https://www.mairdemarco.com/journal daily 0.75 2026-06-23 https://www.mairdemarco.com/journal/nashville monthly 0.5 2026-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a2c41c7d7a86b59ff612fa7/1782250829550-WV7FUSZKDI08CKVPTMS9/lovelesscafe.jpg Journal - NASHVILLE - Only the Loveless My trip to Nashville was all about the food and the music and the food. The Loveless Cafe was the epitome of southern hospitality. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a2c41c7d7a86b59ff612fa7/1782250829543-8WIIJDX17IVSMNS6LV95/listeningbooth.jpg Journal - NASHVILLE - The City of Brotherly Love Though my I didn’t make it big. Jack White and his sister did. We stopped by Third Man Records. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a2c41c7d7a86b59ff612fa7/1782250828578-2KWRQOT9PF0TFAG42P1Z/biscuits.jpg Journal - NASHVILLE - I Dream of Biscuits I was told the Loveless Cafe served the best biscuits in town. I was not disappointed. Nor, I have stopped dreaming of them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a2c41c7d7a86b59ff612fa7/1782250830659-S8U9420MU6M0XUCCMQ4C/vinyls.jpg Journal - NASHVILLE - Records, vintage and beards….oh my! Nashville was filled with just a few of my favorites things. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a2c41c7d7a86b59ff612fa7/1782250828623-6GSU1EM43XJ8U2K1QSLZ/jackdaniels.jpg Journal - NASHVILLE - Jack on the Rocks Every single bottle of Jack Daniels comes of out of this quaint distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee. Never have I ever seen a group of people so proud of their work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a2c41c7d7a86b59ff612fa7/1782250831609-LTR91ZDK5YQE0V4H6VE5/warhero.jpg Journal - NASHVILLE - Cheers Kudos to Nashville for some amazing architecture. The Ryman Auditorim, the Belmont Mansion and the Capitol were just a few hidden gems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a2c41c7d7a86b59ff612fa7/1782250830624-LXUC6GX7IQ3KJ6ZVQRCO/parthenon.jpg Journal - NASHVILLE - There’s no place like home. Nashville is come to an exact replica of the Parthenon. Nothing like a little bit of Greece to remind me of home. https://www.mairdemarco.com/journal/oregon monthly 0.5 2026-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a2c41c7d7a86b59ff612fa7/1782249870460-6XSCCF5QWHB8PMBG7QQY/astoria.jpg Journal - OREGON - Astoria of the West. My visit to the coast would not be complete without checking out Astoria, Oregon. Astoria is a charming fisherman’s port, established over a century ago, that has been recently been experiencing a similar gentrification just like my hometown Astoria, NY. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a2c41c7d7a86b59ff612fa7/1782249869325-QF6UFD1PFH93HP4WB996/barandgrill.jpg Journal - OREGON - Locals Rule. Every town should have a spot like Mary Todd’s Workers Bar & Grill. A quaint hideaway with cheap drinks, friendly bartenders and just the right amount of stray sailors and stow-aways. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a2c41c7d7a86b59ff612fa7/1782249868111-SACQ5JJ9H1JN3MEJBGJ3/brewery.jpg Journal - OREGON - Goodday Gov’nor. Sitting at the bar at Buoy Beer Company… I look straight ahead at this breathtaking view of the Columbia River; I look to my left and see Kate Brown the Governor of Oregon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a2c41c7d7a86b59ff612fa7/1782249868106-KT56HSGZ879RGQX3RYWT/camper.jpg Journal - OREGON - Roadtripping. Stay tuned: Next road trip will be in this 1970’s Airstream camper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a2c41c7d7a86b59ff612fa7/1782249870408-DQYJLBFQ4OKT816R6G9P/haystack.jpg Journal - OREGON - A Walk to Remember. There are some quintessential tourist attractions that you just shouldn’t skip. Haystack Rock is one of them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a2c41c7d7a86b59ff612fa7/1782249869433-7G9G6GZOMEPLLJC6SP73/sanddollar.jpg Journal - OREGON - Sanddollars for days. So many years later, debris from the Japanese tsunami still washes up along the coast. Amongst all the random treasures was this perfect picturesque shell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a2c41c7d7a86b59ff612fa7/1782249984212-XDECFKWAABA9KJALBYVJ/photo011.jpg Journal - OREGON - The hostess with the Mostest. Just when you thought you’d see it all…. Live Music consisting of a homemade Didgeridoo at the Adrift Hotel. https://www.mairdemarco.com/journal/gov-ball-15 monthly 0.5 2026-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a2c41c7d7a86b59ff612fa7/1782248232887-83YMQ17OWSMO60RRR9J5/govballnyc.jpg Journal - GOV BALL ’15 - Life’s a ball. Festival go-er’s have been “having a ball” since it’s beginning in 2011 on Governor’s Island. After relocating to Randall’s Island, not even the infamous downpour of 2013 could stop fans from basking in the glow of music. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a2c41c7d7a86b59ff612fa7/1782248233947-OY9XNX29EP0XEBHH2UEF/tameimpala.jpg Journal - GOV BALL ’15 - Tame Impala. Feels like they are going anything but backwards. 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Love like you’ll never be hurt, Sing like no one is listening, Live like it’s heaven on earth.” ~William Purkey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a2c41c7d7a86b59ff612fa7/1782248230718-S6X1M0511EIVHELFK503/deadmau5.jpg Journal - GOV BALL ’15 - Fandom. Dedicated fans braved the humidity in these Deadmau5 costumes as they proudly posed for photos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a2c41c7d7a86b59ff612fa7/1782248232824-0242YMSJ3XZSF3LGY2VB/musiclovers.jpg Journal - GOV BALL ’15 - Randall’s Island is for Lovers. “If music be the food of love, play on.” ~ William Shakespeare https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a2c41c7d7a86b59ff612fa7/1782248230926-3Q37DLCCU6BEIMOQ3AZS/twoheadedwoman.jpg Journal - GOV BALL ’15 - It’s all fun and games. One step away from a carnival, Gov Ball has it’s share of novelties. And no carnival would be complete without a two headed woman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a2c41c7d7a86b59ff612fa7/1782248228712-VFSSV7966E03HKJ4TKGF/blackkeys.jpg Journal - GOV BALL ’15 - In the Spotlight You could hear a pin drop in a crowd of over 40,000 as Dan Auerbach declared “Everybody knows a broken heart is blind.” The Black Keys closed out the festival but opened up our hearts. https://www.mairdemarco.com/journal/sxsw monthly 0.5 2026-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a2c41c7d7a86b59ff612fa7/1782246745746-DV3RO3D0G65IFVNJLOZN/1greetings.jpg Journal - SXSW 2015 - Greetings from Austin Every year Austin welcomes hundreds of thousands of South by Southwest festival goers with open arms. 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