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REMINDER: Bella Italy Giveaway continues through September. When you leave a comment on any post during the month of September your name will be put in the capello for the drawing. You may win one of eight great prizes.
Now read on for another great guest post. This time Kerry Dexter of Music Road finds an album that mixes Literature and Music.
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Confession: Haven’t been reading much about Italy at the moment. Been reading “The Letters: Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg” At the moment the are exchanging between NYC and Amsterdam. Next will be on Italy. -r
I have posted the contest on the facebook. Thanks! -r
I “Dream of Italy” quite often. As a matter of fact, my private mythical desert (dessert?) island is there–10 miles between the coasts of Italy (off Sicily with Erice in sight, I think) and Asia–a geographic impossibility, but Gastronomic Heaven. It would be well-stocked with books–including those from Travelers Tales–groceries, have ever-speedy internet service (this is a mythical island, remember) with Skype, Netflix and online radio that besides playing my beloved jazz and blues would air a nice seasoning of classic rock, folk (I haven’t heard John McCutcheon over the airwaves in decades), and classics. There would be a decorative FedEx guy who would regularly fetch up my winnings from A Traveler’s Library, along with the other necessities such as the odd schweinebraten and some draft from Munich. It’s a really nice dream . . .
Twitter: pen4hire
says:
Richard: Thanks for sharing on Facebook.
Susan: You crack me up! Especially the “decorative FEDEX guy!! All the A-Traveler’s-Library pandering might flatter me, but it’s Random.org that makes the ultimate choice of winners.
Let me know when you get the mythical island, and I’ll book a flight. There is an airport, isn’t there?
Of course there’s an airport. Or maybe that “Beam me up, Scotty” aparatus from Star Trek. Yeah, that would be much better. Come visit! (Whether or not the spirits at Random.org are kind.)
Twitter: kborsheimartist
says:
such a cool contest! Thanks. I also shared on FB.