cover art for Book (2021) Younger son shared the link for Brontosaurus recently and said he thought I would like it. I do. The best gift ever is when one of your kids think of you and share music they (think you’ll) like with you. Thanks, Son. BrontosaurusIt had been going so wellAnd then I…
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Mid-Winter Madness of New Music (update in list and pic added)
Midnight Oil image link (which will take you to a 2017 Rolling Stone article) It started around the time I stated I wanted to hear Midnight Oil’s earlier albums and it has mushroomed into midwinter madness of buying used albums (CDs.) Albums bought in the last month or so: Midnight Oil 10, 9, 8, 7,…
Matthew L.M. Fletcher’s new book, “Stick Houses” and Dead Pioneer’s, “Bad Indian”
Read and/or listen to Matthew’s interview on Interlochen Public Radio here My new favorite song:
John Barleycorn, by Robert Burns
image link, which takes you to a good bit of info on John Barleycorn’s cultural identity I’m listening to Traffic’s album, “John Barleycorn Must Die” this afternoon. The title song’s lyrics got my curiosity going. Who is this John Barleycorn to be on the receiving end of such abuse? With a little search, I found…
The Oracle Speaks — Summer Beach
Summer BeachAn arm said you were beneath herbreasts as symphonyhot music in a sun dressheaving to the lake.I will lazy dream youpicturing peaches in pink sweatwhisper-worshiping your lovely beat. magnet set original edition
FFF 58 (2 in one day!) — John Kay & Steppenwolf at 50 (2018)
Goldy McJohn, Jerry Edmonton, John Kay, Larry Byrom, George Biondo) Yesterday, while doing this and that, I listened to this whole playlist on Spotify. 41 songs and over 3 hours of music. All of the hits and so much more. Having them all compiled in one place. After listening to them all it is demanded that Steppenwolf be acknowledged…
Acrobat by U2, Live in Berlin
image is a cutout from their album, “No Line on the Horizon”* I’ve been reading Bono’s book, “Surrender: 40 songs, one story” as a daily devotional for the past couple of weeks. Have been reading the book in bits for months now, as it is a bible, to be savored slowly. But I want to…
Tao-Talk 