the Friends of Mine Convention in New Orleans, and the release of Astronaut in 2004. These two events took place just weeks apart from one another, and the whole fan community had a buzz of energy. Back in those days, I don’t think things were… Continue reading Just Before Liftoff: Astronaut in 2004
Flashback Friday: Astronaut’s Release
This morning when thinking about what to write, I took a glance at my handmade Duran wall calendar. I noticed that the album, Astronaut, was released around this time in 2004. The first thought was, “How can that be? How was Astronaut released 17 years ago? 17?!? The reunion happened that long ago?!” It took… Continue reading Flashback Friday: Astronaut’s Release
Jimmy Kimmel, 2015
Yesterday, I briefly wrote about standing in line to see Duran Duran tape a performance for the Jimmy Kimmel show. It was the one and only time I’ve ever been to a taping with them. I don’t know why I haven’t done more of them, except that I’m sure timing had a lot to to… Continue reading Jimmy Kimmel, 2015
Flashback Friday: Friends of Mine Convention
On this date, seventeen years ago, I was in a ballroom at the Hotel Monaco in New Orleans with tens of other fans, other Duranies. We had gathered at that hotel, in that historic city to celebrate our fandom. The year was 2004 and fans were shaking with anticipation over the upcoming reunion album, Astronaut,… Continue reading Flashback Friday: Friends of Mine Convention
Dream Come True
This week, I had the pleasure of seeing pictures from friends who had traveled to Birmingham. What I enjoyed most was seeing places captured that reminded me of the trip I made to Duran Duran’s “birthplace” back in 2011. Going to Birmingham was a bucket list item for me in the same way some people… Continue reading Dream Come True
Flashback Friday: A Life with a Voice
Today’s flashback Friday is probably predictable but I feels like it bears acknowledging and even celebrating. About 11 years ago, I heard from Rhonda. Obviously, that was nothing unusual but the content of our discussion was. You see that she had a new idea, one that would soon take on a life of its own.… Continue reading Flashback Friday: A Life with a Voice
Las Vegas, 2019
It is difficult for me to believe that we are coming up on the 2nd anniversary of the last time I saw Duran Duran live, before the nightmare of COVID-19 hit. The actual dates are the 7th and 8th of September, 2019. Additionally, it is the anniversary of the last time I saw Amanda and… Continue reading Las Vegas, 2019