The Mother Kitty’s Blog

The Mother Kitty’s blog is a historical repository of Melissa’s Kitties blog, which published consistently from 2006 to 2022. (May 2026: The blog may be revived and continued in the near future.)

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Melissa Connolly 5/9/16 Melissa Connolly 5/9/16

Tool

Norman’s gone fishing.

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Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink

Elvis Costello is an excellent songwriter and book writer.

Melissa Connolly 4/9/16 Melissa Connolly 4/9/16

Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #50. Black Mass (2015)

Whitey Bulger, the biggest gangster in South Boston, becomes an FBI informant to help take down a Italian mafia family.

Melissa Connolly 4/6/16 Melissa Connolly 4/6/16

Sparkle

The stars are out tonight.

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Wisdom

The Kitties know to always respect their elders.

Melissa Connolly 3/20/16 Melissa Connolly 3/20/16

Dragon

The Mother Kitty went for a ride.

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Childhood

Gordon always knew how to keep himself busy.

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Village

The Kitties are having an outdoor party on the porch today.

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Shelter

Tyrone is all set.

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Hat

This is an exceptional headpiece.

Melissa Connolly 3/3/16 Melissa Connolly 3/3/16

Mystery

It’s no mystery: I was a PBS kid.

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2015 in Review: Let the Music Play!

In 2015, music filled the air. Here are my reviews for Roy Ayers, Jason Marsalis, Bobby McFerrin, Ginger Baker, Terence Blanchard, Justin Kauflin, Roy Hargrove, Min Xiao-Fen, Kendrick Lamar, Christian McBride and Edgar Meyer, and Jody Watley and Shalamar Reloaded.

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Mysterious Thelonious

Learn about my dad’s favorite jazz pianist Thelonious Monk, a one-of-a-kind musician whose centennial was celebrated by The Kennedy Center last March.