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Scrap Buster Project ~ Tiny Ticker Tape Quilt Tutorial from Amanda Jean « Sew,Mama,Sew! Blog

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A very cute quilt that doesn’t look too difficult. And she has my name!

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“When you download the track from iTunes, 100% of the proceeds benefit the fight against the African HIV epidemic.”

Very rarely do I find a band that captures my days, night and every possible emotion I can run into throughout an entire day.  It took me by complete surprise to find that that band is Hanson.  I was, like 85% of the world’s population, convinced in 1997 that the Hanson brother’s were nothing more than a passing phase and carried cheap ticket to stardom; cruising along in the wake of the Backstreet Boys and countless other nineties, auditioned vocal groups.  A year ago I happened to stumble across a pretty little lady from New Jersey whos undying love and devotion to this band made my blood boil.  I thought she was kidding at first when she had mentioned that one of her favorite bands was and STILL IS Hanson..  I will purposefully fail to mention the tattoo on her left shoulder.  ..respectfully I just went along with it.  Over the course of 2009 their latest album, The Walk, has been frequenting my Ipod thanks to her Itunes library.  Though not fully convinced, I could still see the talent evenly distributed throughout the family.  Unfortunately, my mental Hanson library was limited to only a handful of songs.  It wasn’t until last Thursday, October 15, that I had my first revelation.  This band (get ready for it) is amazing.  I’m typically not one for any music displaying an uplifting, positive, and soulful message.  I’ll leave that to the teenage girls and middle-aged parents to digest… but 6 days ago I decided to take that back.  I couldn’t think of the last time more than 1 or 2 songs off of an album gave me the chills.  I can’t think of the last time I was at a concert and tapped my foot and smiled in complete enjoyment of the moment and my surroundings.  Yes, I’ve got truck loads of headbangs and air drumming at Minus The Bear concerts but I don’t think I’ve ever SAT BACK and let myself go.  I feel that the people who like hanson nowunderstand that.  It was probably the first show I had been to in half a decade where I didn’t feel judged by what I wore or how cool I was being measured by the number of millimeters in my earlobe.  It’s something to relate to.  It’s kids who were far more talented than they should have been for their age 15 years ago.  It’s situations EVERYONE can identify with, and even admire, presented in a non-tacky way (most of the time); on a personal level; and partnered with an eclectic array of musical background.  I mean, Jesus… Issac was playing Badcat’s like ten years ago.  That says A LOT about musicianship for a kid his age.

Cupcaked posted two songs off of The Walk today so I knew damn well that this post was already halfway written before I even started.  You can do yourself a favor and click that link to see what I’m talking about.  It took me months to get over what I thought was a cheeseball guitar riff dispensed throughout the entire track.  Now all I hear are the ”woahhhh” background vocals layering the chorus and about soil my pants.  I hear the love and passion they have for their music and message they convey.  It seems like no artists these days carry such a genuine, selfless cause on their backs.. at least not without some type of benefit to their name and dime.  I hear a vocal range and his style of singing and pronunciation that owns the song.  I hear that badddddd piano at 1:30 (1:58 in this video).

As heterosexual as humanly possible, I kept watching the screen (or Danielle’s shifting eyes to see which brother it landed on) waiting for when Taylor would pan back into the picture or walk across the length of the stage.  Very few performers have that charisma and carry themselves in a flawless fashion.  It’s not that they’re trying to impress anyone.  It’s not them staking out which lucky ladies in the audience will soon be graced with laminates and directions to their green rooms. The three of them compliment each other in ways I can’t even begin describe.  They each played equally important roles. They were almost too well rehearsed to the point of it pissing me off.  Harmonies like that should be illegal.  I’ve listened to the length of 6 hanson albums today.. and will be chaperoning Danielle (or dragging her along) to any east coast dates within reach.  I think my favorite part about all of this is the challenge of having to convince the public of what they’re missing by holding onto their decade long misinterpretations.

This is way to long.  I’m going to bed.

“I’ve listened to the length of 6 hanson albums today.. and will be chaperoning Danielle (or dragging her along) to any east coast dates within reach.”

Every single person I’ve brought to a Hanson concert is always on board for the next.  (Except that awful Asbury show… you guys all need a do-over)

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