For the Pitch Perfect generation, from your roller-skating parents: Play video Move hips & booty slap & booty slap & booty slap Rinse, Repeat
What We Sing About When We Sing About Motherhood
This was my Mother’s Day gift to myself - spending (wasting?) hours researching and putting together a playlist of songs about being a Mom. It’s my 60TH blog post – whoa & thanks everyone for reading! And my first playlist on Spotify, which has only recently appeared in Hong Kong. I hope that makes it... Continue Reading →
Monday Morning Music – Little Foot Long Foot
I'm ignoring the laundry hanging out back, the dog hair all over the floor and the dishes in the sink for something far more important - music! So Amy Adams is currently attached to the long-gestating Janis Joplin film, 'Get It While You Can', and of course there are various threads circulating about her casting:... Continue Reading →
Thanks but No Spanks, just for a day that is
Did you know that tomorrow - 30 April - is International Spank Out Day? I did not know that until Louise, my hockey friend and a new mum, posted the above flyer on FB. Somehow I doubt that Hong Kong's Health and Social Welfare department had comedy gold on their minds when they joined this... Continue Reading →
Monday Morning Music – Shovels & Rope
O' Be Joyful! isn't just the name of Shovels & Rope's latest album, it's also how I feel when I listen to their earthy, raucous rock-n-roll. They're a two-piece combo consisting of Michael Trent from Texas and Cary Ann Hearst from Tennessee. They don't like labeling their music, but if you had to describe it... Continue Reading →
Play Nice – That Means You, Parents!
Oh, the sideline! The cheers, the smiles, the photo ops, the abuse hurled at the referee. The feeling that you’re part of the action when you’re, in fact, not part of the action at all. And the inevitable impulse to will your kids on to sporting glory, as if your shouting and clapping can make... Continue Reading →
Sunday in the Plaza with… Das Fluff
This is the kind of thing you dream about – discovering you have hidden talents. Like finding buried treasure in your backyard, or perhaps a cache of secret weapons or super powers hitherto unknown. What would that feel like? What would you do with your gifts? If you’re Dawn Lintern of the band Das Fluff,... Continue Reading →
Monday Morning Music – Foo Fighters!
This goes out to my good pal, Kristin, who sent me a news article about Dave Grohl's keynote address at the recent SXSW music festival and conference. Grohl - currently the busiest man in showbiz - spoke (didn't sing or play) for 55 minutes about his life and music. It was interesting to read that... Continue Reading →
Who Took the Danger Out of Rock-n-Roll?
ATTENTION MILLENNIAL GIRLS EVERYWHERE: Never fear, therockmom is here! To advise, to educate and of course, to embarrass you, as most moms are want to do. (Do what you’re good at, I say.) Yes, I know you’re sinking under a mountain of college debt. Yes, I know it’s tough to get a job or even... Continue Reading →
Focused, Fearless, Feckless or Reckless? You in Your ‘20s
So I was walking through the IFC mall in Central (Hong Kong’s business district), and I couldn’t help but notice this good-looking guy walking by. Just noticing, mind you! He was nicely dressed, well-groomed, good hair but his entire neck was covered in a tattoo. A huge tattoo! And all I could think was: thank... Continue Reading →
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