Another Emma story

I took Julia and her friend last Friday (opening day) to see the Jonas Brothers 3d Concert experience movie. (I admit I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it - and have some respect for the fact that although a pop/boy band machine - they write their own music and they can and do actually play instruments.) All of my girls have gone from liking the Jonas Brothers to being outright fans. Julia in particular has the beginnings of a real crush on them (she likes Joe the best, Anna likes Nick (me too) and Emma likes Joe). All three girls know the words to their songs, and squeal with delight when they catch a glimpse of them on Disney Channel.

Last night Julia was watching a live chat (it was live at one point I guess) with the Jo Bros, as they affectionately call them, and Emma was perched on my lap watching too. To understand what is happening - the boys are on on a webcam and talking to their fans online. They have a chat open and the fans respond by typing back to them. Julia loves these chats and I admit that after watching some with her the boys do seem like funny, decent kids. So, Emma is sitting there with us enthralled with Joe. All of a sudden he says, "hi emily" (they often do this because their fans will type, "HI JOE" or "Say hi to Emily" and they will respond directly.

The look on Emma's face was priceless and she whispers, "hi joe" back! Then her little face turned dark red and she just sat there looking embarassed and thrilled. Julia made us play that part again and Emma, bless her little heart, gets more and more flustered each time. After a couple of minutes she whispers to me, "joe jonas said hi to me." She looked just like a teen girl who finds out her crush knows her name.

Yes, she's three next week.

Musically Inclined

So Julia wants to play the guitar. Not just the guitar but the bass guitar. She is adamant that she needs to learn and start her lessons. She also wants to play the piano and has been mounting a campaign for lessons for that too.

So last night at bedtime Emma was talking about Julia playing the guitar. I asked Emma what she wanted to play and without missing a beat ( ha) she says, "the trombone."

TROMBONE??? She knows this how?

I asked her how she knew what a trombone was and her reply, "it's an instrument mom."

Yes, she's 3 next week.

Xmas

Christmas came early to the Dough house this year... I finally got my recliner (after 5 years of wanting one), and Dan finally got an ipod. So far - so good - although Dan's ipod is pissing us off. It won't play anything that had album art... annoying.

So - in the spirit of music being re-introduced to our home, I bring you a list (long and drawn out) of music that moves me... think of this as the giant mix (you know I'm famous for my mixes, kids - back in the hey day it was a true sign of my genuine affection for ya if you got one of my mixes...).

In NO particular order....

- All I know - Jimmy Webb
- Bamboleo - Gipsy Kings
- Pearl Jam's Ten Album (Black is one of my favorite all time), Rearview Mirror, Daughter and Yellow Ledbetter are other major faves
- Best of You - Foo Fighters
- Elvii (my love name for Elvis) - just about it all - but "Are You Lonesome Tonight" is super special
- Colorblind and Anna Begins (where we named Anna from) from Counting Crows
- Daniel, Tiny Dancer and Blessed from Elton John
- Sweet Baby James - James Taylor
- Brown Eyed Girl - Jimmy Buffett version
- If I Had a $1,000,000 - Barenaked Ladies
- Into the Mystic - Van Morrisson
- The Prayer - Josh Groban (for you - V)
- High - James Blunt
- Rockafeller Skank - Fat Boy Slim
- Do You Love Me? - Fiddler on the Roof
- Joey - Concrete Blonde
- Melt With You - Modern English
- Home - Michael Buble'
- 59th Street Bridge Song, The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel
- Mr. Brightside - Killers
- Breath (2am) - Anna Nalick
- Pride - U2 (My U2 list is 20 songs long - but I LOVE Pride. I'm mostly a War, Joshua Tree, Unforgettable Fire kind of girl - but I do love me some Achtung Baby - reminds me of High School. I was at the concert where they played live with Garth on the MtV Music Awards - remember???)
- Little Fall of Rain - Les Mis
- Freshman - Verve Pipe
- Lose Yourself - Eminem
- Daisy A Day - Jud Strunk
- My Funny Valentine - Frankie Baby (although I could listen to Mr. Sinatra sing anything)
- Meet Virginia - Train
- Somewhere Over the Rainbow - IZ
- Galileo - Indigo Girls (although I love just about all of it)
- Typical Situation, Dancing Nancies, Tripping Billies, Crash - Dave Matthews Band
- Kickstart my Heart, Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away), Without You - Motley Crue
- This Years Love - David Gray
- Take My Breath Away - Berlin (Dan and I's song - our first dance)
- Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
- Born in the USA - The Boss (Here is another that I enjoy many, many songs from)
- Bittersweet Symphony - Verve
- Wish You Were Here, Final Cut, Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd (or anything really... anything at all)
- I Touch Myself - Divinyls
- Sooner or Later - Michael Tolcher
- She Will be Loved, Sunday Morning - Maroon 5
- Black Horse and the Cherry Tree - KT Tunstall
- Breathe me - Sia
- forever, Morning Yearning - Ben Harper
- Yes I Am and I Will Never Be the Same - Melissa Etheridge (another one that I love just about everything)
- Mr. Tanner - Harry Chapin
- Laid - James
- Birdhouse in Your Soul - They Might Be Giants
- Iris - Goo Goo Dolls
- Motorcycle Drive By - Third Eye Blind
- The Dance - Garth Brooks
- Everybody Love Somebody - Dean Martin
- Somebody to Shove - Soul Asylum
- All Apologies - Nirvana
- Sugarhigh - Coyote Shivers
- High and Dry - Radiohead
- Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes
- These are Days - 10,000 Maniacs (I can sing along with Natalie like no ones business)
- Hypnotize - Notorious BIG
- True Colors - Cyndi Lauper
- Just Like Heaven, Pictures of You- The Cure (oh my, did I love me some Cure back in the day...)
- Waiting in Vain, 3 Little Birds, Is this Love, Could you Be Loved - Bob Marley
- Chantilly Lace - Big Bopper
- Bust a Move - Young MC
- Don't You Forget About Me - Simple Minds
- When You Say Nothing At All - Allison Krauss
- Bubble Toes - Jack Johnson
- Goodnight Saigon- Billy Joel (but I also love Lullabye, Piano Man, She's Got a Way... oh ok - just about all of them)
- The Dance - Garth Brooks
- Sunrise - Norah Jones
- Every Breath You Take, Roxanne - The Police
- Fields of Gold - Sting (Little known fact that I was semi-seriously proposed to with this song)
- Circle of Friends - Edie Brickell
- Radio Song, The One I Love - REM
- November Rain, Sweet Child o' Mine, Paradise City - Guns n Roses
- OK - I'm strong enough to admit I was a NKOTB fan - I'm of that generation... Please Don't Go Girl...
- In Your Eyes, Red Rain, Solsbury Hill, Don't Give Up - Peter Gabriel
- Grow Old Along With Me - Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Wooden Ships - CSNY
- Landslide, Rhiannon, Silver Springs, Beautiful Child - Fleetwood Mac (I can sing the hell out of Stevie - we have a very similiar range)
- Mr. Wendel - Arrested Development
- Forever and Ever Amen - Randy Travis
- What's Up - 4 Non Blondes (I can also sing the hell out of this one...)
- Send Me on My Way - Rusted Root
- Run Around, Hook, But Anyway - Blues Travelers (oh my - what an amazing show live)
- Been Caught Stealing - Jane's Addiction
- OH - and I'm a Beatles Girl (Blackbird, Julia (yep - how we named the big Doughkid), Norwegian Wood and In My Life are faves) but I like the Stones as well - Paint it Black is one of my favorite all time songs.

I can NOT tell you how many times I have edited this to add things... I know I can only sum up so much of the music that makes me who I am - and it does make me who I am. Most of these songs are older because I guess I've just shut music out of a lot of my life. I want to change that...