Puzzlin’ Evidence… Done Hardened in Your Heart
Talking Heads was one of those bands which I probably never would have picked up on — not on my own, anyhow. Predictably, in retrospect, it took a nudge from my brother. Or rather, a couple of...
View ArticleThe Thing That Happened, Once
From whiskey river: At Blackwater Pond At Blackwater Pond the tossed waters have settled after a night of rain. I dip my cupped hands. I drink a long time. It tastes like stone, leaves, fire. It falls...
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From whiskey river: Have you been to the source of a river? It’s a very mystic place. You get dizzy when you stay for a while. An especially big river has several sources, and the real source, the...
View ArticleMidweek Music Break: The Staple Singers, “Slippery People (Club Mix)”
Wake-you-up music, even — or especially — if you (unlike me, alas) have just gotten out of bed and stumbled to your computer: [Below, click Play button to begin Slippery People. While audio is playing,...
View ArticleWhere Have We Been That Has Brought Us Here?
[Video: original video version of Talking Heads’ “Once in a Lifetime.” This isn’t the first time I’ve accompanied a Friday post with this song, but come on — it’s been over twelve years. And with a...
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