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Fun with crafty pals at SXSW

I went to SXSW in Austin with the fun folks from Provo Craft and Sarah from 26-Letters to screen print with the YUDU in partnership with Standard  Recording Company. The guys from Standard Recording made a fun tee shirt with cowboys shooting yarn that we screened for a couple hundred friends at the Dirty Dog Bar on 6th Street. The bands that played all day were great! Thanks Standard Recording for the great sounds. And since all crafty folks stick together we also hung out with Jenny Hart from Sublime Stitching, the gals from Austin Etsy and Martha from Sunday Afternoon Housewife. We pulled screens, shopped a bit from the other folks, listened to music and drank a little beer. The Austin Etsy folks had a lino printing and book making workshop going on. Later that night we also had dinner with Jennifer Perkins of the Naughty Secretary’s Club. Her jewelry is soooo great!

Sarah and Jon YUDUing

Jenny Hartr - the sublime sticher

Austin Etsy Gals

Many, many drying tees - waiting for takers at the dirty dog

Close-up of the yarn shooting cowboys

Jenny (Sublime Stitcher), Martha(Sun. Afternoon Housewife) and me

Jennifer (Naughty Secratary), me and Sarah

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SXSW – Austin Fun

I sure had a lot of fun at SXSW (South by South West) in Austin. Arriving on Saint Paddy’s day meant beer and party people everywhere. What a great town, great music, yummy beer and good people. Looking froward to returning again.

Ahhhh . . . Austin home of live music, crafty people and the wierd proud

Austin = Beer Time

bloggers welcome at a special cafe at SXSW

Band Poster

Band Poster

Band Poster

Cupcake Van - mmmm . . .

SPOON playing at SXSW - so gooooood!

Fabulous Wall in Austin

Charging Station in Austin - pull up and charge anything. Cell phones, laptops, camera's anything! So fabulously smart!

Out of commission phone booth - sign of the times

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Cowboys and all – My Favorite Versions

In my I-Tunes Holiday Folder I own 21 hours and 13 minute of Holiday Music. That is over 400 songs – well over 400 versions of a couple dozen songs anyway. I am serious about it though – The Holidays mean nostalgic and new versions of some of my favorites. As soon as Thanksgiving arrives I turn on the Holiday tunes listening on my personal collection on my computer,  I-tunes radio station, in the car, on the upper channels of cable TV and this year I created a Pandora “Rocking Christmas” station. My all time favorite Christmas song is Christmas For Cowboys by John Denver. I have such a visceral experience any and every time I hear a John Denver song. The list that follows is a list of my go to Holiday play list – in alphabetical order.

Favorite Christmas Carols – My Favorite Versions

Baby It’s Cold Outside – Ray Charles and Betty Carter
Baby, Please Come Home  – Darlene Love
Bizarre Christmas Incident  –  Ben Folds
Blue Christmas – Bright Eyes
Christmas For Cowboys – John Denver
Christmas in Hollis -Run-D.M.C.
Christmas Wrapping – The Waitresses
Do They Know Its Christmas – Band Aid
Feliz Navidad – Jose Feliciano
Frosty The Snowman – Jimmy Durante
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen  –  Barenaked Ladies
Hallelujah  –  Rufus Wainwright
Happy Xmas – Plastic Ono Band (John Lennon)
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas  –  The Pretenders
Have A Holly Jolly Christmas – Burl Ives
I’ll Be Home For Christmas – Bob Dylan
I saw Daddy Kissing Santa Claus  – RuPaul
I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm – Billie Holiday
Last Christmas – Wham!
L-O-V-E  –  Nat King Cole
Merry Christmas Baby  –  B.B. King
Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Johnny Mathis
O Christmas Tree – Aretha Frankiln
O Come All Ye Faithful  –  Patty Loveless
Pine Cones And Holly Berries – Hank Jones
Please Come Home For Christmas – Bon Jovi
Pretty Papers – Willy Nelson
River  –  Joni Mitchell
Santa Baby  – Eartha Kitt
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town  – The Jackson Five
Silver and Gold  – Burl Ives
The First Snowfall  –  Bing Crosby
Twelve days of Christmas – (Reggae) Peter Broggs
We’re a Couple Of Misfits – Paul Soles
Will Santa Come To Shanty Town – Eddie Arnold
Winter Wonderland – Trick Pony
What A Year For A New Year  –  Dan Wilson
White Christmas – Otis Redding
2000 Miles  –  The Pretenders

Christmas for Cowboys - John Denver

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