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Music I listen to
Always in my iPod Favorites (some have links to great video): I need to state right here for the record. You Tube in no way does these
songs any justice. You lose every dynamic or subtle sound. If you're ever going to be a great 'air instrument' player ... you're gonna need a
Bose! 
!
On second thought - skip the Bose and please consider a donation to Raise 27 for the children of Siyawela. (Updated now for Race to a Million - link under
speedometer to help). Seriously. And, you can always still donate anytime to the Josh Groban Foundation at Grobanites for Charity. http://www.grobanitesforcharity.org/donation/).
Many of these songs are also best when played way too loud while driving ... however, I recommend you hold off on the air instruments when doing this! lol.
One of my all time favorites has to go first: (except one of my most favorite songs of ALL time is sung by Josh - so is well worth the surf down to that bold
red one in the Josh section also) Don't let the order of the list keep you from those at the end ...they are some of the best. Michael, Amy ... well all of
them! Michael W. Smith's "Friends" is a must see. deSol ... ahhhmazingly fun! Scott Phillips ~ loving humanitarian and great
singer-songwriter (Just Because - absolutely beautiful and true).
With loving memory to my parents ... "If I could live forever and all my dreams come true, my memories of love will be of
you" Placido Domingo with John Denver singing "Perhaps Love"
Stunning song! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TfXT0ThO2I
Steven Curtis Chapman: One Heatbeat At A Time:
With memories of my mom and dad (now gone) for the love and life lessons that I will have in my heart always. Their compassion is still being felt in every
life they touched and how that still has impact to this day and will forever. For amazing parents everywhere. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgG7YlY-IF0
Celine Dion: My Heart Will Go On: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO_vFuzPJvc
Steven Curtis Chapman ( When Love Takes You In, Go There With You, I Will Be Here, Great Adventure,
More To This Life )
When Love Takes You In
There are no words ... more than beautiful
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=demRHgul2Zk
Cinderella: (song and Steven on the writing of Cinderella)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLYxtuC0oRk
Heartbreakingly Maria Sue ~ Steven's adopted daughter in the video above When Love Takes You In and the inspiration for Cinderella was tragically taken.
Cinderella was written prior to the accident and just due to be released. The Chapman's faith remains strong - their inspiration and love continues to
impact lives all over the world. God bless Maria Sue Chapman ~ May13, 2003- May 21, 2008.
Mary Black: Everything and always.
(No Frontiers):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCa4B2lz1kU
(Columbus): Amazing piece of music by an amazing woman. The instruments are fantastic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns6ToVJdWUw
Chris De Burgh -
(Where Peaceful Waters Flow): so simple,
so beeee-autiful
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zUjMrvrraw&feature=related
(One World):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96IpQDQf2HA
John Denver
Awesome clip, funny too, of John teaching us The Lord's Prayer in Indian Sign Language:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHZWKDfzy2w
Annie's Song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfP0HeeVhzw&feature=related
Rocky Mountain High:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZiL1PMF3xA
The Three Tenors (Absolutely everything - Nessun
Dorma below):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDtcidMR_6I
Dishwalla's (Somewhere in the Middle from Opaline) - it makes me play air drums. Most definitely great when loud while
driving! Just watch that 'air drum' playing while driving I warned you about above ... because this one is almost automatic. The drums in this YT clip
are nowhere near what they are on the CD.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW-XLLlmuOE
Guster: Love these talented goofballs. I met them where I work and they are smart (they all met at Tufts U - I'd have to ask them if
that's a proof?), extremely funny, goofy, humble guys ... and oh, so talented. Good support of environmental stuff (Reverb). From the always
entertaining Gus road journals and blogs. The Frisbee Throwing Contest: In Road Journal (in the archives -you gotta find it).
10.27.07 -- Senioritis
http://www.guster.com/
(OK, better not keep going with the hilarious Gus stuff ... I'll be here all day).
(Amsterdam, Careful, Fa-Fa, Barrel of a Gun ... in that order below)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO-S5uBb9S8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIwjxLjI-bo&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iksvvYE3yAQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7vuBlyXLJg
I Guster! Ok yeah, Guster!
Pushstars (Outside of a Dream)
Augustana (Boston)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaXXdF_tKPM
deSol (Blanco Y Negro) I've seen these guys live too many times to count. I actually cruised on Boston harbor with these
guys ... singing and dancing the night away with the Boston skyline as a backdrop ... amazing night! They are a blast! This has me playing more air drums,
bongos and some air guitar... this will make you dance gauranteed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfnBGL74xLg
Doobie Bros. (All. Long Train Runnin' - great sax)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lROEpVhZGJg
Scott Phillips:
(World Vision - Building a Better World for Children. From Scott's trip to Lesotho, Africa. Scott's World Vision):
http://www.scott-phillips.com/read/2007/08/scotts_world_vi.html
(Just Because) "Love that is real is love just because"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9oHdLgsGZM
Afro Celt Sound System: Persistence of Memory:
(4:49 moments worth staying in)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dmh1cZQuXk
Josh: (His message board so will have to give him the biggest write up here 
.) Absolutely everything that comes out of this gifted man. There is depth, honesty &
gentleness that is tangible. Beyond the extraordinary talent, warmth and giving heart - Josh is fun too. There's a very funny clip (among many) from the
making of Awake DVD where Josh is standing on "the cube" and waves like a magician to the little guy out on a rock surrounded by water and says
" how did I get myself ... over there?" Cracks me up. I wonder if Josh and Guster have ever met ... (the ponders bubble appears over my head
...'if I could just see both in one night - that might be the best day ever'). I don't think there would be a stadium big enough to fit the joining
of the fans. ( you listening WB? lol, get on it! Update on the dream -clearly, not looking good) and, most importantly, I should get a front row seat for
thinkin' it up. I'm here on JG.com, which is a pretty good indicator of how much I love his attitude & music, so... I figure no need to post many
clips since everything is covered here somewhere. I love seeing the 'making of' pieces. For me, it adds so much to the music to be able to see the
artists' thinking behind it. I think I play "Machine", "Alla Luce Del Sole", "Weeping" & "Awake" at least once
a day. You can't know for sure ... but it truly seems that he sings what is true to his soul and it comes through in all his music. OK ... maybe just a few
clips:
(Weeping): Wish there was an "official" music video for this one for sound quality ... but this is awesome too. Great passion. Powerful Message.
Moving Song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuwmwYIqT-M
One of my favorite songs. No more beautiful version than this by Josh. Goosebump city. When he sings 'Fall On Your
Knees' ... it can make me do just that! Breathtaking video powerfully sung with grace and poise.
O Holy Night: Sung by Mr. Josh Groban:
Warning: You might cry (it's OK ):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQWXfHzOKUU
Twist my arm one more : This is Josh singing
"Never Let Go"
Also: Here's some way too long background - but, I was thinking about this today and run to this song. I ran 3.5 miles today! Woo-Hoo.
This is a huge feat for me. I used to run all the time ( pretty athletic always). Then about 4 years ago ( and the same year my dad passed away, my life,
guidance and comfort - very tough year and dark dark time in my life) - I was so, so sick. I was in and out of the doctor every other week it felt like. It
wasn't me because I was always so healthy. I was having trouble moving, getting severe debilitating headaches like never before, I couldn't even bend
over to pick up the cats. Then one morning I woke up and could not move my head to the right or left. It turns out I had been carrying Lyme Disease from a tick
bite for at least 6-8 months untreated. It had started to give me spinal meningitis.The bacteria attacked and did a lot of damage to my spine. It also created
a condition that (if you ever read about it is so painful it is called the suicide disease - Trigeminal Neuralgia - TN). The bacteria had affected the nerve in
my brain. So it was a painful and slow recovery. I could not run let alone walk well. This past year I worked intensely with a chiropracter and Dr. to fix my
back. One year later and I am running again and back to my old energetic self. It makes me so happy and feels like a miracle. I have come back stronger from a
very dark time and with a better understanding of what is really important in life and what is not. The illness and more the loss of both parents - was an
emotional and spiritual struggle but I learned how strong the spirit is. When you want to give up and let go but you don't - when you find something inside
you to fight your way back. I have gained an understanding that I will never let go of.
So, Thank you for this one Josh.
However it was intended, for me, this song feels very spiritual. It goes deep with me for some reason and truly motivates me in a
powereful way. If I have the chance someday to hear him sing this in person my life just might be complete (lol) 
! Never Let Go (words to live
by for me). (link and lyrics down below):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58nRdQ57UBg
I also LOVE My December, You Are Loved - well really just all of them. He's magnificent! He's moving!
Carly Simon (Let The River Run - West Wing clips - love the song and the best series ever made):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTNJ6iwn1Q8
I so miss this show ~ thank goodness for the boxed set! I have never been infatuated with a TV character until Deputy Communications Director Samuel Norman
("On Schedule") Seaborn 
. I have had
to seek help for it since the show ended. There will never be another Sam. )
http://home.earthlink.net/~tvguru94/quotes.html
http://westwing.bewarne.com/sam.html
Coldplay ( In My Place, Clocks)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XonuuQZSCE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9j_RZDqYc4
Mat Kearney: Nothing Left To Lose:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbFo6u7l23k
Lifehouse (You and Me)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCe2GwscXgo
Dave Matthews Band (The Space Between)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvkX3t5LgVI
Howie Day (Collide)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlzcVjzlfeI
Boston Red Sox Fans "Sweet Caroline" ... because I am a Red Sox fan and all the fans sing it during the 7th ( or 8th? ) inning of
every game. You can't know how cool it sounds to have an entire stadium singing thier hearts out until you experience it first hand. Fenway fans singing
Sweet Caroline ( it's a new experience every time):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f33c24tuFTU&feature=related
Every game ... a new version. Neil Diamond never could have imaginged it would be a Fenway favorite:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YynfrH5GHlw
Kenny Loggins : Conviction of the Heart: (always be in my favorites)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gIvMs7nnEHE
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=X5uneVTSy4c&feature=related
Leap of Faith:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xhrzwp850TE
The Real Thing: ("Because I still believe there's only one thing that you can never give up or ever compromise on and that's the real thing you
need in love", "Love should teach you joy")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CdGl9DoXvs
Now or Never (No video for this on You Tube 
)
Chris Tomlin: Amazing videos:
( Indescribable):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF9aY49oQTs&feature=related
"Unending Love, Amazing Grace"
(William Wiberforce : 1759-1833)
(Amazing Grace - My Chains Are Gone):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXV6HJxUebg
Made To Worship:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p2yreN9jn8
U2 (act now to end global poverty. One Campaign: http://www.one.org/)
Bono: ( Beautiful Day) @ Live 8:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgu71-Jtcr4
Keane ( This is the Last Time, Somewhere Only We Know)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gppLf4XduoI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmXY2MSrguE
Snow Patrol ( Chasing Cars)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ajy0w1XPJk8
Tears For Fears: I had the great honor of watching TFF perform in a small room
of about 15 people.
(Woman in Chains ):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hDoPCiC3RQ
The Beatles (The Long and Winding Road):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gJivxHwips
(Breathe)
Dan Fogelberg (Sadly, just passed away. Lived in this beautiful state of Maine. A singer, songwriter and storyteller for the ages. Every
single song ... especially Nether Lands (lyrics below). You Tube does not do Nether Lands justice - you have to listen to it loud in stereo to really
appreciate the beautiful blending of voice and powerful orchestra. The many faces of Dan over the many years of delivering more than music. He will be missed.
There's a Place in the World for a Gambler: They have the wrong title here.(Thank you Dan for sharing your gift.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJonJZAPPq0&feature=related
Sketches-False Faces:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUwVqorFIz0&feature=related
The Leader of the Band: "I think if I had been only allowed to write one song in my lifetime ~ it would have been this one"
- Daniel Grayling Fogelberg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8mml7n4FmA
Nether Lands :
Love the way the music has it's own voice. It swells with emotion to the lyrics and is reflective. Just phenomenal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTCHj8qhcjY
John Hiatt (Everything. Have a Little Faith In Me, Dust Down a Country Road)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UkKTlzyLhQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbhcXxW4y2U
Clannad
(Clannad and Bono - In A Lifetime)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0tHMW-irwM
Amy Grant ( Everything and forever, El Shaddai - Live: Her
words at the beginning are so Amy and so true!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-EGzskcdp0
Simple Things (love the words and thought).
"I dream of simple things I can believe in ... like the feeling this day brings"
http://youtube.com/watch?v=EPxcUP4neSM
The Prodigal (I'll Be Waiting), Oh, How the Years Go By - no videos but had to list them.
Casting Crowns
The Voice of Truth: "out of all the voices that are calling out to me ... I will choose to listen and believe the voice of
truth"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWB-uqfBGMY&feature=related
Yes
Michael W. Smith (Everything - this wonderful man has a truly inspirational and hope filled life story worth knowing, Friends: Soft, absolutely
perfect- I love this version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbPKaIozS-c&feature=related
(Yes ... Friends Again: Just that good -lol. Full version.They got a few of the lyrics wrong in this video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOCJAVlESEo&feature=related
I Will Carry You ('In a world crying out for peace ~ let your heart be strong')
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMZj0520v0g&feature=related
The Osmonds (He Ain't Heavy - He's My Brother. This song always gives me goosebumps, this video of the family gives me goosebumps!):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Drq64_iPKYI&feature=related
(C'mon, admit it ... that made you a lil teary)
We are the World (USA for Africa):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clZE4Wrrw_w&feature=related
Genesis
Van Morrison (Everything! Someone Like You)
Wynonna Judd (You Are)
Barbara Streisand
Earth, Wind & Fire
Gloria Estefan
Steely Dan
Jackson Browne
Hold On Hold Out (horrible video quality but can't not post this song - even bad it's good! :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXo0gz_4-hM&feature=related
Bob Seger
Harry Chapin
(Mr. Tanner - great song)
Kenny Loggins
James Taylor
Dire Straits
Simon and Garfunkel
Jim Croce
Just too many to list all but those are a few forever favorites ... and I just thank God for music in my life everday.
Nether Lands
Dan Fogelberg-piano,vocal
Dominic Frontiere-orchestral arrangement
High on this mountain
The clouds down below
I`m feeling so strong and alive
From this rocky perch
I`ll continue to search
For the wind
And the snow
And the sky
I want a lover
I want some friends
And I want to live in the sun
And I want to do all the things that I
never have done.
Sunny bright mornings
And pale moonlit nights
Keep me from feeling alone
Now, I`m learning to fly
And this freedom is like
Nothing that I`ve ever known
I`ve seen the bottom
And I`ve been on top
But mostly I`ve lived in between
And where do you go
When you get to the end of
your dream?
Off in the nether lands
I heard a sound
Like the beating of heavenly wings
And deep in my brain
I can hear a refrain
Of my soul as she rises and sings
Anthems to glory and
Anthems to love and
Hymns filled with early delight
Like the songs that the darkness
Composes to worship the light.
Once in a vision
I came on some woods
And stood at a fork in the road
My choices were clear
Yet I froze with the fear
Of not knowing which way to go
One road was simple
Acceptance of life
The other road offered sweet peace
When I made my decision
My vision became my release.
My Dan Sketch (pretty young when I did this but I love Dan's music so ...
)
Josh Groban
"Never Let Go"
(feat. Deep Forest)
I can't understand it.
The search for an answer is met with a darker day.
And we've been handed these moments forever.
But I'm reassured there's another way.
You don't have to close your eyes.
There is room for love again.
Ease the pain to realize
All that love can be.
Forced apart by time and sand.
Take a step and take my hand.
And don't let it go.
Never let go.
Broken, once connected,
We were so strong and so blessed in a simple way.
So don't let me go it alone.
Turn your head up to the sky.
Nothing down below but me.
Face the truth to realize
All that we could be.
Torn apart by rage and fear.
Hold onto what brought you here.
Don't let it go.
Never let go.
Turn your head up to the sky.
Nothing down below.
Don't let go.
The End. LOL. This is what happens when you have a brand new laptop and are on vacation with a cold
& are stuck in bed. A music video journal. If you have read this far you are either sick in bed too or are a complete music fanatic like me. At least all
my favorites are in one place now and on a site I love visiting. 
Josh and JG.com Rock!
PS: I think the above combination of music favorites so beats out Joe's most ridiculous favorite band pairings ("Olivia Newton-John and Foghat.")
any day. And, I can huck a frisbee really, really far. So if you're ever reading this Ryan ... yeah, that was a challege!
People I look up to
GFC/JGF Projects
Thanks a MILLION!
For more information or to help please go here:
GFC Race to a MILLION !
Wish Josh a Happy 28th Birthday and help his Foundation at the same time! Find out more here:
Josh Birthday Wish Wall
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This is what Raise 27 is all about.
Josh said:
"We got in a van and went to Soweto. Which is very much in the ghetto of South Africa. I was nervous in the van just because I
didn't know... I didn't know what to expect. I didn't, I didn't want my emotions to get the best of me. I knew I was going to be seeing a lot
of kids and... But the thing that was most inspiring to all of us when we got out of the van (was) they were singing and they were just... the positive energy
that exuded from these children, the faces of these kids and the willingness that they had to take everything that was given to them and use it to the best
advantage, for their future, for the future of Africa. It kind of lit a fire under me. And it made me realize, in a positive way, that when it comes to
things like hunger and shelter and education and that kind of thing, a little bit goes such a long way. And so I just said, okay, well I'm going to do
as much as I can to raise as much awareness and raise as much money as humanly possible... I mean, we're all so fortunate and so lucky to be in the
positions that we're in. And when you have that kind of, when you have that kind of situation and when you've had a bit of success in that platform,
it's our duty to discuss and to help the kind of the universal things that everybody realizes need to be helped. You know we're all in it together. You
know, it's a great thing where everybody's singing music, I think, that represents the common humanity that everybody shares in this world. And so,
I've been very inspired by the work that my fans have done...And so we're going to have a good time and raise as much as possible"
A great Josh interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJpesyEGl8o (8:43-8:58-sweetest
'awwww' moment )
Only Josh can say it in this way!!
The goal is simple, which is to raise $27,000 by Feb. 27, 2008, which will be donated to JGF in honor
of Josh's 27th birthday! All the funds raised by this project will be used specifically to help the children of Siyawela (formerly Zamimpilo).
http://www.grobanitesforcharity.org/zamimpilokids/
I thought today I would share this story I heard as I think it is so appropriate to what we are all
doing here with Raise 27.
The Farmer (a wee meaningful story):
" There was a farmer in Nebraska. He had a barn that weighed about 17,000 pounds. It was under water and needed to be placed on a new foundation. The
foundation was about 150 feet away up on this higher incline. So his son came together and created this lattice work of steel tubing and he nailed it and
welded it on the inside and outside. Put handles all the way around the exterior. And this farmer called all his friends and asked them to bring friends and
344 people showed up and in 3 minutes they picked up this barn and walked it 150 feet and placed it on it's new foundation. Each person carrying 50
pounds."
Tell me how much all of us working together can carry when we all grab a handle. But first, this cause, these children of Siyawela have to have a handle on
you.
So c'mon ... let's all grab a handle! We are so much better working together on this!
We can all help to Raise 27!
Everyone is helping. We are ALL part of it. And I believe your light will so shine that an entire world will see it's compassion and mercy. I KNOW it will
see, has already seen, everyone's peace, patience, joy, goodness, kindness and faithfulness. An abundance and diversity of gifts expressing themselves for
the common good. Wonderful and caring people like you, Josh, his family and everyone here who are helping!
My
love. My Gratitude. Cindy
Commemorative Video made with love by Colleen:
With Love to Josh
Raise 27
GRAND TOTAL RAISE 27
$44,227 (Wild huh? Josh's birthday 2-27)
Amazing! What we can accomplish when we give with love!
Thank you to everyone who supported this in any way with your loving, giving hearts!
The Groban Family: Chris, Jack, Josh and Lindy.
Interesting facts about me
Yes - I am very excited about Awake LIVE! Always on my mind (see)
GMA
NYC, Bryant Park, May 2008.
2 Unforgettable days with great music & great friends!
(Josh's checkered scarf at GMA was the inspiration for the Race to a Million checkered flag theme!)
Alla Luce Del Sole ~ indescribably beautiful and moving
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yrfP3QJ77pU
(I am in that happy crowd and only "the cube" and I know where :) ~ my first unforgettable Josh adventure :)
Josh's wonderful humor and playfulness ~ the 'slip n slide' moment
http://youtube.com/watch?v=07wXplbsxkU
I am still smiling and wide AWAKE!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G--vp_wyS9s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvv34uZxc-M
"And now these three things remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is Love."
The charitable work Josh, his family and all of you inspire and accomplish is a miracle. The love and warmth I feel in Josh's music or here at JG.com is a
blessing. It's such a joy to have a place to be part of it. To learn, get involved and have fun too!
Hugs to all ...
So ... on to this question they pose above Interesting facts. Not sure how 'interesting' they are (lol) but here are some facts about me ...
My passion & schooling is in painting and photography. 
Mostly documentary. That subject that chooses you and keeps your
mind restless at 3 in the morning. I went to college in Ireland and have an Irish Godchild (who I taught to play baseball).
One of my favorite photographers -Dorothea Lange: Photographer of the People:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothea_Lange
I love Christina's World by the artist Andrew Wyeth.
Fun fact: The house and barn that inspired Wyeth in this painting is in Cushing, Maine and is still there. He did take a little artistic license and separated
the barn from the house.
http://www.andrewwyeth.com/
I love music (evident by my rather long and enthusiastic "Music I listen to" section over there on the left ... I thought "Hey, so glad
you asked". If you take a listen - they will give you my profile so much more accurately than whatever I could write here ... music I relate to is what is
in my heart and a better expression of who I am. Perhaps Love (Placido Domingo with John Denver) is always in my heart and my head. The Chris De Burgh videos
One World and Where Peaceful Waters Flow are absolutely fantastic. I first heard him when living in Ireland.The country was in turmoil but he had messages of
peace. The cute clip of John teaching the Lord's Prayer in Indian sign language is funny, sweet and shows the great storyteller side of him. Steven Curtis
Chapman's When Love Takes You In ... moving. Like Josh, he does a lot for children. It was written as a love song to his adopted children and so much more.
So many of Josh's songs have touched me. Amy Grant has been an inspiration through my entire life. These artists (Josh, Amy, SCC) are never out of my car,
home, iPod, heart, head. If I'm having a hard day ... it brings me back to level or if I am just feeling grateful. I have lost both of my parents (my mom
at a young age) and music has been one of the things that has been a motivation and inspiration to me throughout my life. It can calm me, push me to action or
just be fun (see also: Guster Road Journal link ... The Frisbee Throwing Contest over on the left.They're fun.) I am a terrible singer but music is vital
in my life (this is not to say I do not sing, I do, I am just 'encouraged' not to LOL). Music helps me paint or photograph what I am feeling. As a
little kid I was making music videos in my head long before I ever saw one.
I play great air drums, bongo and guitar. I rock the air around me.
I have rowed on the Charles River in Boston. Love that "dirty water ..."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WImLU31G2o8
(love water sports ... waterskiing, scuba diving, sailing, rowing, swimming ... and sometimes just floating)
Sailing ..."Just a dream and the wind to carry me"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQeqmNbA2Hs
The Reach: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC7lllsTVVo
I love rain. I have always loved and lived by water ... if I get too far away from it I get antsy. See ... I even love it if it comes out of the sky :)
Sometimes it can also be joyful and cleansing when it comes out of your eyes. 
Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert make me laugh out loud. Really, tears streaming out of my eyes laughter.
I have hugged Chris Isaak (
)
(Not a Bad, Bad Thing at all ... lol)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRHFo1ccASw
I wish Scrabble was an Olympic sport ... if it was, I might have a shot at gold medal.
(secret weapon: Qi! For the naysayers, like (hmmm) let's say my sister (yeah, you), who don't think Qi is a word: Qi - n. Pl.-s the vital force
that in Chinese thought is inherent in all things.)
My sister is a gifted early childhood special education teacher and the best friend anyone could ever hope for. She ministers to people just by being herself.
A gifted sister who needs to 'embrace' the word Qi. (see above)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBga34W57As
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3D2DDxD1m0
My mom must have liked the old show Petticoat Junction because my middle name is Jo.
As a young girl, I once met the Duchess of Windsor when I was lost with my sister aboard the SS United States Lines. She showed us to our cabin and later asked
my parents to come meet the Duke. This turned out to be his last crossing before he passed away.
My first job ever was as an apple-picker, my most fun (and important) job was lifegaurd.
Stray animals and I are like magnets. There is nothing more peaceful than the sound of a deep, calm, satisfied cat purr.
I live on the Maine seacoast. "The way life should be" is our state motto and it's true ... it is the way life should be.
I work for a radio station that is solar powered (http://www.wxrv.com/). I like to tell people I sell air
for a living :) Why might you ask am I not doing what I studied to do? Because when I was doing it commercially ... it was turning into something that was not
me anymore. I prefer to keep it as my passion. No surprise I ended up working around music ... it's hard to keep that desire down. I do love that it is my
job to be around music and people who love music all day.
I'm living the dream.
I try to never miss a NE Patriots game. My birthday is Tom Brady's jersey number 12 
Had to edit my page on this historic night (12/29/07) to say ... 16 and
0. Yay Pats! I am absolutely sure it was because I wore my lucky Pats sweatshirt for every game. I'm waiting
for the call from Bill B. to thank me for that.
" Welcome to the eye of the storm ... enjoy your stay!" Go Pats!
(please DO NOT say the S word ~ Superbowl )
I have never belonged to a message board before tonight. My space was too impersonal (in a wierd way for me even though it's called MY space). This seemed
like a much more peaceful place to connect with fellow music & Josh lovers.
Groovy quotes
OK ... not really a quote but, "Groovy" none the less.
"When in the Course of human events ..."
http://www.friendsacrossamerica.com/declaration.html
(My other sister, I have 2 *see above*, has to get a mention right here because she has a positive impact on human events on a regular basis. She is Aaaaa-Mazing that way! She's passionate and takes action to do more than just be content to *think about* issues. She does something ... and always in the most loving and generous way. I am so blessed with the best sisters eeeeeever! I take great comfort in knowing I will always be their 'baby sister' ... it gives me a peaceful easy feeling inside (no, I am not going to post another song clip here as my profile page is already way too busy).
(You just DO NOT get enough chances to say "groovy" anymore ... so I like this category) Groovy kudos to the one who made it an option!
Kudos Groovy Yuku people.
My first attempt at 'not poetry' as I call it. This was written in my head while I was driving home in a snowstorm. It relates to my life and coming from a dark place with loss and struggles to a place of hope.
You're Home
You wake out at sea
Tossed and afraid
You pray for some calm
But this storm rages on
Day becomes night
Endlessly lost
Waiting and hoping
Searching for light
You have nothing but time
Moments to wonder
How did I get here
Will answers come
Moving so fast
Circling the waves
Circling lost
Still tossed and afraid
Just for one moment you dare to be still
It's then that you hear it
It's breaking through
Softly and distant, it's calling you
You hear with your heart
You hear with free will
As it's coming closer
It whispers to you
It is nothing you've heard
But it's taking your fear
You don't know why but you're learning to trust
This call that is building
That's calming to hear
The waters soon still
The sun finds it's way
Peace comes at last
When night becomes day
You understand and you grow
You stop asking why
You know with all certainty this feeling won't die
You'll carry it with you
When the storm comes again
You'll feel its peace
Its love never-ending
You know you must share it
With the next person struggling
For those still trapped
On that raging sea
You'll love and you'll give
Everyone should know peace
They may ask you 'how?'
They may ask you 'why?'
So softly you'll answer
Be calm and try
Try to listen
Try to see
Close your eyes and try to believe
'And then what?' they'll ask you
'How will I know?'
'That this peace in this moment will never go?'
It will be yours
To live, share and know
And soon it will be your turn
To teach how to grow
You'll understand
From a place deep within
This time it won't leave you
You're home again
Cindy
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Layla
07/15/09
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04/06/09
Caruso 2702
02/26/09
Take care dear friend, and may God bless you and keep you safe.
Love and Hugs
Ana
scarlett w
02/24/09
mainepatty
01/07/09
Patty
theragingstorm
01/04/09
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RashaGrobanite
12/25/08
here's a Christmas Gift for you
Boneless in AZ
09/28/08
mainepatty
07/30/08
Yes, I have been talking to Song. Someday we will need to gather.
Patty :)
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mainepatty
07/30/08
By the way -- check out my Maine website - if you haven't seen it yet on the board....
Patty
http://pattyproject.googlepages.com/maine
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