{"id":14603,"date":"2017-06-02T11:47:13","date_gmt":"2017-06-02T15:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=14603"},"modified":"2017-06-02T18:18:35","modified_gmt":"2017-06-02T22:18:35","slug":"5-friday-faves-a-pirate-and-a-prophet-eric-metaxas-first-responders-silverado-and-darci-lynne-farmer-ventriloquist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=14603","title":{"rendered":"5 Friday Faves – A Pirate and a Prophet, Eric Metaxas, First Responders, Silverado, and Darci Lynne Farmer – Ventriloquist"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Happy Friday! We, in Richmond, are\u00a0entering those early summer days of counting down the school year, indulging our international palates at all sorts of food festivals, and changing into our summer wardrobes wondering how clothes shrink in storage. Life every day is a gift. As I write that there are those with much harder weeks than I have at present. For you, my hope is that these Friday Faves can lighten your heart and lift the burden for a bit.<\/p>\n

1) A Pirate and a Prophet – <\/strong>Our family is a music-loving bunch, albeit with very diverse tastes. Music is such a\u00a0amazing medium of communication that can touch our hearts, refresh our memories, and set our feet to moving. One musician we all love, as a family, is that\u00a0guy at Beyond the Guitar<\/a>. \"\"<\/a>A classical guitarist<\/a>, he has taken to arranging music from videogames, films, and TV shows. All his music has a strong emotional component because, as a fan put it one time, he connects to the heart in a transcendent way. His music of late is also tinged with nostalgia either because of a shared film\/TV experience or\u00a0the strong memories\u00a0of childhood, playing games with friends. His most recent arrangement of He’s a Pirate<\/em><\/a> (from the\u00a0Pirates of the Caribbean<\/em> <\/a>film series is beautiful, lighthearted and playful.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n