Eels (often typeset as eels or EELS) is an American rock band, formed in California in 1995 by singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mark Oliver Everett, known by the stage name E. Band members have changed across the years, both in the studio and on stage, making Everett the only official member for most of the band’s…
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Coloring Club Plus — 12/15/19
News: Before getting to the music, I see that between Word Press and email followers I reached 1000. That’s amazing! To all who read TaoTalk, *thank*you*. You make me feel like what is offered here on the blog has value in some way. 1000 and counting…. “It Happened in Sun Valley” is a 1941 song…
#SLS — Baby It’s You by Smith
Jim Adams is the music-loving host of Song Lyric Sunday. Jim says: I am sure that it will be easy to find a song for this week’s prompt being Baby. Here are the “rules”: • Post the lyrics to the song of your choice, whether it fits the theme or not. If it does not…
#MM Saturday Mix — Storm’s End
The ship danced over the undulating waves of the ocean. As the dolphin played hide and seek in its wake. We knelt on the saltwater slick deck with a notion Prayed land-ho before the wild hurricane spake The captain in the wheelhouse was lashed to it fast Reconciled he’d go down with her, good Captain…
#Haikai Challenge #117: Midwinter (mafuyu)
Dark’s pendulum swings heavy, to its furthest reach – dawn a memory Midwinter night, Luna’s lost Clouds sputter confused snow Frank J. Tassone is the host of Haikai Challenge. Frank says: This week, write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senyru, haibun, tanka, haiga, renga) that alludes to either midwinter (mafayu), midsummer (manastu),…
Coloring Club Plus — 12/14/19
I knew there had to be a song out there about a Christmas rose and I was right. The song and the coloring fit each other not only for that, but in the lyrics it says, “friendship is a holly tree” and there are holly leaves surrounding the rose. What is love without friendship? “Love…
#MM Music Challenge — Time, from here to there
Jim Adams is the motivational host of Mindlovemisery Menagerie’s Music Challenge. Jim says: The challenge today is to focus on [New York Minute by Don Henley] and use it for inspiration in any form of creative expression. “New York Minute” is a new song for me, and I appreciate the background information and interpretations…
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