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Tag Archives: Jerry Lee Lewis
iPod Shuffle
It’s been a while. I’ve been driving a lot these days. Music is an escape. A gentle escape, though. Something alongside reality, something that helps me access emotions that aren’t really available to me normally. iPod Classic with the click-wheel … Continue reading
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Tagged Bleu, Brendan Benson, Britney Spears, Eddie Cochran, Elvis Presley, Eminem, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jerry Reed, Link Wray, Liz Phair, Mike Viola, Pat McCurdy, Prince, shuffle, Supernatural, The Rolling Stones, Waylon Jennings
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Winter iPod Shuffle
Clearly it’s been slightly busy round these here parts. Lots of train commutes. Lots of driving. Here’s the rando music in my collection – eff Spotify – that follows me around. “Maids of Elfen-Mere” – Tori Amos. I’m hot/cold on … Continue reading
Autumnal iPod Shuffle
Been a while since I’ve done one of these. I am working 3, 4 jobs and my writing career has morphed into a semi-regular schedule of work – expected and unexpected – but I will NEVER give up this blog. … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Hamilton, Bob Dylan, Brenda Lee, Carl Perkins, ELO, Elvis Presley, Eminem, Foo Fighters, Frank Sinatra, Glee, Green Day, Huey Lewis, Indigo Girls, Jerry Lee Lewis, Liz Phair, Marilyn Monroe, Mike Viola, Robbie Williams, Sam Cooke, shuffle, The Beatles, The Everly Brothers, Waylon Jennings
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2016 Books Read
I’ve enjoyed myself this year with reading. I have finally bounced back from 2009 and 2010, when I was so out of my mind that I could barely read anymore. (Larry McMurtry describes a similar thing happening to him post-heart … Continue reading
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Tagged Baz Luhrmann, books read, Camille Paglia, Cat On a Hot Tin Roof, David Thomson, East of Eden, Elia Kazan, Elvis Presley, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Horton Foote, James Agee, James Salter, Jerry Lee Lewis, John Steinbeck, Katherine Dunn, Mark Danielewski, Nick Tosches, Pauline Kael, Robert Kaplan, Stephen King, Tana French, Tennessee Williams, The Great Gatsby, William Faulkner
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My God, Look At This Line of DUDES
This clip has always made emotion well in my heart. I’ve watched it 100 times. And they’re just STANDING there. Presence like this is a lost art, practically. They are “just” (nothing “just” about it) standing there and communicating, openly, … Continue reading
Giants At Play: Jerry Lee Lewis & Keith Richards “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On”
It’s wonderful to see them together. The respect two giants in their field have for one another. And then … something happens. It changes. Something electric sparks. Maybe it’s when Jerry Lee commands, “Play it, Keith!” Something else is unleashed. … Continue reading
