So Moeny style and song

I have a post that I started last week and have worked on for a few days.  BUT unfortunately, it isn't at the point where I feel like it's "just right."  So in the meantime, I thought I'd share a couple of links to tide over any of you who may be looking for a little light summer entertainment. :)

Stylin' and profilin'

The first is my 15 minutes of not-exactly-fame!  Back in the spring at the end of the semester, I was walking from my office to my car when I got stopped by a man with a camera who asked if he could take my picture.  Now, when I get stopped on campus, it's usually because someone wants to ask for directions or a group of students are asking me to make a donation to some cause, so this was a little jarring for me.  He then explained that he wrote a style blog for the local paper, the Roanoke Times. Never missing a chance for a photo op, I said sure! Here's the result:

http://blogs.roanoke.com/stylestreet/

A second listen

OK so...I am a bit of a Howard Stern fan.  Have been since I lived in Hoboken. There, I said it.

We stopped listening to Howard out of necessity when he moved off of "terrestrial radio" and onto Sirius satellite radio.  Living in Baltimore at the time, we didn't feel the need to splurge for satellite just to hear Howard.  But once we moved here and realized that a good portion of our road trips were through radio "dead zones," we decide that satellite was a good option for us now.  We love it for many reasons, but an added bonus we can listen to Howard again!

Anyway, this past week, there was a lot of buzz surrounding Howard's interview with Lady Gaga.  I've listened to replays a couple of times throughout the weekend and I have to say that many of my opinions of her as a person and artist changed after this interview.  And regardless of what your opinion of her may be, I urge you to view the video below.

This is the version of her song "Edge of Glory" that she performed in Howard's studio.  It was simply her voice and a piano (which she played) but it completely changed my opinion of this song.  I feel like the radio version of this song is extremely pop, nothing really unique or spectacular, and even its 80's influences (i.e. cheesy sax solo) couldn't really sway me.

Then I heard this version and the story behind it, and it was like a totally new song for me.  I'm still not a 100% fan of the radio version, but now I can at least envision this and have a new appreciation for it.

Please please please...no matter what you think of Lady Gaga, I ask you to take about 5 minutes to watch this video!

As a background: she wrote this song as/after she was with her grandfather as he was dying.  It was inspired by her (and her father's) feelings on watching her grandfather's last breaths and coming to terms with that moment. [You'll notice that she says, "That's about the tequila" after she sings the line "Another shot before we kiss the other side."  This is in reference to the fact that she and her dad did a tequila shot when they took a moment to themselves and left the hospice just before (or after...I forget) her grandfather passed away.]

Simply beautiful!