Making Things
Courtney Barnett — Keep On
I came across Barnett’s “Elevator Operator” the other day and loved her Lou Reed style. This one also captures that, but has a touch of Cliff Richards as well.
music
Quotes
Beginning of the ninth
My favorite line is “Democracy is the score at the beginning of the ninth.” Initially I read it as poetically referring to the first part of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 — which is lovely, no doubt — but upon further reflection he probably meant baseball. I read this the same way,
Quotes
Bob doesn’t like the joke
In 2017, Bob Dylan was asked about how he was referenced in the song. “A jester? Sure, the jester writes songs like ‘Masters of War’, ‘A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall’, ‘It’s Alright, Ma’ – some jester. I have to think he’s talking about somebody else. Ask him.” * American
Writing
The Surf Ballrooom
1 I visited the Surf in 2003, as part of an all Iowa tour, going to landmarks all over my newly adopted home state. It was a good, fun trip, which is I guess why I look so happy in the picture. Going to the Surf seemed less morbid than
Autism
Holding forth autistically
1 I thought that this was interesting because the author doesn’t offer up any reasons why Music is bad, other than it’s “ill-judged”, a “bogus cultural production” that has caused “manifold harms”. I agree with all of the statements about Douglas as standup advocacy. I feel good and
microblog
I Shall Be Released
Quotes
Carrie Fisher and Graceland
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_Fisher
Quotes
How Toto’s “Africa” Became the New “Don’t Stop Believin”
“Africa” hit Number One in February 1983 — it replaced Men at Work’s ode to Australia, “Down Under,” the only time in pop history two continents slugged it out for Number One. (Right after the band Asia had the best-selling album of 1982.)
Quotes
The Who on Their New Album and Not Seeing Eye to Eye - Rolling Stone
At times, Townshend’s duck walk and windmilling threatened to collide with Daltrey’s theatrics, but at the end of each song they returned to their own corners. Finally, the orchestra left the stage, as did the rest of the band. It was just Daltrey and Townshend to perform “Won’