Album Art By: Ian Beck This month, I am going to start with an album “deep dive” that is close to my heart. The very first album that I discovered on my own while digging through my dad’s tape collection. Shortly after he got the CD player for his stereo, he used the tape decks less and less, so I spent a lot of time looking through the cassettes. I fell in love with this classic album at the tender age of 9 and it is still one of my absolute favorites! There is a reason wh

I guess I should start by introducing myself… I am Amanda. A lifetime music lover, mixed media artist, mom, and opinionated friend. I grew up in a tiny little farm town in Western New York. The closest music scene was Buffalo, NY. I grew up in a home with my Baby Boomer parents and a bunch of siblings. Some of us Gen X and the younger ones, me included, are now considered “Geriatric Millennials” (I scoff at that designation, I am not “geriatric” yet….) As a result of my