{"id":5289,"date":"2014-01-02T13:47:09","date_gmt":"2014-01-02T18:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/?p=5289"},"modified":"2014-01-02T15:20:39","modified_gmt":"2014-01-02T20:20:39","slug":"2013s-top-ten-blogs-podcasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/2013s-top-ten-blogs-podcasts\/","title":{"rendered":"2013&#8217;s Top Ten (or so) Posts and Podcasts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new year. New plans. New resolutions to slowly break apart. Before that all kicks in, it&#8217;s always interesting see what&#8217;s bringing people to the web site. Here&#8217;s a quick look at which news posts, podcast interviews, and rescue dogs (natch) drew the most attention to my humble little corner of the interwebs in 2013:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/archives\/1046\" target=\"_blank\">Twisted Sheet Music: Faerie\u2019s Aire and The Death March<br \/>\n<\/a>Our pal, the late, great <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oHYtE9xbxpE\" target=\"_blank\">Bob &#8220;Maddog&#8221; Rainey&#8221;<\/a> passed this goofy-ass piece of sheet music my way several years ago.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/archives\/4097\" target=\"_blank\">Songs and Stories #124: Stevie Coyle\u2019s \u201cMighty Fine Guitars\u201d<br \/>\n<\/a>Mighty fine fingerstyle player Steve Coyle opened his very own guitar boutique last year. This interview was recorded in his shop.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/archives\/5025\" target=\"_blank\">Our First Senior Foster Dog: Nina<br \/>\n<\/a>Nina&#8217;s a 12-year-old Shih Tzu. Adorable and still in need of a home. (Yes, we&#8217;re still fostering her.)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/archives\/4703\" target=\"_blank\">Songs and Stories #126: \u201cBirds of Chicago\u201d<br \/>\n<\/a>An after-workshop chat with songwriters Allison Russell and JT Nero at the Strawberry Music Festival.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/archives\/3030\" target=\"_blank\">The Starlite Drive-In Photographs<br \/>\n<\/a>This one dates back quite a bit. It chronicles the early search for photos I was on before recording the &#8220;Starlite Drive-In Saturday Night&#8221; CD.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/archives\/2119\" target=\"_blank\">Remembering Chuck McCabe<br \/>\n<\/a>We really miss Chuck McCabe. A lot of other people do, too, since this three-year-list of Chuck&#8217;s wit, wisdom, and advice continues to get traffic.\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/archives\/4513\" target=\"_blank\">Songs and Stories #125: Nancy Cassidy\u2019s \u201cSong of Joy\u201d<br \/>\n<\/a>A kitchen-table chat with one of my favorite local people talking about one of my favorite recent CD.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/archives\/4146\" target=\"_blank\">Antsy McClain Brings PBS to The Mello Center<br \/>\n<\/a>Antsy brought a PBS crew to a fun, flamingo-fueled night at Watsonville&#8217;s own Mello Center last spring. Here&#8217;s a preview, along with a list of previous Antsy podcast appearances.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/archives\/4686\" target=\"_blank\">Behind the Video: \u201cStarlite Drive-In Saturday Night\u201d<br \/>\n<\/a>The story behind what led up to the massive editing project to support a little song about our local drive-in.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/archives\/5145\" target=\"_blank\">A New Local \u201cTreasure\u201d<br \/>\n<\/a>&#8220;Treasure&#8217;s Roadhouse&#8221; is a new venue and one of the finest-sounding rooms in the county. Here&#8217;s how it came about.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/archives\/4352\" target=\"_blank\">Foster Dog Update: Angelina Goes Home<br \/>\n<\/a>A happy dog story that chronicles how &#8220;Angie&#8221; found her forever home.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.michaelgaither.com%2Fhome%2F2013s-top-ten-blogs-podcasts%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;&amp;width=800&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:800px;height:30px;margin-top:5px;\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new year. New plans. New resolutions to slowly break apart. 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