Follow Friday & Flyswatter Art

Happy Fall and Happy Friday!

 

I haven't had a chance to do a Follow Friday in a while --- and I don't really have too much exciting to share about websites to peruse or blogs to follow... but, I would like to give a special shout out to a few favorite Pandora radio stations. 

 

For those of you who don't know, Pandora is a free online radio service that allows you to pick an artist, select a station featuring that artist, and enjoy music in that same genre, streamed directly to your laptop, smart phone, iPod touch, or other internet ready device. ... all for FREE!  (well, you have to listen to an advertisement every 5 or so songs, a small price to pay). 

 

It really is great.  I often listen to Pandora while fixing dinner for Tripp at night after work, and I actually tend to prefer Pandora to the news and all of the mud-slinging going on in this year's election season.  If I ever find myself with extra time at work and no meetings on my calendar, I log into Pandora on my phone and put in the headphones to get some tasks knocked off the list.  It really is a great way to zone out to some great tunes!

 

So, my favorite stations lately on Pandora have been:

• The Band, featuring songs by The Band --- duh --- but also music by the Allman Bros, Doobie Bros, Blue Oyster Cult, Marshall Tucker Band, and other similar-sounding classic rock musicians
• James Taylor (I find very few things as soothing as his voice) featuring other soothing artists such as Van Morrison, Cat Stevens, John Mayer, Jack Johnson, Bob Dylan, and the like.
• ... and at Christmas time, you can find a Holiday music station and not have to buy all those songs on iTunes while trimming the tree and decking the halls.  'Tis perfect.

So... tune your radio dial to Pandora and watch the magic unfold... ha.

Sidenote: I also have only recently delved into the world of Spotify, but have little to report thus far.  My friend Libby (Sexton) Romano introduced me to it on a recent girls' trip, and so I'm still learning how it works & how I can use it.  The first thing I noticed is that I am not sure that it is free... but maybe i'm not doing it right.  Ha...  More to come on that...

And without further ado.... Flyswatter Art at school --- Whaaaa???

Have a fab weekend.  Don't fear the reaper.

Meg