Festivus is officially here, I went to my first holiday show, Robinson & Rohe’s Longest Winter. This is a tradition, I see it at least once every year. This time it was at the Common Ground Coffeehouse. How much is this a home game? When sound check was over Jean said, “Are you doing merch. […]
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Last night I went to see Deni Bonet (den-ee bo-nay) for the first time since her Carnegie Hall performance on February 24. This might be the longest stretch without seeing her since the first time, Christmas Eve 2001. Deni thought it was later than that but my suspicion was right. No! Even I was too […]
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Uh-Nay-Iss
This is the easiest kind of Wise Madness entry to write; last night I went to see Anaïs Mitchell at Rockwood Music Hall. If I can’t write about a friend, I just put on my list of great songwriters, performing at my home away from home, with friends in the audience, I should quit blogging. […]
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Songwriters not Songwrongers
One of the themes of my brain is that the universe works in mysterious ways. This is in no way mystical. It’s about nonlinearity and feedback. Sometimes if you push the effect is to pull. It’s how I can be both clinically depressed and a cheerful hobbit. I am watching The Flash as I write […]
This fatigue is getting to me; might I have chronic fatigue syndrome? I don’t think so but something isn’t right. I’d much rather be my usual high energy self; it even affects my writing. It’s why I’ve started writing in the afternoon, my least favorite time. Even black coffee isn’t helping. I watched Up last […]
Dateline Van Merc Hill: I hear other people awake. I could join them but it’s parent/child time so I think I’ll write till breakfast starts cooking. There are still other guests sleeping. I’m used to be the last to wake up. Yesterday was Second Thanksgiving. I think I like that even more than first Thanksgiving. […]
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The Last Homely House
Dateline Van Merc Hill: Thanksgiving with Emily and Joe’s family is a lot like NERFA; I spend the day in my jammies, I don’t go outside, there’s lots of music, and I stay up late with other people. Friday is the day of rest between first and second Thanksgiving. I attempted to edit photos starting […]
Dateline Van Merc Hill: I’m safely ensconced in my room at Emily and Joe’s house, the Stately Van Merc Hill. Hey it’s in a state, fine, be that way, it’s a commonwealth, commonwealthy Van Merc Hill. My train arrived a little early, that does not happen with the bus, it’s always a question of how […]
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Some Brotherly Advice, Buy “Sisterly”
Dateline Amtrak: I’m writing this on the train to Boston, we just pulled out of Bridgeport. Unlike the bus the Wi-Fi and electric outlet work well. This is so much more pleasant. If the Bolt Bus didn’t raise their prices for Thanksgiving I’d still use them, but as they do, Amtrak is worth the extra […]
I spent another day at home. The worst part is that I didn’t get my phone fixed. I’ve been editing and posting pictures fromNERFA and impressed at how well the pictures came out before I damaged the camera lens. My phone camera does something my real camera doesn’t do, give me continuous control of white […]
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