Cultural Connections of an Unexpected Kind...

Me and my "Grandmother", Ruth Benally. She's in her nineties and she still remembers seeing me at the shows when I was small.
Photo Courtesy of: John Aldrich

So, I spent this past weekend (Nov. 8 - 10th) trying to be a good person, which involved me volunteering at the Navajo Rug Show at the Snow Park Lodge in Deer Valley. Personally, I have a very strong connection to this event. I mean, I've been going every year since I was in the first grade, and I have helped support one of the Navajo Elders throughout the years.

101 Awesome Songs, a Posting Saga...

The newest Five for Fighting album
Image Credit: Five for Fighting

So, to all you music junkies out there, you're going to love this. Today, I begin the epic journey of 101 blog posts, each featuring an awesome song, from the oldies, to the piping hot number ones. This list isn't going to be in any particular order, it's just going to be a profile of the artist and why this particular song of their's qualifies as one of my 101 favorites.