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"Dance; the hidden language of the soul."
2024 Soundtrack
Party Train by The GAP JANUARY 1, 2023, we awoke early to finish preparations for guests and our good luck New Year's Day meal for friends and family. "Party Train" by The Gap was blasting throughout the house; we danced around the kitchen while my husband prepared the meat, and we set out snacks. Guests were arriving impatient to eat his exceptional food. We had collard greens symbolizing greenbacks (folding paper money), black-eyed peas to bring wealth in coins, and lima beans and rice, our standard comfort foods for gatherings. He always makes chicken and sometimes his famous baby back ribs.
By Andrea Corwin about a year ago in Beat
My Musical Journey of 2024. Content Warning.
In January, I listened to a lot of sea shanty style music or Irish jig music. I needed the upbeat tunes to help me stay present for my children as I was fighting an upward battle with feeling like I could never make it out of my life's circumstances whole.
By The Schizophrenic Momabout a year ago in Beat
Sounds of the Cottage. Runner-Up in The Soundtrack of Your Year Challenge. Top Story - January 2025.
The evening that my best friend Julia texted, I was having a glass of wine with my husband. The dogs were sprawled all over us like live rugs, the windows and sliding door were open to let in the spring breeze and we were having one of those ‘intellectual masturbation’ sessions where you randomly discuss nothing and everything about life, including its meaning.
By Marlena Guzowskiabout a year ago in Beat
2024: The Saga Continues Pt. 2. Content Warning.
2024 has been a year of roller coaster emotions, and that's putting it lightly. Music has been there through every moment... the beauty and the horror. There are always two sides to every story, including mine for 2024. The first side covered the darkest moments, the failures, the despair, the pain and the heartbreak. It becomes easy to allow the moments of hopelessness to reign and overshadow the moments of light... but what good does that bring? The moments of joy, relief, calm and love may be few and far between... but they exist and that is what makes the music of them so much sweeter as 2024 concludes.
By Luna Verityabout a year ago in Beat
2024: The Music Made It Better. Runner-Up in The Soundtrack of Your Year Challenge.
As I reflect on the music that defined my year, certain songs become more than just background noise, they are the ones that shaped my journey and provide the soundtrack to my life. Here are the songs that played a pivotal role in my 2024, guiding me through challenges and triumphs alike.
By Rick Henry Christopher about a year ago in Beat
The Soundtrack Of My Year
For the Soundtrack of Your Year Writer's Challenge I chose to start almost exactly a year ago when the worst Christmas topped my list. Without going into the gritty details and pitfalls of the year that were the first six months of it. If I had to force myself to see any positives I would have to say there are none. Other than this, from the collection of music I made. All of the lyrics came from my books of poems.
By Canuck Scriber Lisa Lachapelleabout a year ago in Beat
The Best Grip Aids for Pole Dancing: A Comprehensive Comparison
If you’re like me, you know the love-hate relationship with grip aids is real. When everything clicks—the right pole, the right mood, and yes, the right grip aid—it feels like magic. But let me tell you, getting there isn’t always a smooth journey. Sweaty hands, dry hands, or even those days when the pole seems to have a mind of its own—it can all make you second-guess yourself.
By Ryan Crossabout a year ago in Beat
A Bittersweet Symphony. Top Story - December 2024.
Counting down from December (right now, as at the time of writing) to the beginning of 2024. The beginning of the year that is about to end (2024) is way different and significant than the ending. This may be true to form for some people, where the next holiday season leaves off from the last one somehow. In other words, you are revisiting any unfinished business from the previous holiday season in the current one, whatever shape or form that comes across for yourself.
By Justine Crowleyabout a year ago in Beat
