Caryn Rose's Blog, page 6
September 20, 2014
Concert Review: The Replacements, West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, Queens, 9-19-14
For my second Replacements show in a week, tonight we are in Queens, the borough that gave us the Ramones and Johnny Thunders and countless others (as we were reminded by Craig Finn, in another kick-ass set from the Hold Steady that was even better than Minneapolis). We are also standing on an old tennis court, former home of the US Open, that also once upon a time hosted concerts by Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan and the Beatles.
The lights go down, the crowd roars, and what comes out of the PA? “J...
September 14, 2014
Concert Review: The Replacements, Midway Stadium, St. Paul, Minnesota, 9-13-2014
I stood front row center on the rail for the Replacements in Minnesota, and after last night I am now not quite sure how I can see any other concert ever again.
I bought a ticket. I cashed in airline miles. I flew 1,000 miles. I booked a hotel (for two nights, because I couldn’t possibly chance flying in the morning of the show). I woke up Saturday morning, drove to St. Paul, and walked up to the gates of Midway Stadium at a little before 12 noon.
“The concert isn’t until 7 o’clock,” said some...
September 7, 2014
Concert Review: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Fenway Park, August 30, 2014
Let’s be honest: I went to see Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at Fenway Park last week because I’ve never seen anyone at Fenway, hadn’t seen Petty in forever, and the Venn diagram between bands that could play Fenway and bands I would schlep to Boston in order to see was rapidly shrinking. (I suppose Springsteen could always do it again in the future—the dates in the past have never worked out for me—but I wasn’t willing to take that chance.) I am glad I had the experience, although I would...
August 8, 2014
Gaslight Anthem “Get Hurt” Record Release Show, 315 Bowery, 8-7-14
When I walked out of the front door of CBGB’s on October 15, 2006, I physically didn’t look back. It was a very deliberate choice, a very specific intention, a very definite goodbye. When I walked down Bowery for the first time after the inception of the John Varvatos store in that space, I didn’t realize it was there and I saw it and I reacted instinctively, flashing two middle fingers as the only conceivable reaction. From then on I made sure to walk on the east side of the street and confi...
August 2, 2014
Ottermania: Visiting Monterey and the Monterey Bay Aquarium
“I think I saw an otter!” I said, as we crossed over a bridge near Elkhorn Slough, on our way into Monterey. My significant other nodded indulgently. “No, seriously, I’m not making this up,” I insisted. But how would I know? It’s not like I run into otters every day or had ever seen one in the wild. But this is exactly why we were headed to Monterey.
I don’t know how I started watching sea otter videos on YouTube. It was probably just one of those links that someone put on Facebook or Twitter–...
August 1, 2014
Virtual book tour day 5: The Guy Who Reviews Sports Books
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July 31, 2014
Virtual Book Tour Day 4: My Favorite Ballpark Foods!
July 30, 2014
Virtual Book Tour Day 3: Book Review & The Author's Thoughts on her Characters!
http://www.bookpuke.com/2014/07/caryn...
July 29, 2014
A WHOLE NEW BALLGAME Book Blog Tour!
I’m off on a book blog tour to promote A WHOLE NEW BALLGAME! Interviews, excerpts, character chats and more!
Day 1: The Next Best Book Club
Day 2: Booked In Chico
Day 3: : Book Puke offers a review and a short chat about the characters and their motivations.
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