Monthly Archives: March 2010
Day 90: Lack of Attack
I spent tonight at the xx show at Webster Hall. This is worthy of a review (tomorrow morning) not for the xx, who were basically great, but for the opener JJ, who were not. In the meantime: —Lyrics— books I … Continue reading
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Day 89: The Winter Table
I spent most of tonight at a faux Seder dinner thrown by some dear friends who — ahem — had never hosted a Seder before, let alone been to one. They did splendidly. Also, I’m not Jewish, so who am … Continue reading
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Day 88: Let Me Be
The Beatles were really great at writing songs about being bone tired, hungover, etc. I am quite a bit less good at it, but it’s still a favorite subject of musicians for a reason… —Lyrics— my head is buzzing from … Continue reading
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Day 87: Black Sea Theme
This is another looped song. I’m not sure what made me feel like this belonged on the shores of the Black Sea, but something about that image felt right. I’ve never even been to the Black Sea. Ironic, no?
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Day 86: Magick Carpets
This one goes out to one of my bestest friends, Previn.
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Day 85: Jan Pole
This is a true story. I read it in a magazine. I swear. —Lyrics— Some years ago, he had an accident Fell into a sleep Times they change, market economy America, or so it seemed His head it spins His … Continue reading
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Day 84: The Faerie Queen
—Lyrics— if we have a problem someone better tell me now dreamed inoculations, someone better cure me now the faerie queen politicking but she don’t have a clue she’s underneath another spell contrived from evening dew it’s understood that she … Continue reading
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Day 83: Thirteen Steps
’twas a long day filled with family (Kate’s) and friends from near and far. Got home and really felt as though I had nothing to give for the song tonight, but I managed to cobble something together. “Cobble something together”: … Continue reading
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Day 82: To Those I Love
In memory of Jane L. Garvey, a wonderful woman who raised a wonderful family. Text adapted from “To Those I Love,” by Isla Paschal Richardson: If I should ever leave you whom I love To go along the Silent Way, … Continue reading
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Day 81: The Milky Way
I’m reading The Age of Wonder by Richard Holmes. Good book. Lots of astronomy. Highly recommended if you’re into science and/or the history thereof. —Lyrics— she found another way to be sad if you get my meaning fresh from the … Continue reading
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Day 80: Loop 1 (Interstate 70)
Driving in the far-too-early morning to the Denver airport, across the surprising flatness of the plains, I penetrated my not-yet-hungover fog to think about how I could try to capture the rolling spareness of the Colorado plains. That’s it. I … Continue reading
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Day 79: 2,3,4
I’m not always a big fan of my daily song. It’s not always immediately clear when I’m writing a song — especially if I have to do it without any voice or guitar, which are starting to feel like additional … Continue reading
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Day 78: Tell Me So
Just got to Denver after a painful and long flight. I’ll have more to say about that later. For now, I’m off to join this here bachelor party…
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Day 77: No Doubt
So begins an experimentation with trying to squeeze more out of less time — the 1 minute song. Buddy Holly was way better at this, I think. —Lyrics— my only friend you’re in trouble again lucky you have a blend … Continue reading
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Day 76: But I’m Not
—Lyrics— for a man of so many letters you are silent to a pain to a pain to a pain you said take a look it’s writ in my book your book isn’t writ in a language that people should … Continue reading
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