Tag Archives: dance

Why Aren’t They In The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: Depeche Mode

Posted on October 4, 2015 by nathanalbright

[Note:  Depeche Mode was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2020.] If your music had sold more than 100 million records according to your label, which would make you among the best-selling bands of all time … Continue reading →

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You Already Know

Posted on February 15, 2015 by nathanalbright

In many ways, and not necessarily good ones, today was both predictable and a bit uncomfortable, as well as unpleasant in some respects and enjoyable in others. Usually I try to protect the guilty and the innocent, but on a … Continue reading →

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I Hope You Dance

Posted on February 14, 2015 by nathanalbright

In many ways, my life resembles a Jane Austen novel. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as I am quite fond of Jane Austen novels and they all tend to end at least nominally happily for the main characters. … Continue reading →

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Hey Brother

Posted on April 19, 2014 by nathanalbright

As a moderate fan of dance music, it is always striking when a song that seems to be written for dance halls and discoteques also has enough meaning to listen to on the radio with some degree of depth and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Mirror Dance

Posted on March 31, 2014 by nathanalbright

Mirror Dance, by Lois McMaster Bujold In theory, a mirror dance should be an immensely simple matter. All one has to do is mimic the moves of one’s partner, subtly influencing and reading responses in an elegant metaphor for the … Continue reading →

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A Kiss From A Rose

Posted on January 30, 2014 by nathanalbright

My experiences with roses have been limited and fraught with considerable danger. The first time I ever purposed to give roses to a young lady I was a lad of thirteen years of age. I had thought that yellow roses … Continue reading →

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Why Aren’t They In The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: Chic/Nile Rogers

Posted on January 27, 2014 by nathanalbright

[Nile Rogers was inducted in 2017.] Given that the band Chic has been nominated eight times for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame [1], it seems that it is only a matter of time before they are allowed in. … Continue reading →

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Why Aren’t They In The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: Janet Jackson

Posted on August 11, 2013 by nathanalbright

[Note:  Janet Jackson was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2019.] It seems ironic that a singer whose music dominated an era of music, who wrote her own songs and fought hard for self-respect as a … Continue reading →

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My Little Girl

Posted on February 5, 2013 by nathanalbright

For whatever reason, the dances that I have attended over the past few months here in Oregon have often included father-daughter dances, which have been rare (aside from weddings) from the dances I am most familiar with. Often, these father-daughter … Continue reading →

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An Uncertain Dance

Posted on February 3, 2013 by nathanalbright

Today the Portland-area congregation where I attend services had a family dance. Despite the fact that I danced exactly twice (with two people who had differently spelled versions of the same name, ironically enough), given the fact that there was … Continue reading →

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