Living Here

Written by my friend Dong Wood

Gosh I love living here. When I moved to Portland it was because of the music scene and since my band thing didn’t work out I never considered moving once. I actually now own a co-op farm that supplies root vegetables to many of the surrounding restaurants – did you know Portland’s got one of the most up and coming food scenes in the whole country? I love being able to work all day and go to bed tired and there are so many technological resources like wireless internet Portlandand smartphones that make this business easier than ever before. My favorite part of the job is working at farmers markets on the weekends and getting to talk to my individual customers. There’s nothing about this job that I would change and you know, I think that’s the goal for everyone at the end of the day. I can’t believe I’m a farmer and that I get to work with the land for a living but you never know how life’s going to turn out!

Today in Rock-N-Roll History 12/23 (Beach Boys, Chuck Berry, John Lennon)

1959

Chuck Berry is arrested for transporting a minor across a state line for an immoral purpose. Berry claims he was only giving a young lady a ride to her job as a hat-check girl at his St. Louis nightclub. Unbeknown to Berry, 14 year old Janice Norine was working as a prostitute. Although he will be convicted and given a five year sentence, the charges are eventually dropped after the judge allegedly made racist remarks.

1964

Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys suffered a breakdown while on a flight from Los Angeles to Houston. Wilson decided to retire from performing live, even though their "Beach Boys Concert" album was number 1 on the LP chart at the time. Glen Campbell became a temporary replacement before Bruce Johnston joined the group.

1968

Apple Records hosts a party for employees' children with John Lennon and Yoko Ono acting as Santa and Mrs. Claus.

Today in Country Music History 12/14 (Toby Keith, Montgomery Gentry)

2002 Toby Keith makes his Grand Ole Opry debut

2001 Rock-rapper Kid Rock performs with Hank Williams Jr. at a Grand Ole Opry House TV studio in Nashville. The concert is taped for the genre-mixing cable show "CMT Crossroads"

1999 Montgomery Gentry singer Troy Gentry marries Angie McClure in Maui

1997 LeAnn Rimes makes her acting debut in the ABC-TV movie "Holiday In Your Heart." Bernadette Peters plays fictitious Grand Ole Opry star Faith Shawn

1974 Billy Swan scores the only #1 country single of his career with "I Can Help"

Today's Celebrity Birthdays 12/14

Nostradamus born on December 14, 1503

Paul Éluard born on December 14, 1895

Shirley Jackson born on December 14, 1914

Don Hewitt born on December 14, 1922

María Elena Marqués born on December 14, 1926

Abbe Lane born on December 14, 1932

Charlie Rich born on December 14, 1932

Lee Remick born on December 14, 1935

Lewis Arquette born on December 14, 1935

Hal Williams born on December 14, 1938

Jeremy Kagan born on December 14, 1945

Jane Birkin born on December 14, 1946

Michael Ovitz born on December 14, 1946

Boudewijn Buch born on December 14, 1948

Bill Buckner born on December 14, 1949

Cliff Williams born on December 14, 1949

Dee Wallace-Stone born on December 14, 1949

Graciela Alfano born on December 14, 1952

Eva Mattes born on December 14, 1954

Ginger Lynn Allen born on December 14, 1962

Cynthia Gibb born on December 14, 1963

Aljosa Asanovic born on December 14, 1965

Craig Biggio born on December 14, 1965

Ted Raimi born on December 14, 1965

Lucrecia Martel born on December 14, 1966

Scott Hatteberg born on December 14, 1969

Beth Orton born on December 14, 1970

Tia Texada born on December 14, 1971

David Norona born on December 14, 1972

Amanda Byram born on December 14, 1973

Tomasz Radzinski born on December 14, 1973

Gene Barry born on December 14, 1974

Santiago Ezquerro born on December 14, 1976

Tammy Blanchard born on December 14, 1976

Adrienn Nyeste born on December 14, 1978

Patrick O'Brien Demsey born on December 14, 1978

Jean-Alain Boumsong born on December 14, 1979

Michael Owen born on December 14, 1979

Sophie Monk born on December 14, 1979

Frankie J born on December 14, 1980

Lee Sun Ho born on December 14, 1980

Tata Young born on December 14, 1980

Vanessa Hudgens born on December 14, 1988

Today in Rock-N-Roll History 12/14 (Kingston Trio, Beatles)

1959

The Ohio State University Research Center finds that although Rock 'n' Roll is the overwhelming favorite of kids aged 14 to 18, adults aged 19 to 70 list it as their least favorite form of music

The Kingston Trio started an eight-week run at #1 on the US album chart with "Here We Go Again!"

1963

The Beatles' "I Want To Hold Your Hand" begins a five week stretch at number one on the UK record charts, replacing their own "She Loves You". which had been at the top for two weeks.

Today in Country Music History 12/9 (Toby Keith, Garth Brooks, Waylon)

2004 CMT premieres Craig Morgan's "That's What I Love About Sunday" video and Billy Dean's "Let Them Be Little"

2003 Toby Keith's "Shock'n Y'all" album goes gold, platinum and double-platinum on the same day

1996 Faron Young shoots himself in the head in Nashville, apparently distraught over his slumping career. He dies a day later

1995 Alan Jackson's rendition of "Tall, Tall Trees" gets planted at #1 on the Billboard country chart. The song is written by two members of the Country Music Hall of Fame: George Jones and Roger Miller

1989 Garth Brooks nabs his first #1 country single: "If Tomorrow Never Comes"

1980 The "Theme From The Dukes Of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)" goes gold for Waylon Jennings

Today's Celebrity Birthdays 12/9

Grace Hopper born on December 9, 1906

Kirk Douglas born on December 9, 1916

Redd Foxx born on December 9, 1922

Dina Merrill born on December 9, 1925

Buck Henry born on December 9, 1930

Judi Dench born on December 9, 1934

Junior Wells born on December 9, 1934

Beau Bridges born on December 9, 1941

Dick Butkus born on December 9, 1942

Michael Nouri born on December 9, 1945

Sonia Gandhi born on December 9, 1946

Michael Dorn born on December 9, 1952

John Malkovich born on December 9, 1953

Herman Finkers born on December 9, 1954

Pia Dijkstra born on December 9, 1954

Donny Osmond born on December 9, 1957

Gerardo Murguía born on December 9, 1958

Mario Cantone born on December 9, 1959

Joe Lando born on December 9, 1961

Felicity Huffman born on December 9, 1962

Joshua Bell born on December 9, 1967

Kurt Angle born on December 9, 1968

Allison Smith born on December 9, 1969

Bixente Lizarazu born on December 9, 1969

Jakob Dylan born on December 9, 1969

Sebastian Spence born on December 9, 1969

Djalminha born on December 9, 1970

Annalise Braakensiek born on December 9, 1972

Fabrice Santoro born on December 9, 1972

Leonor Varela born on December 9, 1972

Reiko Aylesworth born on December 9, 1972

Chris Truby born on December 9, 1973

Imogen Heap born on December 9, 1977

Jesse Metcalfe born on December 9, 1978

Chen Hao born on December 9, 1979

Olivia Lufkin born on December 9, 1979

Dean Sheremet born on December 9, 1980

Diya Mirza born on December 9, 1981

Mardy Fish born on December 9, 1981

Louise Cliffe born on December 9, 1985

Maria Zasipkina born on December 9, 1985

Today in Rock-N-Roll History 12/9 (Jim Morrison, Four Seasons, Tokens)

1961

The Tokens' "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" tops the Cashbox Magazine Best Sellers Chart for the first of a four week run

1962

The Four Seasons sing their current hit, "Big Girls Don't Cry" on The Ed Sullivan Show.

1967

Jim Morrison is arrested onstage in New Haven, Connecticut. Before the gig, Morrison got into an argument with a policeman, who responded by macing the singer. During the concert, while singing "Back Door Man", Morrison told the audience about the incident, which prompted police to turn on the house lights and arrest Morrison for breach of peace and resisting arrest.

Today in Country Music 12/8 (Brad Paisley, George Strait, etc.)

2005 Brad Paisley, Gretchen Wilson and dobro ace Jerry Douglas each net four nominations, tops among country figures, as the finalists for the Grammy awards are announced at Gotham Hall in New York

2004 "CMT Homecoming: Jimmy Carter In Plains" premieres, featuring a Willie Nelson concert, taped in the former president's hometown

2003 Brad Paisley's "Mud On The Tires" album rolls to gold certification

1991 Roy Acuff is the first country artist feted in the Kennedy Center Honors, attended by president George Bush. Among the artists who participate in the ceremony, shot for a CBS-TV special: Chet Atkins, Emmylou Harris, Steve Wariner and Bill Monroe

1990 George Strait kicks off a five-week ride at #1 on the Billboard country chart with "I've Come To Expect It From You"

1989 Arista releases Alan Jackson's first hit, "Here In The Real World"

Today's Celebrity Birthdays

Eli Whitney born on December 8, 1765

Georges Méliès born on December 8, 1861

Diego Rivera born on December 8, 1886

Richard Fleischer born on December 8, 1916

Jimmy Smith born on December 8, 1925

Sammy Davis Jr. born on December 8, 1925

Maximilian Schell born on December 8, 1930

Flip Wilson born on December 8, 1933

David Carradine born on December 8, 1936

James MacArthur born on December 8, 1937

James Galway born on December 8, 1939

Jerry Butler born on December 8, 1939

Jim Morrison born on December 8, 1943

James Keach born on December 8, 1947

Nancy Meyers born on December 8, 1949

Rick Baker born on December 8, 1950

Kim Basinger born on December 8, 1953

Sam Kinison born on December 8, 1953

George Rogers born on December 8, 1958

Thongchai McIntyre born on December 8, 1958

Ann Coulter born on December 8, 1961

Elfi Eschke born on December 8, 1961

Wendell Pierce born on December 8, 1962

Kim Dawson born on December 8, 1963

Carina Lau born on December 8, 1964

Teri Hatcher born on December 8, 1964

Sinead O'Connor born on December 8, 1966

Tyler Mane born on December 8, 1966

Mike Mussina born on December 8, 1968

Abdullah Ercan born on December 8, 1971

Corey Taylor born on December 8, 1973

Judith Pronk born on December 8, 1973

Cristian Castro born on December 8, 1974

Kim Medcalf born on December 8, 1974

Kevin Harvick born on December 8, 1975

Dominic Monaghan born on December 8, 1976

Luciana Curtis born on December 8, 1976

Nirupama Vaidyanathan born on December 8, 1976

Regina Romeijn born on December 8, 1976

Angie Ruiz born on December 8, 1977

Elsa Benitez born on December 8, 1977

Ryan Newman born on December 8, 1977

Ian Somerhalder born on December 8, 1978

Vernon Wells born on December 8, 1978

Alexander Fung born on December 8, 1979

Christian Wilhelmsson born on December 8, 1979

Salomon Olembe born on December 8, 1980

Veronica Kay born on December 8, 1980

Serena Ryder born on December 8, 1983

Nicki Minaj born on December 8, 1984

Dwight Howard born on December 8, 1985

Amir Khan born on December 8, 1986

Kate Voegele born on December 8, 1986

AnnaSophia Robb born on December 8, 1993

Nic Puehse born on December 8, 1997

Today in Rock-N-Roll History 12/8 (Beachboys, Alan Freed, Crosby Stills & Nash)

1961

The Beach Boys first recording, "Surfin'", is released on Candis Records, a small L.A. based company. The song was written by Brian Wilson and his cousin Mike Love and recorded with Brian's brothers, Carl and Dennis and their friend Alan Jardine. Carl played acoustic guitar, Al played double bass and Brian kept time on a garbage can.

1962

Alan Freed testifies at his payola trial in New York that he received $2,000 in 1958 from Cognat Distributors for a promise to play their records on his New York radio show. He also accepted a similar deal from Superior Records for $700. He pleads guilty and is fined $300 and given six months probation. Dick Clark was also questioned, but is cleared of all charges.

1968

Graham Nash left The Hollies to team up with ex-Byrds guitarist, David Crosby and ex-Buffalo Springfield member, Stephen Stills. The trio would release their debut album in the summer of '69.

Today in Country Music History 12/7 (Loretta Lynn, Dixie Chicks, etc.)

2006 The Dixie Chicks register five Grammy nominations, leading all country acts. Alan Jackson nets three and Carrie Underwood collects two, including one for Best New Artist

2004 Loretta Lynn nets five Grammy nominations in recognition of her album "Van Lear Rose." Gretchen Wilson claims four nominations, including best new artist, while "Live Like You Were Dying" is a finalist for all-genre song of the year

2003 Loretta Lynn is recognized during the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, D.C., by president George W. Bush. Celebrated with her: Carol Burnett, James Brown, Itzhak Perlman and movie director Mike Nichols

1998 BNA releases Kenny Chesney's "How Forever Feels"

1992 Columbia releases Mary Chapin Carpenter's "Passionate Kisses"

1991 Reba McEntire's "For My Broken Heart" tops the Billboard country singles chart

1983 Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton earn a platinum single for "Islands In The Stream"

Today's Celebrity Birthday 12/7

Cordelia Perrine Harvey born on December 7, 1824

Willa Cather born on December 7, 1873

Noam Chomsky born on December 7, 1928

Ellen Burstyn born on December 7, 1932

Kenneth Colley born on December 7, 1937

Bernard Parks born on December 7, 1943

Rosalind Ayres born on December 7, 1946

Tom Waits born on December 7, 1949

Henk Temming born on December 7, 1951

Priscilla Barnes born on December 7, 1955

Larry Bird born on December 7, 1956

Edd Hall born on December 7, 1958

Jeffrey Wright born on December 7, 1965

C. Thomas Howell born on December 7, 1966

Sutthipong Sitthijamroenkhun born on December 7, 1967

Tino Martinez born on December 7, 1967

Damien Rice born on December 7, 1970

Chasey Lain born on December 7, 1971

Tammy Sytch born on December 7, 1972

Terrell Owens born on December 7, 1973

David Albelda born on December 7, 1974

Nicole Appleton born on December 7, 1974

Jamie Clapham born on December 7, 1975

Alan Faneca born on December 7, 1976

Martina Klein born on December 7, 1976

Vanessa Lorenzo born on December 7, 1976

Dominic Howard born on December 7, 1977

Espen Baardsen born on December 7, 1977

Shiri Appleby born on December 7, 1978

Jennifer Carpenter born on December 7, 1979

Lambros Choutos born on December 7, 1979

Sara Bareilles born on December 7, 1979

John Terry born on December 7, 1980

Caecilia Charbonnier born on December 7, 1981

Frederique Ankoné born on December 7, 1981

Selène van der Ree born on December 7, 1984

Aaron Carter born on December 7, 1987

Emily Browning born on December 7, 1988

Caleb Landry Jones born on December 7, 1989

Nicholas Hoult born on December 7, 1989

Today in Rock-N-Roll History 12/7 (Marty Robbins, The Singing Nun, The Beatles)

1954

Marty Robbins becomes the first major artist to cover an Elvis Presley tune when he records the Arthur Crudup composition "That's All Right" for Columbia Records. Robbins' effort will pay off in a Top Ten hit on the Billboard Country chart.

1963

"Dominique" by The Singing Nun was the number one record in North America, edging out The Kingsmen's "Louie, Louie". The song would eventually sell over 1.5 million copies and win a Grammy Award for the year's best Gospel song. Her given name was Jeanine Deckers and she would leave the convent in 1967 before taking her final vows, partly to pursue a recording career, but never repeated her earlier success. In 1985, the center for autistic children in Belgium that she helped to found had closed due to lack of funds. In despair over this failure, the 51 year old Deckers and her friend Annie Pescher committed suicide.

The Beatles appear on a UK show called Juke Box Jury, where host David Jacobs presided over a panel of four celebrities who rendered their judgments on the latest Pop record releases. John, Paul, Ringo and George turned thumbs down on Bobby Vinton's "There, I've Said It Again", which was currently number one in the US. They predicted that Elvis Presley's "Kiss Me Quick" would be a hit, but it stalled at #34 in America the following summer.

Today in Country Music History 12/6 (Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, Ronnie Milsap, etc)

2010 Carrie Underwood wins six times at the inaugural American Country Awards on FOX from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas

2008 A "CMT Giants" installment celebrating Alan Jackson premieres with performances by Dierks Bentley, George Strait, Lee Ann Womack, Miranda Lambert and Brad Paisley

2005 Dierks Bentley nets a platinum album for "Modern Day Drifter"

2003 Brad Paisley performs two songs, including his own "Little Moments," at the Palm Springs wedding reception of Trista Rehn and Ryan Sutter, who met in the ABC-TV reality show "The Bachelorette"

2002 Travis Tritt and Ray Charles are paired for an hour of music on "CMT Crossroads"

1988 Recording begins for The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Volume 2" with Johnny Cash, John Denver, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Earl Scruggs, Steve Wariner, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, The Whites, Chris Hillman and others

1986 George Strait appears at #1 on the Billboard country chart with "It Ain't Cool To Be Crazy About You"

1984 Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson record "Highwayman" at Nashville's Moman Studios. Among the musicians is guitarist Marty Stuart

1980 Ronnie Milsap's "Smoky Mountain Rain" rides to #1 on the Billboard country chart

1941 Helen Cornelius born in Hannibal, Missouri. She joins Jim Ed Brown to develop seven hit singles from 1976-1980, including "I Don't Want To Have To Marry You," which wins the Country Music Association's 1977 vocal duo of the year honor

Today's Celebrity Birthdays 12/6

John Singleton Mosby born on December 6, 1833

Ira Gershwin born on December 6, 1896

Agnes Moorehead born on December 6, 1900

Elissa Landi born on December 6, 1904

Patrick Bauchau born on December 6, 1938

Jonathan King born on December 6, 1944

JoBeth Williams born on December 6, 1948

Kin Shriner born on December 6, 1953

Tom Hulce born on December 6, 1953

Randy Rhoads born on December 6, 1956

Andrew Cuomo born on December 6, 1957

Nick Park born on December 6, 1958

Xander Berkeley born on December 6, 1958

Antonella Clerici born on December 6, 1962

Janine Turner born on December 6, 1962

Uwe Schwanz born on December 6, 1963

Kathy Chow Hoi-Mei born on December 6, 1966

Héctor Suárez Gomis born on December 6, 1968

Alyssa Alps born on December 6, 1969

Joerg Heinrich born on December 6, 1969

Gina Wild born on December 6, 1970

Jose Contreras born on December 6, 1971

Richard Krajicek born on December 6, 1971

Lars Burgsmuller born on December 6, 1975

Alicia Machado born on December 6, 1976

Colleen Haskell born on December 6, 1976

Lindsay Price born on December 6, 1976

Chanella Hodge born on December 6, 1977

Darrell Jackson born on December 6, 1978

K.D. Aubert born on December 6, 1978

Jeanna Starnes born on December 6, 1979

Stephenie LaGrossa born on December 6, 1979

Chynna Ortaleza born on December 6, 1982

Ryan Carnes born on December 6, 1982

Monique Nuijten born on December 6, 1983

Dulce Maria born on December 6, 1985

Max Kasch born on December 6, 1985

Cintia Dicker born on December 6, 1986

Hollie Vise born on December 6, 1987

Riley Hawk born on December 6, 1992

Today in Rock-N-Roll History 12/6 (Elvis, The Stones, Thomas Edison)

1877

Thomas A. Edison finished his first phonograph design and gave a sketch of the machine to his mechanic, former Swiss clock maker John Kruesi, to build. Thirty hours later the machine was finished, but Kruesi bet the inventor $2 that it would not work. Edison immediately tested the machine by speaking a nursery rhyme into the mouthpiece, "Mary had a little lamb." To his amazement, the machine played his words back to him. Kruesi would go on be involved in many of Edison's key inventions, including the quadruplex telegraph, the carbon microphone, the phonograph, and the incandescent light bulb and system of electric lighting.

1965

The Rolling Stones record "19th Nervous Breakdown" and "Mother's Little Helper" at RCA's Hollywood Studios in Los Angeles

1968

Aides to US President Richard Nixon send out 66,000 letters signed by Nixon, to potential administrative office holders. Among those receiving one is Elvis Presley.

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Today in Country Music History 12/2 (Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney, Elvis, etc.)

2009 Taylor Swift picks up eight nominations in the 52nd annual Grammy Awards. Her haul includes Record and Song of the Year, for "You Belong With Me"; and Album of the Year, for "Fearless"

2006 A "CMT Crossroads" edition pairing Little Big Town with Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham airs for the first time

2005 Robert Earl Keen's "Merry Christmas From The Family" ranks at #1 in the holiday special "CMT 20 Merriest Christmas Videos"

2004 Marty Stuart and Connie Smith provide music for the lighting of the national Christmas tree, in Washington, D.C. Willard Scott serves as Santa Claus for the event, attended by president George W. Bush

2002 Kenny Chesney's "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems" album is certified double-platinum

2000 Heather Kinley, of The Kinleys, marries pharmaceutical rep Mark Mendenhall in Nashville. Sister Jennifer joins her husband, singer-songwriter Adam Hughes, to sing "Let It Be Me" in the ceremony. In attendance: Trace Adkins

1998 Garth Brooks helps First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton light the Christmas tree at New York's Rockefeller Center. Along with Jewel, Babyface and Cyndi Lauper, he does the honors on NBC-TV's "Christmas In Rockefeller Center"

1989 Randy Travis goes to #1 on the Billboard country chart with "It's Just A Matter Of Time"

1979 Kris Kristofferson divorces Rita Coolidge

1957 "Jailhouse Rock" gives Elvis Presley a #1 country single in Billboard magazine

Today's Celebrity Birthdays 12/2

Georges Seurat born on December 2, 1859

Ray Walston born on December 2, 1914

Julie Harris born on December 2, 1925

Ron Raines born on December 2, 1949

Richard Jenkins born on December 2, 1953

Dan Butler born on December 2, 1954

Stone Phillips born on December 2, 1954

Steven Bauer born on December 2, 1956

Aldith Hunkar born on December 2, 1962

Hella van der Wijst born on December 2, 1964

Nick Cheung born on December 2, 1967

Darryl Kile born on December 2, 1968

David Batty born on December 2, 1968

Lucy Liu born on December 2, 1968

Rena Sofer born on December 2, 1968

Anthony 'Treach' Criss born on December 2, 1970

Giovan D'Angelo born on December 2, 1970

Sarah Silverman born on December 2, 1970

Francesco Toldo born on December 2, 1971

Wilson Jermaine Heredia born on December 2, 1971

Eduardo Iduñate born on December 2, 1972

Jan Ullrich born on December 2, 1973

Monica Seles born on December 2, 1973

Anouk Verschoor born on December 2, 1976

Nelly Furtado born on December 2, 1978

Melissa Archer born on December 2, 1979

Yvonne Catterfeld born on December 2, 1979

Britney Spears born on December 2, 1981

Eric Jungmann born on December 2, 1981

Apichet Kittikorncharoen born on December 2, 1982

Aaron Rodgers born on December 2, 1983

Chae Na Ri born on December 2, 1983

Daniela Ruah born on December 2, 1983

Michelle Yi born on December 2, 1983

Quincy Smolders born on December 2, 1983

Teairra Mari born on December 2, 1987

Today in Rock-N-Roll History 12/2 (Sma Cooke, Elvis, The Monkees)

1957

After his first two releases on Keen Records flopped, Sam Cooke finally had a hit record when "You Send Me" topped the Billboard Pop chart.

1960

Elvis enlists the help of his father Vernon to try to convince Priscilla Beaulieu's father to let her spend the holidays at Graceland. Their efforts would succeed and a scheduled two week stay over Christmas would be extended to nearly a month.

1967

The Monkees album, "Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Ltd" went to number one in the US and was certified Gold. It was their fourth straight LP to sell over a million copies, following "The Monkees", "More Of The Monkees" and "Headquarters".