I roll morning blinds and see a vista of life ashimmer with Sol’s panoptic egalitarianism. I don’t bother with socks and shoes. Swooping up a cup of hot coffee, I step outside and join the scenery. Soft sighs, one with all, welcomed, refreshed, refashioned. Image: “Landscape,” by Jean Charlot (1898-1979) De Jackson (aka WhimsyGizmo) is…
Month: April 2021
A2Z 2021 Jethro Tull Songs Day 16 Pibroch (Cap in Hand,) from Songs from the Wood (1977)
Songs from the Wood is their tenth studio album, released February 1977. Inspired by English pagan folklore and countryside living, it signaled a stylistic change. Performing in a wide-ranging folk rock style which combined traditional instruments and melodies with hard rock drums and electric guitars, it is rooted in the band’s complex progressive rock style….
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drawn eyebrows lift an eye smile at the vax clinic the kleenex rolled twixt my boobs forms a tissue pearl M’s her name my newborn granddaughter rose pudge cheeks express lane bird feeder one hop shop next in sky pad soft but not enough frogs plop just out of sight green shoulders along the cracked…
The Sunday Muse 156 — Upon a Walk
Upon a walk, his heart did spy Fair blushing bud; his love did swell. She smiled, a twinkle in her eye. Upon this hope, his heart did fly. For years, her love to gain he’d try Her frown declined and darkness fell Upon a walk, he took her life In shining blood; her love does…
A2Z 2021 Jethro Tull Songs Day 15 Old Ghosts (from Stormwatch) (1979)
Ivan Melgar M at Prog Archives said of the “Stormwatch” album: Being absolutely honest I must say that 1979 was not the best year for Progressive Rock; the former big bands were taking giant steps towards mainstream, flirting without embarrassment with easy POP and trying to be a lucrative alternative to Disco and Punk that…
2021 MOVIE DRAFT- ROUND 8 PICK 5- MSJADELI SELECTS- THE FINAL MASTER — slicethelife
My movie review for hanspostcard’s Movie Draft. Great movie, highly recommended. ROUND 8 PICK 5 APRIL 16 “The Final Master” “Shi fu” (original title) (2015) Genre: drama Cast: Fan Liao, Jia Song, Wenli Jiang, Shih-Chieh King, Yang Song, Madina Memet, Jue Huang, Aoyue Zhang, Jun Ma, Kuan Tai Chen, Xin Xin Xiong, Leon Dai, Jirong…
A2Z 2021 Jethro Tull Songs Day 14(A) New Day Yesterday from Stand Up (1969)
During an interview with BraveWords in 2015, Anderson selected Stand Up as his favorite Tull album: “I suppose if you were to really twist my arm, I would probably go back to 1969, with the Stand Up album, because that was my first album of first really original music. It has a special place in…
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