Joan Axelrod-Contrada
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Rock On with Joan Axelrod-Contrada: An eye for every occasion - Daily Hampshire Gazette (opens the original)
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Eyes are the windows to your soul, right? Maybe that’s why so many rock songs have eyes in the title. “Lyin’ Eyes.” “Bette Davis Eyes.” “These Eyes.” My favorite is Jackson Browne’s “Doctor My Eyes,” which he started writing after grappling with eye problems of his own. The trouble with his eyes became something larger: a song about what happens when you’ve seen too much of the world and aren’t sure how to feel about it. This being Jackson Browne, he didn’t stop with eye drops. Lately, I’ve been
Rock On with Joan Axelrod-Contrada: 'But you do': When the weight of caregiving met the grace of a volunteer community - Daily Hampshire Gazette (opens the original)
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It was love at first sight. Or at least first click. A black-and-white beagle mix caught my eye on a dog rescue website. The caption read, “This medium-sized mutt thinks he’s a lap dog.” I applied to adopt him on the spot and decided my new pup needed a theme song. The obvious choices didn’t work. Elvis Presley’s “Hound Dog” wasn’t really about a dog. “How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?” made me cringe. And “Who Let the Dogs Out” offered plenty of barking but not much else. My search led me
Rock On with Joan Axelrod-Contrada: I’m still getting by — with a little help from my friends - Daily Hampshire Gazette (opens the original)
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Years ago, my husband and I joined a crowd of roaring, screaming fans as Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band launched into “With a Little Help from My Friends.” We rose from our seats at Mohegan Sun to sing along with the chorus as if Ringo needed backup. “This is almost as good as seeing the Beatles,” I told Fred. Not that I was getting carried away or anything. The Beatles wrote the song specifically for Ringo, giving him a melody that stayed comfortably inside his range. His voice was not dazz
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