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Sunday, December 18, 2011

Abe's Top Moments of 2011

In no particular order

The Protests.


U.S. Troops leaving Iraq. End of the Iraq war.


The Penn State Scandal/Joe Paterno's legacy tarnished


Pearl Jam celebrating their 20th anniversary


Osama Bin Laden is finally captured and killed by Navy Seal Team 6. Also Gaddafi killed and Kim Jong Il dies.





Keith Olbermann leaves MSNBC and heads to Current


Derek Jeter gets his 3,000th hit at Yankee Stadium






Friday, December 16, 2011

Still Upset About...



I am still upset about the time I went to see the movie "The People vs Larry Flynt" and ended up seeing 'Fierce Creatures' instead. I had purchased the ticket for 'Larry Flynt' and asked the guy which theater. He pointed and I headed in that direction.  As soon as the movie started I knew it wasn't what I paid to see. But for some reason I felt weird about leaving. I didn't want people to think I was walking out on 'Fierce Creatures'. So I never got to see 'The People vs Larry Flynt'.






Sunday, December 11, 2011

Thursday, December 1, 2011

54th Annual Grammy Nominations

Go here for all the nominations http://www.grammy.com/




Record of the Year
"Rolling In The Deep" — Adele
"Holocene" — Bon Iver
"Grenade" — Bruno Mars
"The Cave" — Mumford & Sons
"Firework" — Katy Perry



Best New Artist:
The Band Perry
Bon Iver
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skrillex

Song Of The Year:
"All Of The Lights" — Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, songwriters
(Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)
"The Cave" — Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
"Grenade" — Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Andrew Wyatt,
songwriters (Bruno Mars)
"Holocene" — Justin Vernon, songwriter (Bon Iver)
"Rolling In The Deep"  Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
"Body And Soul" — Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse
"Dearest" — The Black Keys
"Paradise" — Coldplay
"Pumped Up Kicks" — Foster The People
"Moves Like Jagger" — Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera

Best Rock Performance:
"Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall" — Coldplay
"Down By The Water" — The Decemberists
"Walk" — Foo Fighters
"The Cave" — Mumford & Sons
"Lotus Flower" — Radiohead



Best Rock Album:
Rock 'N' Roll Party Honoring Les Paul— Jeff Beck
Wasting Light— Foo Fighters
Come Around Sundown— Kings Of Leon
I'm With You— Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Whole Love— Wilco

Best Alternative Music Album
Bon Iver— Bon Iver
Codes And Keys— Death Cab For Cutie
Torches— Foster The People
Circuital — My Morning Jacket
The King Of Limbs— Radiohead

Best Traditional R&B Performance:
"Sometimes I Cry" — Eric Benét
"Fool For You" — Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona
"Radio Message" — R. Kelly
"Good Man" — Raphael Saadiq
"Surrender" — Betty Wright &The Roots

Best R&B Album:
F.A.M.E.— Chris Brown
Second Chance — El DeBarge
Love Letter — R. Kelly
Pieces Of Me— Ledisi
Kelly— Kelly Price

Best Rap/Song Collaboration:
"Party" — Beyoncé & André 3000
"I'm On One" — DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
"I Need A Doctor" — Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey
"What's My Name?" — Rihanna & Drake
"Motivation" — Kelly Rowland & Lil Wayne
"All Of The Lights" — Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie




Best Folk Album:
Barton Hollow— The Civil Wars
I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive— Steve Earle
Helplessness Blues— Fleet Foxes
Ukulele Songs— Eddie Vedder
The Harrow & The Harvest— Gillian Welch


Best Country Solo Performance:
"Dirt Road Anthem" — Jason Aldean
"I'm Gonna Love You Through It" — Martina McBride      
"Honey Bee" — Blake Shelton
"Mean" — Taylor Swift
"Mama's Song" — Carrie Underwood



Best Country Song:
"Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not" — Jim Collins & David Lee Murphy, songwriters (Thompson Square)
"God Gave Me You" — Dave Barnes, songwriter (Blake Shelton)
"Just Fishin'" — Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell & Ed Hill, songwriters (Trace Adkins)
"Mean" — Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)
"Threaten Me With Heaven" — Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Will Owsley &; Dillon O'Brian, songwriters (Vince Gill)
"You And Tequila" — Matraca Berg & Deana Carter, songwriters (Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter)





Monday, November 28, 2011

Alexandra Breckenridge - Abe's Beauty of the Month December 2011


Saturday, November 26, 2011

Lykke Li Silent My Song - Song of the Day 11/26/2011






Friday, November 25, 2011

Black Friday With Empty Pockets

No. This not a how to? I'm just broke.  Black Friday

Monday, November 21, 2011

2011 American Music Awards Winners




Artist of the Year: Taylor Swift






Adult Contemporary Artist: Adele






New Artist of the Year: Hot Chelle Rae

Alternative Rock Artist: Foo Fighters






Contemporary Inspirational Artist: Casting Crowns

Country Female Artist: Taylor Swift

Country Male Artist: Blake Shelton

Country Band, Duo or Group: Lady Antebellum






Country Album: Taylor Swift, "Speak Now"


Latin Music Artist: Jennifer Lopez






Pop/Rock Female Artist: Adele


Pop/Rock Male Artist: Bruno Mars

Pop/Rock Band, Duo or Group: Maroon 5






Pop/Rock Album: Adele, "21"

Rap/Hip-Hop Artist: Nicki Minaj






Rap/Hip-Hop Album: Nicki Minaj, "Pink Friday"

Soul/R&B Female Artist: Beyonce

Soul/R&B Male Artist: Usher

Soul/R&B Album: Rihanna, "Loud."



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Thursday, November 17, 2011

Fingertips


We touched
It was a good-bye
Our hands
Slowly pulling away
It was my high
Light of the day
Fingertips
Feeling a lifetime a second
We touched
It was a good-bye
My high
Will never die

Abraham Esparza
Nov 17 2011 11:31pm

Friday, November 11, 2011