Reena’sExploration Challenge today is to write to the word/picture above. If you would like to participate, Reena says: FOR THE NEW ENTRANTS There is no restriction on the format or the length of the piece. It just has to be your reflection on the prompt from the core. Write a post on your blog, and…
Category: music
Coloring Club Plus — 2/21/19
drawing by Andrew Chalfen Since I couldn’t find a youtube of what I listened to last night (Wendy Carlos’ Switched on Bach) I’ll select another song from yesterday’s CD by the Drive-by Truckers, “Brighter Than Creation’s Dark”, this one sung by Patterson Hood is called, “Goode’s Field Road.” It’s a sad one, so be prepared….
Coloring Club Plus — 2/20/19
drawing by Andrew Chalfen Drive-By Truckers’ “Brighter Than Creation & Dark” is a 2008 album that is a lengthy 19 tracks! It’s been awhile since listening to it and had forgotten how long it was. It’s got an unfinished, kind of garage band sound to it, where it seems like the production methods aren’t the…
Coloring Club Plus — 2/19/19
New coloring book! I picked a few new ones for $2 and $3. I took Steve for the Deaf’s advice and borrowed “Them Crooked Vultures” from the library. They remind me of Led Zeppelin! If you click on Steve’s name you will see his most excellent review of the CD. The cut I’m choosing is…
Coloring Club Plus — 2/18/19
My selection today is, “My Secret Place”, a favorite on the album, “Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm.” Joni is nothing but the supreme songwriter on the topic of relationships. She’s also very good at jazz and musical innovation. The whole album is ear candy. From wikipedia: Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm is the…
Coloring Club Plus — 2/17/19
Today’s selection comes from yet another movie soundtrack, Jonny Greenwood’s score from, “Phantom Thread”. The film was lush and beautiful with strange elements to it. It is also reported to be Daniel Day-Lewis’ last movie. That, my friends, is a sad thing. He’s one of the great actors out there and his retirement is a…
SLS — Hills/Mountains — Hazel
image link — Bob Dylan & The Band, Chicago, 1974 Jim Adams is the host for Song Lyric Sunday. Today’s theme is Mountains/Hills. Song Lyric Sunday is a fun activity to do, which is to find a song that fits into the theme. If you want to, give it a try: Here are the “rules”:…
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