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Pete Kilpatrick Band
Pete Kilpatrick is an Independent music, independent singer-songwriter, who has released nine records both solo and with the Pete Kilpatrick Band. Kilpatrick's work is a blend of Folk music, folk and pop rock music, and he has been named Maine's Best Act and Best Vocalist four times in the The Phoenix (newspaper), Portland Best Music Awards. Kilpatrick has performed with many notable acts including Ray Lamontagne, Guster, Jason Mraz and Dave Matthews Band. In 2012, Kilpatrick and his band performed at President Obama's only campaign stop in Maine. His music has been featured on NBC's ''The Office'' and ''Parks and Recreation'' as well as ''New Girl'' on FOX. In total, Kilpatrick's songs have appeared in over 15 network television shows on NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox, MTV, VH1, and The Oxygen Network. Discography Studio albums * Half Way Home (Pete Kilpatrick album), ''Half Way Home'' *''Yesterday Love (album), Yesterday Love'' * ''Louder than the Storm'' * ''Hope in Our Hearts'' * ''Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maine and the seat of Cumberland County. Portland's population was 68,408 in April 2020. The Greater Portland metropolitan area is home to over half a million people, the 104th-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Portland's economy relies mostly on the service sector and tourism. The Old Port is known for its nightlife and 19th-century architecture. Marine industry plays an important role in the city's economy, with an active waterfront that supports fishing and commercial shipping. The Port of Portland is the second-largest tonnage seaport in New England. The city seal depicts a phoenix rising from ashes, a reference to recovery from four devastating fires. Portland was named after the English Isle of Portland, Dorset. In turn, the city of Portland, Oregon was named after Portland, Maine. The word ''Portland'' is derived from the Old English word ''Portlanda'', which means "land surrounding a harbor". The Greater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hope In Our Hearts
Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's life or the world at large. As a verb, its definitions include: "expect with confidence" and "to cherish a desire with anticipation." Among its opposites are dejection, hopelessness, and despair. In psychology Professor of Psychology Barbara Fredrickson argues that hope comes into its own when crisis looms, opening us to new creative possibilities. Frederickson argues that with great need comes an unusually wide range of ideas, as well as such positive emotions as happiness and joy, courage, and empowerment, drawn from four different areas of one's self: from a cognitive, psychological, social, or physical perspective. Hopeful people are "like the little engine that could, ecausethey keep telling themselves "I think I can, I think I can". Such positive thinking bears fruit when based on a realistic sense of optimism, not on a naive "fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
