image from Richard and Linda Thompson’s spotify page “Dimming of the Day” is a song written by Richard Thompson and performed with his then-wife Linda Thompson on their 1975 album “Pour Down Like Silver.” The first time I heard the song it was sung by Bonnie Raitt on her 1994 release album, “Longing in Their…
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Doodads — cider and song plus
Two weeks ago not only did younger son and his wife volunteer at the cat shelter but my older son’s girlfriend was there. It was a very pleasant surprise to see her there. What was an even bigger surprise was today, when my older son showed up. This had all of us together (masked) face…
dVerse — list poem — pumped
Acceleration heart thumps Beauty Curves Dynamic lean muscles flex Exhaust Fast fit endurance Grip Handlebars a solid hold Injection Joy mufflers rumble Kick-start again, Mick! Leathers slapping, Sheryl Maintenance everlubes Noise duets Open road Performance wherever, whenever Quick Rally electrolytes, shower Sleek Throttle pumped, Steven Unsafe Richard Victory bareback Wind resistance X-rays fight the power…
Coloring Club Plus — 4/30/19
I came across, “Cold Kisses” and was impressed by it. “Cold Kisses” is on Richard Thompson’s album, “Action Packed,” which was released in 2001. The album is a retrospective look at Thompson’s time with Capitol Records and brings together songs from each of the albums that he recorded for that label. Here I am in…
Coloring Club Plus — 3/17/19
per wikipedia: Richard Thompson’s Front Parlour Ballads is the eleventh studio album by Richard Thompson, released in 2005, was a literally homemade album. Thompson’s aim was to create an album that sounded small and intimate. Thompson had a small studio built in his garage at home and recorded the tracks onto his laptop computer,…
Coloring Club Plus — 3/15/19
Beeswing first appeared on 1994’s “Mirror Blue”. It is also on “Acoustic Classics.” wikipedia says: Acoustic Classics is the fifteenth solo studio album by British singer/songwriter Richard Thompson. It was released by Beeswing Records via Proper Records on 21 July 2014 in the UK and 22 July 2014 in the USA…According to the album…
Coloring Club Plus — 2/9/19
Today is another Richard & Linda Thompson offering, this one from their “Pour Down Like Silver” CD. This one has Linda singing it. “Dimming of the Day” is a song I first heard sung by Bonnie Raitt, who does an excellent cover, but I didn’t know who had written it. Richard Thompson wrote the song,…
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