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Monday, May 21, 2007

Much has happened in the past six months, but I'll just mention some of the highlights. If you're curious about what else I've been up to, check out my podcast, Random Fandom, in which you can listen to me talk about some of my favorite people and things, plus other randomness. The Random Fandom show notes are in linkblog format, so if you're looking for some entertaining links, check them out!

Just realized that the two events I want to mention are music-related. Well, I listen to music all the time, so it's only appropriate, especially since I listen to these two individuals quite a bit and enjoy their music immensely!

December 20, 2006: I my mom and my brother, Ben, headed to Austin, Texas to attend an Amos Lee show. Amos and his band performed songs from his eponymous first album and his sophomore release, Supply and Demand. Amos put on an excellent show and was in top form! It was super fun singing along to my favorite songs with Amos and the rest of the crowd. A great time was had by all!

You can listen to me and my mom talk about the Amos Lee concert on Random Fandom Show 16 - Amos Lee Wraps Up the Year. For more information about Amos and his music, visit The Amos Lee Fansite and Blog.

March 22, 2007" The concert I'd been waiting over two years to attend... Josh Groban live in San Antonio, Texas! Ben and I were lucky enough to have sixth row seats (right in front of Josh's piano), so Ben had a great view and I had the best auditory experience. Josh was in perfect form and sounded utterly breathtaking! He performed almost all of the songs from his extraordinary new album, Awake, as well as two songs each from his previous two albums, Josh Groban and Closer. He also sang Not While I'm Around from the Sweeney Todd musical, which was fantastic!

Having previously attended two Josh Groban concerts (one in Houston, one in San Antonio), I knew how amazing it is to hear Josh sing live, but I was still blown away by his superb performance! I'm truly enjoying the different musical styles that Josh explored on Awake and Hearing the new songs live just added to that enjoyment! I'm very excited to see in what direction Josh will take his music next and look forward to his next album with great anticipation. Of course, if he wants to make another tour stop in San Antonio before releasing that album, that's totally fine with me. ;)

Listen to Random Fandom Show 29 - Groban & Ginobili: The AT&T Connection to hear Ben and me talk about our awesome concert experience. Check out Random Fandom Show 11 - Waking Up to Josh Groban to hear us talk about Awake, Josh's musical career, how we became fans and our 2004 and 2005 concert experiences.

As you can probably tell, I've been giving most of my online attention to Random Fandom in the past six months. When I begin a new project, I like to devote my energy to it while it's in its first stages, just to make sure it doesn't wither from lack of attention. As I stated above, though, I'm not abandoning eclectica. Amazingly (to me, at least), this blog has been online for 7.5 years; and it holds a lot of nostalgic value for me...not to mention, lots of information! I want to continue updating it, as a defunct blog is very sad and not of much use to anyone.

By the way, if you've emailed me at joannaATeclecticat.net, I haven't received the message. I'm so sorry, but I haven't been able to check that email address in a very long time -- and it's now choked with spam. If you would like to email me, please do so at randomfandompodcast ATgmail.com (Replace AT with @). I will definitely receive and respond to your email at that address.

I'm not sure how many people still check this site, so if you're reading this, thanks! I should be posting more frequently from now on. If you'd like to know when I do update, subscribe to my RSS feed:
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Labels: Amos Lee, Josh Groban, Random Fandom

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