by AmandaMaffeiMusic | Nov 2, 2018 | Events, Family, Literature, Media, News, Philosophy, Political, Religion, Science, Spirituality
My stepdaughter Alice lives in Squirrel Hill. We visited a couple Mays ago for her Masters graduation. We went to see Vance Gilbert at a Squirrel Hill house concert happening on the same weekend. The Tree of Life synagogue https://www.tolols.org is a five-minute walk...
by AmandaMaffeiMusic | Sep 21, 2018 | Adventure, Art, Events, Family, Funny, Inspiration, Philosophy, Spirituality
I had the distinct honor of accompanying my granddaughter to receive her ‘Rainbow Tiger’ face. It was awarded unto her after standing in line for nearly half an hour while Hopkinton Family Day face painters graced each and every face that came before her with fanciful...
by AmandaMaffeiMusic | Sep 7, 2018 | Events, Family, Inspiration, Media, News, Philosophy, Political, Spirituality
Peter and I were driving up to Waterville Valley last Saturday morning when NPR started broadcasting John McCain’s funeral at the National Cathedral. His daughter, Meghan McCain, gave her eulogy. Though I never voted for the man I always sensed he was someone one...
by AmandaMaffeiMusic | Aug 10, 2018 | Adventure, Events, Family, Media, News, Philosophy, Political, Science, Spirituality
Typically I only read about these folks in ‘People’ magazine waiting in a supermarket line. But this morning a video clip of a speech Ms. Markle gave popped up after viewing another video clip. Markle’s speech brought me to tears. I vividly recall the moment I...
by AmandaMaffeiMusic | Aug 10, 2018 | Art, Events, Family, Media, Music, Philosophy, Spirituality, Theater
This August 19thmarks the 2ndand final currently booked concert for ‘Amanda Maffei and Her Mercenaries’. https://events.time.ly/kci9n9l?event=11637387 Working with a band brings me back to my teenage years when we put together summer bands. We used to practice in our...
by AmandaMaffeiMusic | Jul 20, 2018 | Events, Music
Last Saturday Peter and I attended a private mini songfest upon the invitation of a fellow musician. We parked ourselves in a circle with several talented singer songwriters and proceeded to stay put for seven hours. Ages ranged from 20s to perhaps late 60s/70s. There...
