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April 4, 2014

A to Z Blog Challenge -- 5 on Friday -- Set 217 -- D is for Dance Club / House Music



Welcome to Day 4 of this year's A to Z Blog Challenge.

Fridays at A Piece of My Mind are all about music. So for today's challenge --   

D is for Dance Club or House Music


Spinning Friday tunes since 2010...
For anyone who wants to join in, simply choose five pieces of music and post them for other bloggers to enjoy. Then check out the set posted by the other 5 on Friday blogger -- you can sign in over at  Golch Central's Rambling Stuff .
It's April, and time...
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Published on April 04, 2014 03:14

April 3, 2014

A to Z Blog Challenge -- I'm blogging at The Popculturedivas







Join me at The Popculturedivas for C is for Connie.
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Published on April 03, 2014 03:08

April 1, 2014

A to Z Blog Challenge -- B is for Blood Donor



Welcome to Day 2 of this year's A to Z Blog Challenge.

As a vampire author, I've spent a great deal of time thinking about blood.

For my vampire characters, blood takes on a whole new significance. Certainly, all living creatures need blood in order to operate our biomachines. Yet unless we've sprung a leak, blood doesn't get our attention in quite the same way as the other two driving forces -- hunger for food, and our sexual drive.

Of course, for a vampire, blood takes the place of both f...
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Published on April 01, 2014 20:00

A to Z Blog Challenge -- A is for Adagio



Welcome Everyone to this year's A to Z Blog Challenge.

I joined this challenge for the first time in 2011. I've managed to meet several bloggers during this challenge who have become very dear online friends, and so I give much thanks to Arlee Bird for starting this challenge in 2010.

As of preparing this post on the evening of March 31st, there were 1992 participants signed up for the challenge. Amazing! Good luck to all. See you at the finish line on April 30th.

 I'm a longtime blogg...
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Published on April 01, 2014 03:00

March 28, 2014

5 on Friday -- Set 216



Spinning Friday tunes since 2010...
For anyone who wants to join in, simply choose five pieces of music and post them for other bloggers to enjoy. Then check out the set posted by the other 5 on Friday bloggers -- you can sign in over at  Golch Central's Rambling Stuff .
I've been meaning to do an instrumental set for awhile now. So today's the day!
Here are five tracks done by groups normally known for the full meal deal.  
1 - Frankenstein -- Edgar Win...
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Published on March 28, 2014 08:25

March 21, 2014

5 on Friday -- Set 215



Spinning Friday tunes since 2010...
For anyone who wants to join in, simply choose five pieces of music and post them for other bloggers to enjoy. Then check out the set posted by the other 5 on Friday bloggers -- you can sign in over at  Golch Central's Rambling Stuff .
Happy Spring Everyone! For anyone on North America's northeastern coast, and even in the middle provinces and states, spring 2014 still feels like winter...brrr...
Let's heat up the weekend starting with this set.  ...
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Published on March 21, 2014 03:06

March 20, 2014

March 14, 2014

5 on Friday -- Set 214



Spinning Friday tunes since 2010...
For anyone who wants to join in, simply choose five pieces of music and post them for other bloggers to enjoy. Then check out the set posted by the other 5 on Friday bloggers -- you can sign in over at  Golch Central's Rambling Stuff .
I was recently tagged on Facebook by Anna Campbell to list the top ten albums that have stayed with me over the years. Talk about a challenge for a 5 on Friday blogger!
Five albums were full ballet scores or film so...
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Published on March 14, 2014 02:47

March 7, 2014

5 on Friday -- Set 213



Spinning Friday tunes since 2010...
For anyone who wants to join in, simply choose five pieces of music and post them for other bloggers to enjoy. Then check out the set posted by the other 5 on Friday blogger -- you can sign in over at  Golch Central's Rambling Stuff .
It's March, and time for my monthly feature for 5 on Friday -- The Hit Makers.
Once a month I'm going to feature the songs that launched careers. I'll be looking at different musical styles and the gro...
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Published on March 07, 2014 06:39

March 6, 2014

I'm blogging at The Popculturedivas



Join me at The Popculturedivas for  Snow Lovers Unite!
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Published on March 06, 2014 11:34