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In honor of one of my favorite missions so far (this week's "Imagine Nation" book idea), here is one of my favorite songs covered by one of my favorite local bands."Pure Imagination" (from the movie "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) covered by Chicago'

What would a bunch of Northwestern University students look like dancing together to music only they can hear? Like this: Pretty cool, right?‚ Read more about this fantastic idea here. rock on, amy

Because this week's mission (creating The Soundtrack of our Lives) is indeed all about "elevating music," we're going to tackle today's traditional post this way:1.

You want elevating? You want awe-inspiring? You want masterful?No problem. Here you go...(And btw, have you seen what's going on over there in the comment section?! So many amazing quotes! This is so cool! 2 more days left to share your quote if you'd like...

While we're hanging together around the comment-section-campfire this week, I thought I'd use this week's Elevating Music slot to share something brand new on my end created by my favorite musician: Nick Gage.Some of you had the pleasure of meeting and hearing Nick play at our &quot

It's Wednesday so that means...Elevating Music.Today's song, "You Are My Joy" by The Reindeer Section (same band I used in the CARTWHEEL video for this week's mission).And please please PLEASE, seize the day, seize the spring, and take a p

Time for Elevating Music on this rainy Wednesday. This one's a keeper:Thanks (yet again) to Lisa Coughlin for reminding me about this gem of a song; seems she's not quite out of the Guest Blogging mode yet (lucky for us all).rock on,amy