I started watching a really good 2019 (82-minute) documentary last night, called, “Echo in the Canyon: the birth of the California sound.” Jakob Dylan (Bob’s son) is at the helm as he travels, sings, and interviews individuals who were part of the musical mecca and alchemical stew that was Laurel Canyon at the time of…
dVerse — Sylvia & Ted — zebra mussels
Seafaring stowaways Dumped by Careless bilge pumps Once foreign, home Quiet freshwater invasion Clams now refugees Tiniest zebras Roaming submerged plains OCD to clean – and glue Small, razor sharp Shell seeds White putty insides Sifting creepers Scour water Green to clear Herons-adored A traveler’s banquet Easy pickins Reside underside Driftwood hide Washed-up skeletons…
Movies, Movies, Movies! #13 – November 26, 2019
Woman at War (2019) Starring: Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Jóhann Sigurðarson, Davíð Þór Jónsson, Magnús Trygvason Eliasen, Ómar Guðjónsson, Jörundur Ragnarsson, Jón Gnarr Director: Benedikt Erlingsson Synopsis: netflix blurb: “Believing that the aluminum industry is destroying the Icelandic environment, middle-aged Halla begins waging a secret eco-war to protect the landscape. But her crusade is interrupted when she…
Coloring Club Plus — 11/26/19
I have finally come to the end of the Celtic letters, with letter “X”. I thought about putting links in this to some x-rated songs by three of my favorite x-rated singers, Dirt Nasty, Andre Legacy, and Mickey Avalon, but decided against it. Feel free to look them up for songs that will make your…
Must Share Right Now — Tommy Emmanuel and Billy Strings, Merle Haggard’s Workin’ Man Blues
Tommy Emmanuel and Billy Strings perform Merle Haggard’s “Workin’ Man Blues” at Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival 2019 in Oak Hill, NY. Brought to you by Less Than Face Productions.
dVerse — haibun — Today I’m Thankful
I woke up this morning to a light fog hovering over the field. The temperature is even warmer today than yesterday. Most leaves have been washed and/or blown off of the trees, so the view out back is fairly unobstructed. The bird feeders are full from yesterday. They draw in ever more diverse species. A…
Coloring Club Plus — 11/25/19
The Shins are an American indie rock band formed in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1996. The band’s current lineup consists of James Mercer (vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, songwriter), Jon Sortland (drums), Mark Watrous (guitar, keyboards), Casey Foubert (guitar), Yuuki Matthews (bass, keyboards), and Patti King (keyboards). The band is based in Portland, Oregon. The band…
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