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Tick-Tock Shuffle
The clock winding down on the two new babies arriving in my family this month. Very exciting. I am juggling three jobs right now, and doing pretty well with it. My sleep is good, my moods are good, and I’m … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alanis Morissette, Bleu, Bob Dylan, Brendan Benson, Brian Setzer, Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins, Clancy Brothers, Elvis Presley, Eminem, family, Foo Fighters, Glee, Green Day, Johnny Cash, Lady Gaga, Link Wray, Liz Phair, Louvin Brothers, Madonna, Metallica, Mike Viola, Nirvana, Ok Go, Pat McCurdy, Pink, Queen, Robbie Williams, shuffle, Sinéad O'Connor, The Beatles, The Everly Brothers, Tina Turner, Tori Amos, Wanda Jackson, Wynona Carr
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Stop For a Little Shuffle
“The Road to Shamballa” – When a Shuffle starts off with Three Dog Night, one gets excited. That guitar underneath, it’s so simple, the repetition, beautiful. “Rock of Ages” – Def Leppard. Hahaha. Awesome. “That’ll Be the Day” – Buddy … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bleu, Britney Spears, Buddy Holly, Doris Day, ELO, Elvis Presley, Eminem, Everclear, Glee, Jack Black, Lenny Kravitz, Liz Phair, Metallica, Nirvana, Queen, Robbie Williams, shuffle, The Beatles, Tracy Bonham
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iPod Shuffle
Busy times, man. Struggling for balance with all of it. Thank goodness for my white board. Gigs, new and old, things coming in, things I need to follow up on. It’s all good! Here’s the music that was blasting into … Continue reading →
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Tagged Amy Winehouse, Bleu, Brendan Benson, Britney Spears, Bruce Springsteen, Christine Lavin, Clancy Brothers, Dean Martin, Dolly Parton, Doris Day, Elvis Presley, Eminem, Everclear, Foo Fighters, Garth Brooks, Glee, Jack Black, James Taylor, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Justin Timberlake, Lenny Kravitz, Link Wray, Liz Phair, Madonna, Marilyn Monroe, Merle Haggard, Metallica, Nina Simone, Nirvana, Pat McCurdy, Pink, Queen, Robbie Williams, Sam Cooke, shuffle, The Beatles, The Everly Brothers, Tori Amos, Tracy Bonham, Wanda Jackson, Wynona Carr
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Year in Review: Shooting My Mouth Off in 2013
Some of the things I’ve written in 2013, for my own site, and also other outlets. Thoughts on Memphis. “Memphis is wounded, and Memphis is obviously depressed. There are a lot of sad ghosts here. But Memphis does not forget. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Akira Kurosawa, Alain Delon, Andrzej Wajda, Arthur Miller, Bela Tarr, Bill Murray, Bob Dylan, Cary Grant, Christian Petzold, Coen brothers, Cristian Mungiu, Cuba, Dana Andrews, documentary, Elvis Presley, Eminem, F. Scott Fitzgerald, France, Franny and Zooey, Fredric March, friends, George Cukor, Germany, Greta Gerwig, H.L. Mencken, Haskell Wexler, His Girl Friday, Howard Hawks, Hungary, Iran, Iranian film, J.D. Salinger, Jacques Tati, James Dean, James Gandolfini, Japan, Jean Cocteau, Jean Renoir, Jerry Lewis, Joan Blondell, Joan Fontaine, Julie Harris, Katharine Hepburn, Lester Bangs, Marlon Brando, Martin Scorsese, Metallica, Mildred Dunnock, Nicholas Ray, Otto Preminger, Owen Wilson, Poland, Ralph Bellamy, Rebel Without a Cause, Red Sox, Robert De Niro, Robert Redford, Roger Angell, Romania, Rudolph Valentino, Sal Mineo, Scarlett Johansson, Seamus Heaney, Shakespeare, Sofia Coppola, Supernatural, Taiwan, The Crack-Up, Truman Capote, William Hazlitt, year in writing
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Metallica in Antarctica
Metallica just made history by giving a concert on each continent in one year, including Antarctica. The whole glorious weird thing is on Youtube, a bunch of research scientists head-banging in a geodesic dome, right up against the band, but … Continue reading →
Holiday iPod Shuffle
My Christmas was lovely. New baby Pearl. And another pregnant sister. And Melody is pregnant too. So we will have two new babies in our family come spring, so Pearl will have company in the Infant Brigade, and it’s all … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alanis Morissette, Bleu, Brendan Benson, Britney Spears, Carl Perkins, Clancy Brothers, Dolly Parton, Doris Day, Elvis Presley, Everclear, family, Foo Fighters, Glee, Green Day, Huey Lewis, Indigo Girls, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Lenny Kravitz, Liz Phair, Louvin Brothers, Madonna, Meryl Streep, Metallica, Mike Viola, Nina Simone, Nirvana, Pink, Prince, Queen, Robbie Williams, Rufus Wainwright, Sam Cooke, shuffle, Sinéad O'Connor, The Beatles, The Everly Brothers, Tori Amos
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Shuffle Off This Mortal Coil
The soundtrack to the last week and a half, of flu, writing, sleep problems, and working my way back to health. “Me and the Devil Blues” – Robert Johnson. I think of the opening chapter of Stanley Booth’s great Rythm … Continue reading →
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Tagged Britney Spears, Cliff Eberhardt, Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Eminem, Everclear, Foo Fighters, Glee, Green Day, Jack Black, James Taylor, Johnny Cash, Justin Timberlake, Liz Phair, Louvin Brothers, Metallica, Mike Viola, Nina Simone, Ok Go, Pat McCurdy, Queen, Randy Newman, Robbie Williams, shuffle, Sinéad O'Connor, The Beatles, The Everly Brothers, Tracy Bonham, Wanda Jackson
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“I’ll always remember his fragility. I felt in some way that I connected to his fragility, and identified with it.” – Lars Ulrich on Lou Reed
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich on Lou Reed. There’s the typical Metallica braggodoccio there, but I would miss it if it were absent. It’s a beautiful memory, and I am thankful that Lars Ulrich shared it. And I thought Lulu was … Continue reading →
Weekend Shuffle
“I’d Give Up All My Sins and Serve the Lord” – Sam Cooke and the Soul Stirrers. So smooth, so powerful. “Good Golly Miss Molly” – Jerry Lee Lewis. Love the saxophone. Sexy. And of course the piano. He’s nuts. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bleu, Clancy Brothers, Elvis Presley, Everclear, Johnny Cash, Justin Timberlake, Madonna, Merle Haggard, Metallica, Mike Viola, Nirvana, Sam Cooke, shuffle, Sinéad O'Connor, The Beatles, Tracy Bonham, Wynona Carr
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Sunday Shuffle
“Look What They’ve Done To My Song” – Ray Charles & The Count Basie Orchestra. Oh man, does it swing! So excellent! I’d prefer to not open a can of worms, but here I go anyway. I think this version … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bob Dylan, Britney Spears, Buddy Holly, Dean Martin, Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Everclear, Foo Fighters, Garth Brooks, Lady Gaga, Link Wray, Madonna, Merle Haggard, Metallica, Nirvana, Pat McCurdy, Sam Cooke, shuffle, The Beatles, The Everly Brothers, Tracy Bonham
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