Tag Archives: Music

Goosebumps

Posted on November 27, 2017 by vanbytheriver

If you react to certain kinds of music with goosebumps, you have a unique brain. You may have a wider, richer range of emotions. Those who get chills from music have structural differences in the brain, namely “a higher volume … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Books, Education, Entertainment, Music, News, Technology | Tagged Brain, Emotion, Music | 75 Comments

Channeling the Words

Posted on September 28, 2014 by vanbytheriver

I love my car radio. There is something not so random about what I often hear as I journey about. There seems to be some sort of cosmic connection that I don’t understand, but appreciate. It happens to everyone who … Continue reading →

Posted in Inspiration, Music, Writing | Tagged Al Green, Barry White, Billboard Charts, Car Radio, Creative energy, Eric Clapton, Harry Chapin, Inspiration, John Mellencamp, Music, Oldies, On the Road, Paul Simon, Radio, The Beatles, Writing | Leave a comment

Memories in the Key of D

Posted on September 25, 2014 by vanbytheriver

I was just 9 yr old when music entered my life in the form of a restored walnut upright piano, made in the late 1800’s by Lindeman & Sons, NYC. photo from Lindeman catalog. 1900 It was a classic piece … Continue reading →