Watching Reading Listening

It's time for another edition of Watching Reading Listening! Aren't you stoked? I bet you are.

W A T C H I N G
Ruben and I watched Muscle Shoals the other night and it is SO GOOD! Seriously. If you have Netflix on your tv you can watch it and you should tonight!


R E A D I N G
My sister sent me The Strange Case Of Dr. Terry and Mr. Chimes before Lent and I've been slowly reading it since. I say slowly because sitting down and enjoying a book isn't something that I get to do often. Anyway, she told me that one of the Sisters had read an article about this punk band drummer returning to the church and that he had written a book. She soon found out that the author was the original drummer of The Clash! Seeing as how she listened to them before entering the convent and knowing that me and Ruben were big fans she thought I'd like to read it. It's been really good so far and I look forward to finding out what lead him to be becoming a chiropractor and returning to the Catholic faith.


L I S T E N I N G

Living in southern California you might assume that we'd have awesome radio stations. Well we don't. They are the most generic, boring and repetitive stations around! Last year I discovered a small local station, 101.5 KOCI,  that is located in my very own city and it's really good! I made a playlist of songs I've heard on it and I've been listening to it at home and adding to it over time. I thought someone might else might enjoy it so I'm sharing it here :)



Care to share what you've been watching, reading and listening to?

♥ anne

watching / reading / listening

W A T C H I N G-
We've watched some fun documentaries in the last couple of weeks that I wanted to share with you. First up is Room 237 about Stanley Kubrick's film The Shining. People have formulating some interesting theories about this film and they are shared in this documentary.

The other night I watched Following Sean, which (as Wikipedia says) "is a 2005 documentary film directed by Ralph Arlyck, and a follow-up to his 1969 student short "Sean," which features four-year-old Sean's thoughts on marijuana, police presence, freewheeling lifestyles. The film's notoriety landed a screening in the White House and a variety of predictions regarding the outcome of Sean's life - whether he could grow up to embody the hippy philosophy, or whether he would turn out a drug dealer or stock broker." You can watch the trailer here.

Last night we watched I Ain't in It For My Health about Levon Helm. If you're a fan of Levon or The Band it's worth a watch.

Last up is A Brilliant Life In Darkness. This short documentary is fascinating! It's about a man who went blind and then deaf as a child and what he went on to accomplish as an adult. Watch it.


R E A D I N G-
I finished Into The Wild a couple weeks ago and liked it quite a bit. I thought it was going to be solely about Chris McCandless but was pleasantly surprised at the many other stories Jon Krakauer told about himself and other similar people of the past.

I am reading a couple other books as well but haven't finished them yet. I'm a S L O W reader.

L I S T E N I N G-
The new Mazzy Star album, Seasons of Your Day. None of the "after a couple listens I'll like it" with this one. It was great the first time around!

The Deep Dark Woods new album, Jubilee. I loved it and heard hints of The Band on Red, Red Rose and Neil Young and Crazy Horse on Miles and Miles... which is never a bad thing in my book! They really are an amazing band. I love all their albums and I hope to see them live at some point.

I also listened to Lightning Bolt, the new Pearl Jam album yesterday and was happy to hear Sleeping by Myself (which is on Eddie Vedder's solo album Ukulele Songs) done with the whole band. I play that song on the uke and Ruben sings it :) If you haven't heard it, take a listen.

The album is good,  I especially enjoyed the slower songs. 


That's it. I'd love to hear what you are watching, reading and listening to. Please share!


♥ anne

reading, listening, watching

right now i'm...

reading-

Spiritual Midwifery- i consider this book a, "life changing book" for me. i first read it when i was pregnant with shane and preparing for our home birth. i have never read anything that got me so excited to give birth naturally and filled me with such a sense of empowerment. i literally wanted to jump through the pages and travel back to the 70's so i could go live on the farm and have Ina May deliver my baby! i am now rereading it to prepare for this next birth. if you lean toward the hippie side and want to read an excellent book about birthing, then this one is for you!

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare- i picked up this 2 volume set at the goodwill last week. i'm starting off with A Midsummer Night's Dream, which i've been thoroughly enjoying so far. i can't wait to slowly make my way through both volumes.

The Power of Positive Thinking- i have read about this book for a couple of years. after talking about it with my uncle at Christmas and seeing what an impact it had made on him, i decided to keep my eye out for it while thrifting. a couple weeks later while going through the book section at a thrift store, i happily came upon a vintage copy of the book. it has been really good so far and is quite motivational, practical and overall filled with useful tips for changing your outlook on life.

listening to...

i recently thrifed a few new albums. the Kris Kristofferson one has one of my favorites on it and you can never go wrong with Neil and Van! the Roger Miller album is super fun. all the kids get a kick out of the funny noises he makes in his songs.

buying cute baby girl clothes...

watching documentaries...

When You're Strange- i thought this film was pretty good. it didn't really delve too deeply into any one aspect of the band, but it sure had some great live footage. if your a doors fan, i think you'd enjoy it.

Gram Parsons Fallen Angel- i loved this one! if you don't know who Gram Parsons is, i encourage you to watch this film. his voice is unlike any other and his story is a tragic one. like so many other talented musicians, he was gone too soon.
No Direction Home- we actually own this one. Part 1 was on PBS the other night, so i watched it yet again. it's a great, great documentary! so many cool interviews and tons of live footage. a must watch for every Dylan fan! speaking of Bob Dylan, he's going to be at the OC Fair this summer, i think i need to go. we saw him about 5 years ago...i have to admit, it was a bit of a let down. but i think i'm ready to give him another try. don't get me wrong folks, he is one of my all time faves. it's just you could not distinguish one song from another.
there you have it! what have you been reading, watching and listening to???

♥ anne