© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-katmar Recent reviews written by member katmar en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_435158486660?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author katmar - When I first heard The Indescribable Wow, I thought the songs were all classics, redone by Sam Phillips. Well, classics they are, but they were all written by Sam. And I may be going out on what you think is a huge limb here, but... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~435158486660 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:55:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_435158486660?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_434804985476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author katmar - When Rickie Lee Jones burst onto the music scene in 1979 with her infectious hit Chuck E.'s In Love, sung with her sweet, brazen hipness, everyone knew a major talent had just arrived. She was called the female Dylan for her ability to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~434804985476 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:52:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_434804985476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_434564140676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author katmar - In 2005, Faith Hill released Fireflies. It debuted at Number One on the Billboard Top 200, and Number One on the country charts (even though she hasn't been too country for awhile). She is the only female artist to debut at Number One... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~434564140676 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:51:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_434564140676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_434222435972?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author katmar - I always believed it was the things you don't choose that makes you who you are. Your city, your neighborhood, your family. People here take pride in these things, like it was something they'd accomplished. The bodies around their souls, the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~434222435972 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:53:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_434222435972?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_433968942724?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author katmar - Lori McKenna is one of the most gifted singer-songwriters that I have ever had the pleasure of hearing. Her 2007 release Unglamorous has set a record for me for length of time in my heavy rotation. If you haven't heard this yet, you... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~433968942724 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:20:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_433968942724?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_433750642308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author katmar - I was a fan of the show Miami Vice in reruns. I loved the music, the cars, the clothes, the scenery, and the stories, but mostly I loved Don Johnson as Sonny. Sonny was a complex man. Gorgeous, but never playing on his looks, he had a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~433750642308 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 01:16:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_433750642308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_433649127044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author katmar - Okay, Martha Stewart I am not. Not in any way, shape or form. But the kitchen floor needs mopped, right? Okay, so you have a few options: 1) Old mop and bucket and an aerobic workout you might not get over for awhile. 2) Old rag and bucket,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~433649127044 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:45:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_433649127044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_433083289220?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author katmar - It's been three years since Sheryl Crow gave us her last studio album, Wildflowers. A lot has happened to Crow in that time: she and Lance Armstrong called off their engagement, Sheryl was diagnosed with breast cancer (and is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~433083289220 Mon, 9 Jun 2008 01:49:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_433083289220?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432974499460?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author katmar - I couldn't wait for The Devil Wears Prada to be released, for several reasons: Meryl Streep is one of my favorite actresses, she is playing a major b*tch, and the trailers looked incredibly funny. When I finally got to see the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432974499460 Sun, 8 Jun 2008 01:33:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432974499460?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432550743684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author katmar - On October 26, 1965, the Indianapolis police received a call from a pay phone telling them that a young girl was dead. When the police arrived at the scene, what they found was 'one of the most horrible crimes ever committed against a single victim.'... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432550743684 Wed, 4 Jun 2008 02:50:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432550743684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_401650781828?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author katmar - How talented a guitar player is Charlie Sexton? At 12, he was playing with John Lee Hooker. At 13, he was touring with Joe Ely as his lead guitarist. Around that same time, he was taken in by Stevie Ray Vaughan,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~401650781828 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 01:25:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_401650781828?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_401579150980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author katmar - Fracture is a film I couldn't wait to see. I love Ryan Gosling, and Hopkins as a murderous genius? Oh yeah, baby!! So there I was, the first day it was released on DVD, and I snatched it up proudly, counting down the hours until we would get... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~401579150980 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 01:07:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_401579150980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_332842831492?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author katmar - Mary Chapin Carpenter is an artist I deeply respect and admire. Having said that, she is also an artist who, in my opinion, hasn't written a great song since Someone Else's Prayer (from Time*Sex*Love, released in 2001), and hasn't... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~332842831492 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 02:09:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_332842831492?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_223241997956?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author katmar - Rosanne Cash has always been at her best when mining the depths of the human condition, and articulating on pain, betrayal, infidelity, addiction, and loss. Unfortunately, the last few years of her life have made her an expert on the last one. On May... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~223241997956 Mon, 13 Mar 2006 02:35:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_223241997956?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_180060130948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author katmar - First let me make a confession: even though I raved about the virtues of Lisa Marie Presley's debut CD To Whom It May Concern, I wasn't sure I really wanted to get this one. Why? Because I hadn't seen her perform... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~180060130948 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 02:25:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_180060130948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_161204375172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author katmar - In 2001, Mary Chapin Carpenter released the slightly uneven, but still stellar, Time*Sex*Love*, which to me was her first brush with excellence since 1992's Come On Come On. Several months ago, with a wedding ring now on her finger,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~161204375172 Wed, 10 Nov 2004 03:12:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_161204375172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_156144602756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author katmar - They got Mount Rushmore on a cup Everybody needs one of those... For a dollar more, they'll fill it up And you can drink out of Lincoln's nose Am I the only person who finds that hysterical? That line is from Souvenirs,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~156144602756 Sat, 25 Sep 2004 02:01:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_156144602756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_153869651588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author katmar - I love Tim McGraw. He's the only man in music who can make me cry or give me goosebumps (Don't Take The Girl, Everywhere, Please Remember Me, etc., etc.). I own every CD he's made, except for Tim McGraw And The Dancehall... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~153869651588 Tue, 31 Aug 2004 01:08:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_153869651588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_150814822020?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author katmar - Let me share two things with you before I begin: 1) I don't watch That '70s Show, so I only know Ashton Kutcher from the media, really, and I have a positive impression of him. 2) I watched this film with three other people. Two of them... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~150814822020 Sun, 8 Aug 2004 02:32:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_150814822020?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_148933086852?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author katmar - Preamble The HBO film Gia is based on the true story of America's first "supermodel," Gia Marie Carangi. Gia Carangi was also one of the first women in America to die of AIDS. This film is unique, heartrending, raw,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~148933086852 Sat, 24 Jul 2004 01:44:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_148933086852?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_142270369412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author katmar - I've had Patty Griffin's CD Impossible Dream since its release about a month ago. I haven't reviewed it until now, because I had some problems with it. Thanks to my sweet old Eps buddy Sarah Knipper, who wrote a review of this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~142270369412 Wed, 2 Jun 2004 02:22:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_142270369412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_138876128900?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author katmar - I could spend a few paragraphs telling you about Sheryl Crow, but unless you live on Uranus (or in it?), I'm sure you're well aware of who she is. :) But for some reason, no one seems to be aware that this DVD concert is available for... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~138876128900 Wed, 5 May 2004 02:04:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_138876128900?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_137499414148?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author katmar - I think it's assumed when you're gay, that you like all gay artists. Lesbians all over the world own a Melissa Etheridge t-shirt, right? Actually, no. And I didn't join the fan club when I got my Lesbian Handbook. See, I knew Melissa... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~137499414148 Wed, 21 Apr 2004 02:13:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_137499414148?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_121058135684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author katmar - First, let me confess that I am a sucker for movies that include precision bank robberies, jewel heists, or any type of "thievery" in which we get to watch experts in this field do their jobs. The amount of planning, dedication, and precision required... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~121058135684 Sun, 7 Dec 2003 01:51:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_121058135684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_118872444548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author katmar - Pink has already spilled the beans about what's wrong with her new CD, Try This: "M!ssundaztood was...I was in a different place when I made that record. I was kind of taking a big chance, and going against what everybody was t... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~118872444548 Mon, 17 Nov 2003 03:38:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_118872444548?linkin_id=8003929