If Sarah McLachlan and Martina McBride’s voices had a baby, I imagine it would sound like Linda Eder. A voice rich and sultry, mixing a blend of contemporary adult and that slight-crossover-country sound that appeals across the board.
Her lyrics are strong and positive, songs about love, strength, finding one’s self. Each song on her “The Other Side of Me” cd is unique and mood altering. Whether you are looking for a song to fit a bright afternoon drive in a convertible or a rainy day in a quiet room, Linda provides them all. However, I don’t have moments like that, so it works that her music is fabulous to just spark on in the car, we can sing (not well, but volume makes up for tune, right?) along and be relaxed by her soothing voice.
Linda’s Broadway background made me think that her music might be out of my normal taste, but this CD with it’s pop/country sound that gives a peek into the true powerhouse range of her voice and songwriting yet is radio audience friendly. (You can give her sound a teeny sample here)
If I’m not introducing you to anything new and you’ve been a Linda Eder fan for eons…which would show how much smarter than me you are…make sure to check out the tour dates she has scheduled.
WIN WIN WIN!
I’m thrilled to get to share Linda’s music with you and to offer you the opportunity to win an autographed “The Other Side of Me” CD as well as an autographed T-shirt.
How to win:
1. Sign up for my RSS feed or RSS email notices and leave me a comment to know
2. Leave a comment telling me about a song that has swept you away
3. Twitter about the contest
4. Tell a friend about the contest and have them leave a comment dropping your name (that counts as a entry for you and your friend)
You can do as many or all of these as you’d like, and as many times as you’d like (daily) but make sure you leave separate comment entries for each thing you do.
Contest ends Thursday, November 20 at midnight EST.
A huge thank you to One2One for bring Linda’s music into my life and the chance to share it with you.
**check back, because there’s another awesome music giveaway coming soon!
There’s about a thousand reasons why this review was a perfect choice for me, but here are the top 5.
1. I love giving cards, I love the personal touch of mailing a card and I enjoy knowing that someone out there will be smiling when they receive that special note in their mailbox.
2. I am lazy.
3. I am falling in love with contests and being able to give you stuff!
Oh wait…no, that’s a pretty important one and probably should be on there twice.
I’ll add one more just for fun.
6. I have the world’s worst hand-writing.
Tiny Prints sent me a package of sample cards to check out and I was WOWED by the quality of the cards and the beautiful designs, plus they have a ton of options to make then uniquely yours. I do a lot of ruining making my own cards, especially my thank-you and Christmas cards, but they’re not anywhere near as card-like stylish as what you get when you personalize at Tiny Prints. Plus, my printer HATES paper that remotely resembles card stock and I spent beau coup bucks last Christmas trying to forcefeed the paper through and they came out all crooked and jacked up anyways and I was all, “Yeah. LOVE the holidays.” And I ran out of time and had to print them on regular paper which looked retarded and cheap.
You know what I love about these thank you cards? They force you find what made that gift uniquely special and appreciated.Does this not just SCREAM holiday goodness to you?? So proud, just so so proud.
Now, on to the CONTEST portion of our day!
Go to their holiday card selection and browse for your favorite 2008 holiday design and save your favorite 2008 design in “your account”, then make sure to comment on this post with a link to your favorite design. ← Don’t forget to leave me your email address so that the winner (you) can be alerted to your winnerness.
And what happens next?
On September 30th, a random winner from the comments will be picked for a $50 gift certificate for whatever snags your fancy at Tiny Prints.
**If ya’ll participate I can win a $50 gift certificate too and someone has a 5th birthday coming up in December and I already have the birthday invites picked out and BOY would $50 come in handy in ordering them.
My super secret restaurant tools. This is my gift to you.
This “Doodles” book is awesome. I bought it and it’s sister “Scribbles” because my kids are always “what should I draw now, mom?” This isn’t your ordinary coloring book, it really inspires their creativity and gives them idea seeds to start with.
Each page gives some starter art and directions. For example, a teeter-totter is pre-drawn with the directions to draw something heavy on each side OR pictures of two grown ups with the suggestion to create children to go with the adults. It just gives them a little artistic push and then they can run with it.
**Funny note about my kids…this page says “Whoever says the saddest thing wins”. Nathaniel’s quote for the girl is “I’m a loser”…quote for boy is “I am an idiot and my only friend is a rock”.
These books stay in my car for drives, dining out, or any times they need to have something occupy their hands and minds….which is ALWAYS! They are captivating and there are age appropriate pictures throughout…from my 4 y.o. to my 10 y.o.
Doodles and Scribbles include over 300 pages of drawing space. They are HUGE! We’ve had ours for about 5 months and are still working on it. I bought mine at Barnes and Noble, but they are available at Borders and Amazon.com (a little cheaper here) too.
GO! Create! Keep their minds buzzing and their hands busy.
Any products that are reviewed on this site are either purchased by me or have been provided by the manufacturing company.
I won't tell you anything but my opinion of the products and you may stand a really good chance of winning anything I am given as a sample in upcoming contests.
Dear PR Person/Company Owner,
Here are some of my limitations:
1. I will only review things that are pertinent to my life, so don't send me samples of motor oil or size 4 clothing. Although, if you do want to send those things, I can use them as giveaways, but I won't be able to give a coherent review.
2. If you do want me to review something, you have to send me a sample because I won't give an opinion of something I haven't tried. I WILL not post your press release, so save us both some time on that one.
3. If you'd like to place an ad on my site, pay for product placement, offer me wads of cash for doing very little....feel FREE!
4. I will give an honest opinion of all products, so make sure it's a good one!
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