Almost Heaven...

"Country Roads" by John Denver is so special to me. It's my alma mater's theme song- played during every tailgate party, after each home football game, house party, last call... etc. You can be anywhere in the country and when this song comes on, there's typically a few Mountaineers raising their glasses and belting out the words. I've witnessed it. It's a beautiful thing. Hell, Hoda Kotb even whipped out her iPod during my commencement speech and played it through the podium microphone. "Teardrops in my eye"... you know it. Add in a slick Pretty Lights remix and I have been transported into a state of nirvana. October 4th can't come soon enough. I can't wait to experience the live show.

Take me home...

Wild & Wonderful

I was shuffling through some of my older pictures when I came across this shot. I took it from my apartment balcony in Morgantown, WV a couple years back. The sunset was so gorgeous that evening. WVU's campus is directly in the center. I loved my time there so much and can't wait to go back and visit. I compare my college experience to something out of a dream. It felt too good to be true and surpassed any expectations that movies or television might have put into my head. The place is that magical. Lets Goooooo Mountaineers!




Now Playing: "Lover, You Should've Come Over" by Jeff Buckley
(I played this all the time on that balcony)

Somewhere Out There

As I was checking my twitter this morning, I came across a posting by one of my favorite radio programs, Coast to Coast AM. It linked to a London paper's coverage of a UFO sighting with an accompanying video. I wanted to share it with you. I don't know if this is real or fake but I can say with 100% certainty that I saw a very similar phenomena along the Pennsylvania/West Virginia border back in October 2007. I was at Rich's Fright Farm for a haunted house/hay ride. The farm is located outside of Morgantown, WV (where I went to college) in Smithfield, PA. It is a popular place to visit in the fall. It is in the country near the Allegheny Mountains. The sky was very dark and there were white orbs flying very high. The balls of light would come together then speed off in opposite directions, only to rejoin again. The discs seemed to hover for about 20 minutes before traveling outside of my eyesight. I was with my cousin at the time and I pointed out the "lights" to her. We both were amazed. I attempted to take pictures but it was very dark, the lights were too high up and my camera wasn't working properly. We both live in an area with heavy air traffic (North Side of Pittsburgh) but had never seen anything like this in our lives. We seemed to be the only people who noticed among hundreds (maybe thousands) who were at the "fright farm". I attributed this fact to people being distracted by chainsaws, music, carnival rides and their natural West Virginia way of thinking. The lights had nothing to do with the attraction by the way. The two things were completely unrelated (I asked). It was not a spotlight that you often see to promote a nightclub nor was it air traffic control signals that swirl in the sky. I did a lot of research and read that a lot of odd things have happened in this part of the country. I assumed that it could have been the military testing something... or maybe it wasn't from this world at all? I just know that it's a sight that I will never forget. Keep Looking Up...