tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54685089282962038732024-03-10T14:13:11.640-05:00Inspiration EverywhereMichelle LaPoint Rydellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00288156191292271937noreply@blogger.comBlogger1338125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468508928296203873.post-57145824066080775742017-12-31T15:25:00.000-06:002017-12-31T15:25:51.297-06:00It's the Final Day of the Top 2000 Countdown! - Ed Sheeran - Shape of You...<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">It's day 7 of the Top 2000 countdown, and we are counting down the best songs of all time, from #259 - #1! </span><br />
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and of course I have to add a live version! Here's Ed singing Shape of You at the Grammys...<br />
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So, that's it for this year's Top 2000 Blog Party! I hope you've enjoyed it! It's been so much fun for me!<br />
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<a href="http://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/top-2000-blog-party-last-day-258-1-3/" target="_blank">I want to thank Marit Barentsen for hosting this party again this year, and also Marius for being the technical wizard behind the scenes! It's been nine years running now, and it gets bigger every year! It's something I look forward to, and such a great way to end the year - with Music!!!</a><br />
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And now we get to celebrate New Year's Eve! Yeayyy! It's my favorite day of the year! Michael and I love to celebrate quietly at home together, each preparing our projects for the coming year.<br />
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I wish you a wonderful and safe New Year's my friends! Thanks so much for visiting!Michelle LaPoint Rydellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00288156191292271937noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468508928296203873.post-24158603971470934202017-12-30T12:28:00.000-06:002017-12-30T12:28:11.774-06:00Days 5 and 6 of the Top 2000 Countdown - CSNY and Hozier!Hi friends! I've got a catchup post on the Top 2000 party today, since I didn't post about it yesterday.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Yesterday was day five and we were counting down the best songs of all time, from #864 - #559. </span><br />
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I couldn't find a live version of this song with Neil Young in it, so here's Crosby Stills & Nash. Their harmonies are amazing...<br />
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and because I love to hear songs live, here's another one with Hozier singing it...<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">The Top 2000 Countdown party is hosted by my friend Marit Barentsen on her blog. If you want to find out more about the Top 2000 Party, click here: </span><a href="http://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/top-2000-blog-party/" style="background-color: white; color: #e71f8e; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">All About the Top 2000 Blog Party </a><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">and if you want to see all of the beautiful work that people around the world are submitting for day six - click here: <a href="http://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/top-2000-blog-party-day-six-558-259/" target="_blank">Day Six on Marit's Blog</a></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Thanks for visiting and I will see you tomorrow for the last day of the countdown!</span><br />
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<br />Michelle LaPoint Rydellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00288156191292271937noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468508928296203873.post-7374431687093823382017-12-29T11:08:00.000-06:002017-12-29T11:08:48.793-06:00A Reminder About the Two Classes I'm Teaching in January - EARLY BIRD RATES EXPIRINGI'm interrupting the Top 2000 Party Countdown posts with a reminder about the two classes I'm teaching in January. They are both going to be so fun! And they BOTH HAVE EARLY BIRD PRICING THAT IS ABOUT TO EXPIRE!<br />
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The first one is Creative Jumpstart!<br />
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The normal price is $50, but you can have it at the early bird price of $45 until January 1st! It's a great way to get into a creative practice in the new year! To find out more, click here: <a href="http://bit.ly/rydellcjs" target="_blank">Creative Jumpstart </a><br />
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The second class I'm teaching in is <a href="http://bit.ly/rydellppp" target="_blank">Pull Pen Paint</a>, and it's early bird price ends on January 1st too!<br />
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<a href="http://bit.ly/rydellppp" target="_blank">Pull Pen Paint </a>goes all year long, and the early-bird price is only $111! On January 1st, the price goes up to $122. If you've been on the fence, now's the time to check it out! Click here for more info and to register: <a href="http://bit.ly/rydellppp" target="_blank">Pull Pen Paint</a><br />
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Note: I'd love it if you use these links to sign up for either class, as they are affiliate links, and that's how I get paid to teach. :)<br />
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Thanks so much for your support!<br />
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I'll be back tomorrow with a catch-up post for the Top 2000! Thanks for visiting!<br />
<br />Michelle LaPoint Rydellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00288156191292271937noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468508928296203873.post-48484202152139082912017-12-28T00:00:00.000-06:002017-12-28T00:00:12.652-06:00Day Four of the Top 2000 Countdown - Kiss by Prince<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Welcome to the fourth day of the Top 2000 countdown! Today we are counting down the best songs of all time, from #1180 - #865. We're over halfway there!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">and if you want to see all of the beautiful work that people around the world are submitting for day four - click here: <a href="http://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/top-2000-blog-party-day-four-1180-865/" target="_blank">Day four On Marit's blog.</a></span><a href="http://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/top-2000-blog-party-day-three-1495-1181/" style="background-color: white; color: #e71f8e; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><br style="font-size: 15.4px;" /></a><br />
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</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Tom was my rock and roll idol in my late teens. I had a big poster of him in on the wall of my first apartment. He was wearing that red shirt from the cover of the Damn The Torpedos album. I saw him at the (now defunct) St Paul Auditorium back in the early 80's, and it was amazing. I still can't believe he's gone.</span><br />
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Thanks for visiting and I will see you tomorrow for day two!Michelle LaPoint Rydellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00288156191292271937noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468508928296203873.post-43847651704319582017-12-24T14:15:00.000-06:002017-12-24T14:16:43.659-06:00It's time for the Top 2000 Blogfest again!<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Hi friends! I'm so excited! It's finally time for the Ninth Annual </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Top 2000 Countdown Blog Party</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">!!!</span><br />
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<b>Congratulations Jorin!</b></div>
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<a href="http://bit.ly/rydellppp" target="_blank">Click this link for more info and/or to sign up! </a> (This is an affiliate link which will help me get paid for teaching). I appreciate your support!</div>
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Michelle LaPoint Rydellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00288156191292271937noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468508928296203873.post-46368789682970742872017-11-27T09:00:00.000-06:002017-11-27T09:27:08.633-06:00Creative Jumpstart 2018 is Open for Registration!!!<b>I'm excited to announce that I will be participating as an artist in Creative JumpStart (CJS) 2018!!! </b>CJS is being run for the 7th year by Nathalie Kalbach. If you're not familiar with it, CJS is a one-of-a-kind event to kick your creativity into high gear in January 2018!<br />
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Throughout January, participants will get access to 31 downloadable videos from 31 featured artists. I'm proud to be one of those artists (called Jumpstarters. ) See for yourself...<br />
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<h4>31 Downloadable Videos - over six hours of unique content, for just $40 (USD) if you sign up by November 29, 11:59 EST, 2017. </h4>Afterwards it will be $45 USD (until December 31, 2017). On January 1st it goes to it's normal price of $50 USD.<br />
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If you'd like to sign up, I'd appreciate it if you use <a href="http://nathaliesstudio.com/learn/online-workshops/creative-jumpstart-2018/?wpam_id=43" target="_blank">this link</a>, as I will receive a portion of any sales made thru this link. Thank you in advance and I hope to see you there!<br />
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Michelle LaPoint Rydellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00288156191292271937noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468508928296203873.post-21987213906738584562017-09-26T05:00:00.000-05:002017-09-26T05:00:37.085-05:00Reduce, Reuse, Recycle...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi there everybody! It's time for my final project for Nat's Creative Squad. It has been an honor and so much fun to be part of the NStudio Creative Squad! Thank you Nat for having me!<br />
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Come on over and see what I created for the theme Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!<br />
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Hi friends! I'm blogging about my August project over at the <a href="http://wp.me/p3Cnxf-9Np" target="_blank">NStudio blog</a> today! I made a mini-book to record my artist dates in, and I'm excited to use it!<br />
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Come on over to see a step-by-step tutorial! <a href="http://wp.me/p3Cnxf-9Np" target="_blank">Click here to go directly to the blogpost.</a><br />
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I hope to see you there!Michelle LaPoint Rydellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00288156191292271937noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468508928296203873.post-44378397689614111462017-07-25T22:40:00.001-05:002017-07-25T22:40:18.525-05:00It's a Free For All!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi friends! I'm blogging about my July project over at the <a href="http://wp.me/p3Cnxf-9H8" target="_blank">NStudio blog</a> today! I had a lot of fun going black and white for this project - a real stretch for me!<br />
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Come on over and see the finished page along with an easy step-by-step tutorial! <a href="http://wp.me/p3Cnxf-9H8" target="_blank">Click here to go directly to the blogpost.</a>Michelle LaPoint Rydellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00288156191292271937noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468508928296203873.post-4653848575359396822017-06-29T16:31:00.001-05:002017-06-29T16:31:13.439-05:00I'm guest designing at StencilGirl today!Hi friends! <a href="http://www.stencilgirltalk.com/2017/06/Stenciled-Journal-Cover.html" target="_blank">I'm so excited to share that I am a guest designer on the StencilGirl blog today</a>! I had so much fun creating a journal cover with the SG stencils! <div>
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Michelle LaPoint Rydellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00288156191292271937noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468508928296203873.post-15365003722305086602017-06-27T17:16:00.004-05:002017-06-27T17:20:52.769-05:00Pattern Lovers Love Patterns....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi friends! I'm blogging about my June project over at the <a href="http://wp.me/p3Cnxf-9y4" target="_blank">NStudio blog</a> today! <br />
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Come on over to the blog and see what this turns into! <a href="http://wp.me/p3Cnxf-9y4" target="_blank">Click here to go to the post</a>, and while you're there, I'd love it if you leave me a comment and say hi!Michelle LaPoint Rydellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00288156191292271937noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468508928296203873.post-52767113222324169362017-05-30T05:00:00.000-05:002017-05-30T05:00:17.913-05:00Out and About...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi friends! I'm blogging about my May project over at the <a href="http://wp.me/p3Cnxf-9rg" target="_blank">NStudio blog today</a>! We are in the middle of the Stroll through the Hood challenge, and my prompt is LOUD! <br />
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Come on over to the blog and see a step-by-step tutorial! <a href="http://wp.me/p3Cnxf-9rg" target="_blank">Click here to go to the post,</a> and while you're there I'd love it if you leave me a comment! ๐<br />
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Hi friends! I'm blogging about my April project over at the <a href="http://wp.me/p3Cnxf-98q" target="_blank">NStudio blog</a> today! This month's theme is "Live Like It's Spring!" I decided to use stencils in a different way for this one. Here's a sneak peek...<br />
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<a href="http://wp.me/p3Cnxf-98q" target="_blank">Come on over to the blog</a> and see a step-by-step tutorial. I hope you like it! <a href="http://wp.me/p3Cnxf-98q" target="_blank">Click here</a> to go to the post!Michelle LaPoint Rydellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00288156191292271937noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468508928296203873.post-85898564170359953692017-03-29T15:07:00.002-05:002017-03-29T15:07:43.938-05:00Say it Like You Mean it...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi friends! I'm blogging about my March project over at the <a href="http://nathaliesstudio.com/creative-squad/say-it-like-you-mean-it-michelle-rydell/" target="_blank">NStudio blog</a> today! This month's theme is "Say It Like You Mean It." I used music as my inspiration for a mini-journal page. <br />
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<a href="http://nathaliesstudio.com/creative-squad/say-it-like-you-mean-it-michelle-rydell/" target="_blank">Come on over to the blog</a> and see a step-by-step tutorial. I hope you like it! <a href="http://nathaliesstudio.com/creative-squad/say-it-like-you-mean-it-michelle-rydell/" target="_blank">Click here</a> to go to the post!Michelle LaPoint Rydellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00288156191292271937noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468508928296203873.post-72265315728771820632017-02-28T05:00:00.000-06:002017-02-28T05:00:18.340-06:00Let's Go Somewhere...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi friends! I'm blogging about my February project over at the <a href="http://wp.me/p3Cnxf-8U8" target="_blank">NStudio blog</a> today! This month's theme is "Let's Go Somewhere." I gave the theme a bit of a different twist!<br />
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Here's a sneak peek of my project...<br />
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<a href="http://wp.me/p3Cnxf-8U8" target="_blank">Come on over to the blog</a> and see the whole thing, along with a step-by-step tutorial. <a href="http://wp.me/p3Cnxf-8U8" target="_blank">Click here to go to the post!</a>Michelle LaPoint Rydellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00288156191292271937noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468508928296203873.post-18123409850802953412017-01-24T05:00:00.000-06:002017-01-24T05:00:14.936-06:00Dream a New Dream...<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Hi friends! I'm blogging about my January project over at <a href="http://wp.me/p3Cnxf-8LG" target="_blank">Nat Kalbach's Blog</a> today! </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">This month's theme is "Dream a New Dream." </span><div>
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Michelle LaPoint Rydellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00288156191292271937noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468508928296203873.post-69868850827872343902017-01-08T17:36:00.001-06:002017-01-08T17:36:26.133-06:00Happy New Year and sharing my 2017 Journal Lineup...Hi friends! I want to share my 2017 journal lineup so far. I have been working wildly to get the vessels set up, so I can start focusing on working IN them. I might be in over my head, but I'm having so much fun!<br />
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<li>Handbound watercolor paper with canvas cover (9x12) For <a href="https://olgafurmanart.com/paint-your-dream-story-year-long-online-course-2017/" target="_blank">Paint Your Heart and Soul class</a> lessons, and possibly other finished art</li>
<li>Sketchbook with toned paper - tan (8.5x11) For Paint Your Heart and Soul and other drawings and sketches</li>
<li>Vela Lab Notebook with Grid paper (9x12) Half-full Fauxbonichi from last year. Will continue to use, only mainly for notes this year</li>
<li>Sweet Trash Journal (Altered Composition Notebook 7.5x9.5) For daily morning pages, tracking my art and who knows what else - ha</li>
<li>Old Country Diary Planner (7x9) For <a href="http://www.noexcusesart.com/product/no-excuses-2017-year-transformation/" target="_blank">No Excuses Art class</a></li>
<li>Book of Days Workbook (Altered Composition Notebook) For keeping track of everything for the Book of Days experience, such as handouts, daily prompts, challenges that I plan on keeping in my Book of Days, etc.</li>
<li><a href="http://learn.effybird.com/" target="_blank">Book of Days</a> - Handbound Mixed Papers Journal with Canvas Cover (8x10) Weekly journal spread, plus at least one multi-day journaling spread per week.</li>
<li><a href="https://magicandmoondancing.com/online-offerings/" target="_blank">Come to The Fire</a> - (Altered Composition Notebook) For Come To The Fire year-long class</li>
<li>Tiny Journal with handmade paper (4x5) For <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YSe__EmPu0" target="_blank">daily mini-journal project</a>.</li>
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Michelle LaPoint Rydellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00288156191292271937noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468508928296203873.post-23178490074393182592016-12-31T00:00:00.000-06:002016-12-31T00:00:35.548-06:00The Top 2000 Party Comes to a Close with Uptown Funk!Hi friends! I don't know about you, but this week has flown by for me! We are at the last day of the Top 2000 Blog Party! Today, we count down the songs from #258 all the way down to #1!<br />
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Here's the video for the song - see if you can keep yourself from dancing!<br />
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Check out <a href="http://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/top-2000-blog-party-last-day-258-1-2/" target="_blank">Marit's blog</a> to see all of the artwork from artists around the world, honoring their favorite songs from day seven of the countdown!<br />
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Thanks so much for visiting! I will be back soon with some pics of 2016's filled art journals, and my creative plans for 2017!Michelle LaPoint Rydellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00288156191292271937noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468508928296203873.post-80500747012318614332016-12-30T00:00:00.000-06:002016-12-30T11:53:29.402-06:00Day Six - Blowin' In The Wind...Here we go with day six of the Top 2000 Countdown! Today we are counting down from #557 to #259.<br />
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<span class="s1">"There ainโt too much I can say about this song except that the answer is blowing in the wind. It ain't in no book or movie or TV show or discussion group. Man, it's in the wind โ and itโs blowing in the wind. Too many of these hip people are telling me where the answer is but oh I won't believe that. I still say it's in the wind and just like a restless piece of paper it's got to come down some ... But the only trouble is that no one picks up the answer when it comes down so not too many people get to see and know ... and then it flies away. I still say that some of the biggest criminals are those that turn their heads away when they see wrong and know it's wrong. I'm only 21 years old and I know that there's been too many ... You people over 21, you're older and smarter."</span></div>
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Check out <a href="http://www.maritspaperworld.com/blog/top-2000-blog-party-day-six-557-259/" target="_blank">Marit's blog</a> to see all of the artwork from artists around the world, honoring their favorite songs from day six!<br />
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Thanks so much for visiting, and I will be back tomorrow with the last day of the countdown! See you then!<br />
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