My mom and brother will be visiting TX in 3 weeks. I haven't seen them in nearly a year and a half so I'm indulging in the sentimental. Time to visit memory lane. xoxo, MJ
The "Old Capitol" in Iowa City, IA. The dome caught fire while I was sitting in a lecture during my junior year of college. It took like 5 years to repair.
The Ped Mall near the University of Iowa campus. Shop, wander, drink, wander.
Driving in Southern Iowa.
I grew up surrounded by this landscape.
I lived in this turn of the century building for five years after college in Olds, Iowa. pop. 200. There was an insurance reconstruction office downstairs.
My apartment was those five windows upstairs. There were two other apartments including one where a musician lived. I loved it.
And when you visit the Midwest, you must stop at Casey's General Store. Breakfast pizza, raspberry flips and tenderloin sandwiches. All of it's awesome.
This fine specimen is the object of my longest standing, most massive crush. I fell in love with him in after seeing his Austin City Limits performance in 2000. The following summer, I made my big brother drag me all over Manhattan to every record store he knew until we found Doyle's out-of-print first album.
For those of you who don't already know: Doyle Bramhall II (born 24 December 1968) is an American singer and guitarist. Known for his work in Arc Angels, he has also toured with Roger Waters; he has played as guitarist and vocalist in his band Smokestack and was also the second guitarist in Eric Clapton's band from 2004 to 2009.
Doyle will rejoin Clapton's band in 2013 for a series of concerts in the United States and Europe between 14 March and 19 June culminating the fourth Crossroads Guitar Festival at New York's Madison Square Garden in 12 and 13 in April. 12 and 13 April.
What can you possibly do with hair this pretty?
Put it in a dude-headband!!
Here's the performance when I lost my heart forever (which I was only able to see on a scratchy VHS copy after it had already aired):
