tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391820021882341461.post4388447775615014162..comments2023-12-25T10:15:06.156-06:00Comments on Brant Flakes: Cutting Loose Contest!!Marilyn Branthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05303846770348840645noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391820021882341461.post-70471804138684136932008-10-21T22:12:00.000-05:002008-10-21T22:12:00.000-05:00Robin~I'm with you on the "crappy" music!EVERYONE~...Robin~I'm with you on the "crappy" music!<BR/><BR/>EVERYONE~the contest is officially closed...thanks so much to ALL of you for entering!! I'm off to draw the winning name and will post the winner tonight (if my DSL lets me) or tomorrow morning (if I continue to have problems with it--argh!).Marilyn Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303846770348840645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391820021882341461.post-59644301850676405682008-10-20T00:34:00.000-05:002008-10-20T00:34:00.000-05:00Hi Marilyn and Nadine! This was a wonderful interv...Hi Marilyn and Nadine! This was a wonderful interview! Thanks for the introduction, Marilyn, and Nadine, the book sounds great! I'm putting it at the top of my to buy list!<BR/><BR/>I also like "crappy" music. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391820021882341461.post-72553762648242953822008-10-17T21:34:00.000-05:002008-10-17T21:34:00.000-05:00Gina, Pam and L.A.~I'm SO glad you ladies stopped ...Gina, Pam and L.A.~I'm SO glad you ladies stopped by--thank you!!!<BR/><BR/>Nadine~what a pleasure to get to celebrate your book release with you! And thanks for the Latin music update :). I was already a Shakira fan but most of the others are new to me. Off to You Tube to listen to samples of their songs...Marilyn Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303846770348840645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391820021882341461.post-38810290556579335492008-10-17T17:00:00.000-05:002008-10-17T17:00:00.000-05:00Great interview! Loved the part about the music, ...Great interview! Loved the part about the music, too.L.A. Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11729129827211991040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391820021882341461.post-68103407572038093442008-10-17T13:11:00.000-05:002008-10-17T13:11:00.000-05:00Echoing what everybody else said about the excelle...Echoing what everybody else said about the excellent interview. Nadine, you sound like you have such a rich history that it would automatically translate to your writing. How exciting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391820021882341461.post-34485368518756180812008-10-17T11:36:00.000-05:002008-10-17T11:36:00.000-05:00Thanks so much for everyone who stopped by with yo...Thanks so much for everyone who stopped by with your kind comments!!! And an extra special, massive THANK YOU to an amazing cheerleader and fabulous cyber-friend (they need to invent teleporters soon so I can say this to my friends' faces and NOT through a screen) - Marylin. Shukran, babe.<BR/><BR/>Maureen - I was so sure you knew Marilyn and I were friends! Seriously... I don't link or comment on blogs nearly as much as I should, please credit my lack of time management skills, not will for this..<BR/><BR/>Sara... there's a lot of us former numbers-people-turned-word-people out there... Maureen is one too!<BR/><BR/>Great latin hip hop... this is very valuable info here, ladies, you do not know the lengths I went to to get actual names of songs and artists I could look up on itunes or limewire... until I started dating my boyfriend (he's honduran and knows his Latin music), I basically had to go up to DJs and any latino people I knew and HUM popular songs to them so I had a chance of getting them on my iPod. Pathetic? Not strong enough a word, I'm afraid...<BR/><BR/>Juanes is a great pop-folk grammy-winning artist (the folk comes from the guitar rifts) who is as famous for his music as his activism.His most famous song is "Tengo La Camisa Negra". I also love "A Dios le Pido" and "Y es por ti"<BR/><BR/>For reggeaton, look up Wisin y Yandel (a hip hop duo), and their songs "Rakata" and "Sexy Movimiento".<BR/><BR/>Orishas and Calle 13 are more hard core Spanish rap than hip-hop.<BR/><BR/>Daddy Yankee is probably the biggest name in reggaeton (he's American-PRican) and his latest is "Ella me levanto". He also sings the song you've probably heard a million times, "Gasolina". He's very commercial.<BR/><BR/>David Bisbal from Spain is SUPER pop, so those who don't like "bubblegum" music might want to stay away, but I like him... his most famous are "Ave Maria", "Digale", "Corazon Latino" and a few others I can't remember...<BR/><BR/>And the kings of Spanish rock are Mana (Vivir sin Aire, Rayando el sol, Labios Compartidos..). They are huge, even in the States.<BR/><BR/>And of course, Shakira. Her "Tortura" and "Hips Don't Lie" and great cross-over songs, but her Spanish language albums sound like Alanis Morrisette but in Spanish... very powerful.<BR/><BR/>There's your intro kit to Latin music so you don't have to sink to the same levels of degradation as I had to!Nadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03276662980308718870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391820021882341461.post-36092246054934642422008-10-17T10:00:00.000-05:002008-10-17T10:00:00.000-05:00Hi Marilyn! Great interview. Nadine, the book so...Hi Marilyn! Great interview. Nadine, the book sounds terrific.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391820021882341461.post-66785061585402307792008-10-16T22:39:00.000-05:002008-10-16T22:39:00.000-05:00Debra and Jennifer~we three are going to need to g...Debra and Jennifer~we three are going to need to get ahold of some of Nadine's music, eh?<BR/><BR/>Simone~you know I feel the same way... :-)<BR/><BR/>Sara~that's right! You two share that unique and intriguing combination of accountant and author!!<BR/><BR/>June~I'm so glad you enjoyed the interview! Stop by anytime.<BR/><BR/>Pamala~you and Nadine are both helping me to remember "bend but don't break," and I had a situation today in which I could've used a bit more resiliency myself... I feel I need to practice it on the small scale (like, oh, when my DSL connection mysteriously goes out for 2 hours--argh!) so I'm better able to tap into it during a time of real difficulty.<BR/><BR/>Maureen~it IS a small world! Glad my writer friends are connected, too :).Marilyn Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303846770348840645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391820021882341461.post-26232721415752901022008-10-16T19:47:00.000-05:002008-10-16T19:47:00.000-05:00Great interview!And how fun to find out two of my ...Great interview!<BR/><BR/>And how fun to find out two of my writer-friends are friends. It's such a small world. :-)<BR/><BR/>Can't wait to read the new book, Nadine.Maureen McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391820021882341461.post-46101943209049751242008-10-16T18:45:00.000-05:002008-10-16T18:45:00.000-05:00Nadine, loved what you said about hoarding and sha...Nadine, loved what you said about hoarding and sharing.<BR/><BR/>Can you recommend some of that Caribbean Spanish hip hop music? I need some!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391820021882341461.post-24912109758386324922008-10-16T18:09:00.000-05:002008-10-16T18:09:00.000-05:00Wonderful interview Marilyn. It's so refreshing t...Wonderful interview Marilyn. It's so refreshing to hear an author talk about how stoked she is about her characters and I loved that she made the dominant trait in two of the women, their resiliency. Bend but don't break--isn't that the way?<BR/><BR/>Thanks to Nadine for sharing also. Happy Fall!Pamala Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12823051545160002135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391820021882341461.post-30600000038022243972008-10-16T15:55:00.000-05:002008-10-16T15:55:00.000-05:00Hi Nadine, Hi Marilyn,Wonderful interview ladies! ...Hi Nadine, Hi Marilyn,<BR/>Wonderful interview ladies! I enjoyed it very much.<BR/><BR/>Best--<BR/>June<BR/><BR/>www.junesproat.comJunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431412795153966525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391820021882341461.post-62698230705255125832008-10-16T14:47:00.000-05:002008-10-16T14:47:00.000-05:00Hi Marilyn and Nadine from a fellow accountancy ma...Hi Marilyn and Nadine from a fellow accountancy major who turned her back on all those numbers for something . . . shall we say . . . a bit more creative and sexy! Can't wait to read your book, Nadine. I'm very intrigued.<BR/><BR/>Hugs!<BR/>Sara Daniel<BR/>www.saradaniel.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001627476288087268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391820021882341461.post-73745963665310812442008-10-16T14:41:00.000-05:002008-10-16T14:41:00.000-05:00First of all, I love great love scenes and I love ...First of all, I love great love scenes and I love when authors get excited about their work!<BR/><BR/>Great post and any friend of Marilyn's is a friend of mine!Simone Elkeleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307922920459102582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391820021882341461.post-48384576545058593102008-10-16T14:28:00.000-05:002008-10-16T14:28:00.000-05:00Hi Nadine and Marilyn! Great interview, ladies. I ...Hi Nadine and Marilyn! Great interview, ladies. I agree about music, it really can get you going and get you out of a funk. It can even spur you out of a stuck spot while writing. Nadine, your book sounds fabulous. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us today.Debra St. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07154130275058459169noreply@blogger.com