This week, in a beautiful generational symmetry, EO and I went to Madonna’s Rebel Heart concert here in Hong Kong. My one and only Madonna show prior to this was a floor seat at Austin’s Frank Erwin Center on the Like a Virgin tour, May 1985, a few weeks before I graduated from high school.... Continue Reading →
2015: The Year in Random Thoughts and Obsessions
For my yearly wrap up of 2013, I wrote, “All hail the return of the king – David Bowie – and the art of the music video.” And I included a link to his surreal collaboration with Tilda Swinton for ‘The Stars (Are Out Tonight)’. Two years later and RIP, we’re talking and posting about... Continue Reading →
Guys & Concerts: An Education
Randy from Baton Rouge Randy from Baton Rouge who was a great dancer not so great kisser took me to the Propaganda concert Fall semester which I thought was a date but asked me after to reimburse him for the ticket not that I would have minded if the evening had been prefaced by this... Continue Reading →
Spader Fans! Here Are Your Quiz Answers:
Thanks everyone for reading and participating in my quiz: Trending Baby Names or James Spader in the '80s? Here are Spader's muy beloved characters from the '80s. Do you have a favorite? Let me know! 2. Fenwick - Diner (TV short), 1983 3. Lowell - Family Secrets, 1984 5. Morgan - Tuff Turf, 1985 (Kim... Continue Reading →
Trending Baby Name OR James Spader in the ’80s?
Hi all & welcome back to a bit of weekend fun. A rockmom quiz inspired by a group of young boys we encountered at a minor league baseball game over the summer. The trio sat in front of us the whole evening: chatting, wearing their giveaway jerseys and eventually - inevitably - pouring ice cubes... Continue Reading →
From Chicago to China and Back Again: Susan Blumberg-Kason
Not long ago I had the pleasure to meet Susan Blumberg-Kason, author of the recently-published memoir Good Chinese Wife. The book is a very honest and brave look at Susan's difficult marriage to a charismatic mainland scholar and musician, Cai. They met in Hong Kong, spent time in China and settled in San Francisco, where... Continue Reading →
Know Your ‘NAKED’! A Guide to Pop Culture Nudity
Hi folks, you may not have noticed it yet, but there are a lot of naked people on the Internet. Lots and lots! So many naked people! From ‘Whee! Look at me! I’m naked on the Internet!’ to ‘Holy shit! How did I end up naked on the Internet?’ to, of course, ‘My mom sold... Continue Reading →
Do These Ads Make My Blog Look Big?
Dear readers, I'm looking for a little advice here and I'd appreciate your help. As you know, therockmom blog has been trucking along for five years now. I started it as a way to establish a writing routine for myself and share my passion for music. Since then, it's morphed in to a half music... Continue Reading →
THEROCKMOM SUPERLATIVES: My Most Popular Post
After five years of posts - music-related, parenting-related, Hong Kong-related, comedic, serious, somewhere in between - my most-read post remains this one. It didn't require any research or interviews, no field work, no iTunes purchases. Just over 500 words about how I spent an afternoon at my girls' school. In terms of page views, it's... Continue Reading →
THEROCKMOM SUPERLATIVES: My Weirdest Encounter
Bloggers don't get out much. At least the kind who don't run review-related sites. From the safety of our laptops and smart phones, at home or at the coffee shop, we either comment on (famous) people and events happening in the larger world or we turn our gaze inward and write about the highs and... Continue Reading →
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