Chris and Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes The first Black Crowes album I bought of theirs was their debut, which I love, and one other that I haven’t listened to much. To be honest I haven’t listened to either lately and hadn’t heard from them in awhile. That’s why I was surprised to hear,…
24 SSPC 18 Deep Cold (1st week) (Jan 20 – Feb 2) Daikan — inside winter walk
Whilewalkingthe gardensat night, low light,we’re glassed in & warm.Breathing in moist exhalesof plants while wind screes outside,to satisfy keen need for green.Warm-loved glow of together time,silent songs, priceless sense of belonging. Chimes say closing time; the spell is broken.Son and wife bundle precious daughter, bracing for crunch-cold walks to cars“Bye, Grammalisa.” She waves.I lean in…
dVerse — Q193 — Don’t Pinch Me
Don’t Pinch Me In half spoon-curled,nitelight soft-glowed,mattress-warmed,flannel-soothed,vervain-sniffedfluffy clouds I face youreven-breathed,solid presence. Eyelashes droopabove cold nose,waiting; my handrising and fallingon your chest. In timeyou turn to scootch-reachcloser, low-growling. Don’t pinch me if I’m dreaming. Top image link De is today’s host for dVerse’ Quadrille Monday. De wants us to write a quadrille (exactly 44 words…
#SLS — “Crawling,” by Linkin Park
Linkin Park From wikipedia: Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. The band’s lineup consists of vocalist/rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Mike Shinoda, lead guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave Farrell, DJ/turntablist Joe Hahn and drummer Rob Bourdon, with vocalist Chester Bennington. Vocalist Mark Wakefield was an early member prior to Bennington’s recruitment. Categorized as…
The Oracle — eden root
Which cycle’s noble?Summer green vining tendril,but never cloudy frost?Gentle poet every garden.Make peace with nature.Be here, there, in Eden root. top image link, which also takes you to an article about this song
book review — “Miss O’Dell: My Hard Days and Long Nights…,” (2009) by Chris O’Dell with Katherine Ketcham
I wasn’t famous.I wasn’t even almost famous.But I was there . . .— Chris O’Dell I first learned about this book from Max from Powerpop… An Eclectic Collection of Pop Culture Blog when he wrote a review of it and was immediately intrigued and interested in learning tasty tidbits about all of the people named…
Friday Favorite Feature 22 — “Pete’s Dad,” by Porno for Pyros
l. – r. Perkins, Stefano, LeNoble, Farrell When I heard Porno for Pyros’ song, “Pete’s Dad,” it hit me that I know so many band names while simultaneously not knowing much of anything about the band itself. Too much music, too little time! “Pete’s Dad,” is on my Spotify favorites list of songs I’ve gleaned…
Tao-Talk 