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Kentucky vs. Louisville: Basketball Armageddon    

March Madness in the bluegrass state! I’m pretty sure this is going to be the most unproductive work week the entire state of Kentucky has seen in a while. (Even after living in the football fueled city of Pittsburgh for a few years, college basketball is still the only sport I get excited about.) The camaraderie I felt with everyone on Saturday after Louisville’s win (including random strangers on the street) was exhilarating. This is such an exciting time to live in this city. I’m obviously rooting for the Cards, but if the Cats take the win I’ll still be a proud Kentuckian.

Let’s also not forget that Derby is in about a month. I’ve basically already accepted the fact that the next couple of months in this city are going to be nothing but crazy drunk fun.

Brunch. #Louisville (Taken with Instagram at Twig and Leaf)

Beards and glasses. (Taken with instagram)

NPR: Economy Mutes a Longtime Louisville Record Shop

In Louisville, Ky., local businessman John Timmons is trying to figure out what’s next after selling music for more than a quarter of a century.

Timmons owned ear X-tacy records for 26 years here. The shop closed at the end of October. On a recent visit, dead roses, farewell notes and other mementos are taped to the glass doors. Fans of the shop have also been slipping notes of support under the door.

“It’s tough to let go; after 26 years, this has been my child,” Timmons says. It’s the first time he’s been inside since the store closed.

…Now, ear X-tacy joins the ranks of hundreds like it — another independent music store that just couldn’t make it.

It’s hard to describe what it’s like to lose something like this. This has certainly been a difficult time to say the least, not only for me but for our community as a whole. I’ve given part of my life to this store for the past 6 plus years, not to mention the fact that before even being employed there I would waste away hours of my childhood rummaging through the bins and saving up nickles and dimes to buy music from ear X-tacy. I’m proud to be able to call John Timmons a friend, to have been able to call this place my home, and the people I worked with here are my family. Louisville is a different place now. I hope that this can teach us all a lesson about supporting local grassroots BRICK AND MORTAR businesses.

tonight = bourbon & magic.

bringing my fancy flask courtesy of www.whylouisville.com

I cried when I had to empty my old car, Petula. It sounds lame, but for the past six years I have spent probably half of my life’s time in that car. Driving up & down the east coast. If it weren’t for that car, I wouldn’t know half of my closest friends (Alex.) If it weren’t for that car I wouldn’t have had a place to cry after a breakup or a place to escape after an argument. If it weren’t for that car I’d forget all the lyrics to my favorite songs and I would have never experienced some of the moments that have absolutely changed my life for the best. If it weren’t for that car, I would have never discovered my favorite band and my favorite city to travel to or my favorite truck-stop (Loves!)

Love this car. It was my 2nd home.

this is my job…