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When I was little and was with my family celebrating any Jewish holiday I would basically eat all the matzoh balls. I didn’t care about anything else that was being served or even dessert. All I cared about was those delicious fluffy balls of matzoh and eating of them as much as humanly possible. After…

Are you going to NOLA’s JazzFest this year? I’m a JazzFest virgin and I’m so excited about all the magic I’m going to experience. I’m also really excited about partnering up with Live For Live Music to teach a live music  yoga class accompanied by the legendary brothers Oteil Burbridge (Allman Brothers Band and Dead &…

I love finding things to ingest that make me feel like a superhero. It’s why I’m obsessed with superfood smoothies, bone broth and my newest love of nighttime sleepy drinks. One evening I found a recipe from David Wolfe for a warm turmeric milk and since I had all of the ingredients I made it, drank…

When I found out the news that Prince had passed away I was crushed. Even though I didn’t know him personally he was a huge part of my life. I have so many memories that have Prince involved from booking Purple Rain at my college for movie night and everyone dancing and acting crazy in…

Pink Talking Fish is one of my favorite bands right now and I’m so grateful I had the experience to rock out to their genius of combining Pink Floyd, Talking Heads and Phish into one unique musical journey. Eric Gould who plays bass for the band and I went to the St John’s Club in…

“Once upon a time I was a kid in the audience at a Grateful Dead show. Now I’m the guy onstage photographing the band.” Jay Blakesberg I have led a mentorship program for live music fans for years called Rock Your Life Mentorship. During that time I picked many mentors from the music scene to connect…

When going to a festival it is important to be able to easily carry your necessities (cell phone, money, ID, credit cards, stickers, bubbles, glitter etc). It is equally as important to have your hands and arms free for activities such as hugging, dancing, high fiving, spontaneous jazz hands and to request a miracle. When…

There is research that backs that dancing with people is good for your health. We all know this to be true. Do you know what that means? It means that every dollar you invest in going to see live music is money that you are investing in yourself and your health. For this reason every…

Dear my Beloved Dairy and Wheat, I loved you from the moment I met you. I thought you loved me too, but the way you treat me is no way to treat someone you love. Throughout the years you’ve hurt me over and over again. When I was a child you gave me hives, stomach…

I’m always looking for new and unique ways to eat vegetables when my cousin posted a recipe for raviolis that were made out of zucchini. Raviolis are one of my favorite foods to eat, but my stomach has another opinion about it. All that wheat and dairy going straight to the gut in one shot is…