Music
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RIP Kinky Friedman
Farewell to the Kinkster – I saw him at a book signing once in Alpharetta in the mid 1990s and was never able to see him play live but for a time he was my favorite act.
He was similar in many ways to Tom Lehrer, but I would say that for Friedman the music was first and the comedy second, whereas Lehrer was the reverse. The originality was very, very high.
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Random Thoughts on Leonard Cohen
Thought Organization Status – Ramble
After hearing a song from him on the show Your Honor I looked him up recently, and discovered that he had a great many albums (some live and compilations, but still) in his late period that I managed to miss during my bluegrass period. That led me to this article on his love lives, which I found quite interesting. I found the line “He had many adulthoods” quite gripping, though not quite accurate.
Upon reflection on his personal life and career in the back of my head while doing a lot of rote cut and paste work I had the thought, “Leonard Cohen was a machine who converted people into art” (not meant as a compliment)
The album cover is one of my favorite photographs
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Quote of the day – Parenting
From Marleigh
I really like Kate Wolf – her songs are short, sad, and good.
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Sonny Houston has died
He died last year actually, he was 67 – I just heard about it yesterday. Amazingly his memorial service is online – and led to today’s quote of the day
When you’re slinging mud you’re losing ground
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You can play it that way if you don’t mind it sounding that way.
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I finally see Steve Earle
After about 20 years of missing him for one reason or another. I saw him last night at the City Winery – which is a very, very impressive venue
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After fifteen years I finally see Robbie Fulks
In Duluth of all places
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The line of last night…
(Woman I was talking to referring to band on stage)
“The singer sounds like he’s hitting a baby with a cat”
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Listen and mellow
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Thursday link roundup
- Bill Buckley and Hugh Hefner
- Town buys strip club to shut it down –
The town of Lavonia shelled out nearly $1 million Tuesday to buy and shut down the strip club along I-85. Then, the city quickly burned the interstate signs advertising the club, which was popular with truckers.
For those curious, that’s $1,287 per household. Such a wise use of taxpayer dollars.
- Toby Keith opposed the Iraq War
- Quote of the moment (by Ben Franklin) “A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.”
- Check out this Despair.com post, and the government reply – quite funny, and scary too.
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I play with video
From my new tiny video camera. The sound quality is impressive, the degree to which YouTube Crunches it is not welcome.