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I actually have some time to write a blog post. I am at work, where ordinarily I'd go out to lunch at this time or go for a walk. However, at this moment it's pouring outside and I don't want to go anywhere. I'm having lunch (animal crackers--yeah, I know--not exactly a nutritious meal) at my desk and writing because, hey, I have time. The summer ended about two weeks ago, and it was quite an eventful summer. We traveled to New York City in late July and spent a solid week being uber-tourists (and, had I been given more of an opportunity, I'd have explored NYC even more than I did). We spent a day at the Bronx Zoo and I was impressed by how green, leafy, and beautiful it is. In fact, The Bronx was one of the most eye-opening experiences of the trip. Do you know how you will have an image of a place in your head and how actually being IN that place either confirms your image or--more often than not--completely destroys and reconfigures the image in your head? That ...

(The following is a little "staff recommendation" I wrote for the Queen DVD Live at the Rainbow '74. Thought I'd share it here, too).     If you've seen the bio-pic Bohemian Rhapsody and want to dive deeper into the world of Queen, then this concert video is for you. It captures Queen a year away from their blockbuster album A Night at the Opera, the smash hit single "Bohemian Rhapsody" and international superstardom.   This is a young and hungry band that delivers an absolutely ferocious live show in front of an enthusiastic audience at London's Rainbow Theatre. It's a stage in their career when the band was as close as they ever came to hard rock or heavy metal (but there are some gentler moments in their live show).  It is also obvious from this concert that Freddie Mercury was destined to become one of the greatest performers in music history. He struts and postures across the stage in his flamboyant flowing costumes...