The clip showing three of The Band members, from left, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko, and Robbie Robertson reminiscing, then the full band performance of, “It Makes No Difference”, is from the Martin Scorcese masterpiece, “The Last Waltz”. I’ve been thinking about The Last Waltz on and off all day. If you’ve never seen it, it’s…
Category: music
Fall night sky while listening to PJ
Eddie and The Boys, “Crown of Thorns”, while driving home tonight.
My Life, According to Bruce Springsteen
image link Choose an artist. Using only the titles of songs from only that artist, answer these questions in a blog entitled, My Life, According to…(insert artist’s name): Your Artist: Bruce Springsteen Are you male or female: She’s The One Describe yourself: Tougher than the Rest How do you feel about yourself: I Wish I…
The Right To Peace and Plenty
Today (tomorrow right now), 9/28, is International Peace Day. I’ve linked to a beautiful song, composed by a fellow blogger and other peace-seekers. This song could become the Anthem for Peace, a mantra to run through your mind when darkness tries to prevail. Gather your light and join it with other light seekers and see…
Breathe
Square room, cushion-y carpet; plush pillow; 4 speakers, one in each corner; sound system, quadrophonic. one teenaged body, center of room, on floor. two teenaged ears, same. “Dark Side of the Moon.” Word of the Day Challenge — enthralling
Tangerine from Encomium for Led Zep
I bought Encomium* when it was released, in 1995. The cover kind of freaked me out, as there is a sinister aspect to it. Maybe the marketers wanted something to catch the shoppers’ eye on the shelf? For diehard fans of Led Zep, no such parlor trick is needed. Over the years, Encomium has been…
Gaslighter
image link An orange billboard, festooned with strands of yellow straw, designed to swivel on a point greased with rancid lard. Gaslighter * He tweets it out at night The mean and callous type Something’s new, always different from before. Judging and spinning Ooh, maga’s cheer and lefties running for the door He flips the…
