hidden life journals

undercover
August 2004
All of that wonderful cover music that Hanson has both brought into our lives and validated or salvaged from our pre-1997 lives . . . reason #1441. This is a tribute to Ann, who offers a little musical history and analysis.

with distance
March 2004
But now, with distance . . . and the awareness that I inevitably will again be charmed senseless by the new album, I list [my least favorite songs] because I love.

sling bang boom
August 2003
For months, I have tried to downplay my Hanson enthusiasm . . . Then, I went to church.

gimme five
May 2002
Five years of Hanson . . . I've decided to generate lists of five to commemorate the band's notable anniversary.

best of . . .
March 2002
Having all of my current favorite Hanson songs on one album is like having a week of consecutive snow days--so luxurious. And yet, at the end of the day, it also feels unearned.

saying grace
February 2002
interview with Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma
"I'm touched by the lengths that people will go through from around the world to get involved in honor of Hanson. It speaks to the type of people who listen to Hanon's music and are affected by it."

honey and wax
January 2002
What I'm still doing here:
"Instead of dirt and poison we have rather chosen to fill our hives with honey and wax, thus furnishing mankind with the two noblest of things, which are sweetness and light."

white elephants and the 12 days of Christmas
December 2001
Banish all thoughts of Hanson skateboards, subscriptions to hanson.net or even Billy Joel's Greatest Hits albums for remote relatives on your Christmas list. Folks, it's time to dig deeper . . .

scraps
September 2001
Confetti is among the list of unfortunate elements that is appreciated for only an instant and then, literally, become scraps

run-around
April 2001
Pausing at times, [Hanson] seem to take quick glances over their shoulders to see if we're keeping pace.

save me or not?
January 2001
As we stood face to face, instead of feeling an instant bond, I felt the preposterousness of interacting with icons that appeared to be hundreds of miles high, when in reality were closer to my own height.

life underground
March 2001
Is the rhizobia Hanson's magical, unseen influence in our lives? Or could the rhizobia be the fans? Collectively the ones who still care?

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