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A Christmas Greeting from a Rock Legend

Tuesday, December 25th, 2012
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“Twas was the night before the night before Christmas in 2004 when I nearly knocked over Bruce Springsteen’s son walking through the church door.” My husband,

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Drink In These Coffee Table Books

Tuesday, December 18th, 2012
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My first job in New York was working at a flagship bookstore on Fifth Avenue. This was the place to come to buy the finest,

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Music Makers In Memoirs and Biographies

Friday, November 16th, 2012
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I know there’s someone on your list who really loves music, be it pop, rock, heavy metal, or jazz. How about gifting a great book

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Ellen Kaye Sings Ice Wine: Songs for Dark Winter Nights

Friday, March 2nd, 2012
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Ice Wine is purportedly about getting through the long. “tough” winter to hopeful spring. “Sort of from (Woody Allen’s) Love and Death to (Ingmar Bergman’s)

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Gift Books Are The Perfect Presents

Thursday, November 17th, 2011
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My gift closet is now bulging with Christmas and Hanukah presents for friends and family, but I always have room for a few spectacular gift

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Neil Young—Music Straight from the Heart

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011
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Some artists are easy to peg down: Bob Dylan is a folk singer, Bruce Springsteen is a rock and roller, James Brown is the godfather

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Made in America: Madame Paulette’s Couture Cleaners

Thursday, August 5th, 2010
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What you see from the outside is a series of window displays which rival those of the most fashionable department stores and boutiques in New

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Reality Check: The Real Jersey Shore Is Not on MTV

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
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The Jersey Shore has come under fire lately with the cast of MTV’s reality hit The Jersey Shore bringing scandal, promiscuity and shame to the

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