Musical Monday: Rain

It’s funny how a thing like drought can occur. Back in April, after a short burst of very warm, dry weather, we got two, three weeks of frequent rain such that I wasn’t able to cut the grass until it was almost too high for the mower. By June we’re watching films and seeing pictures […]

Musical Monday: Gonna Get Over You

It’s another one of those days. Allergies woke me up at 3 this morning, and kept me up. I tried to work up a blog post, but my head is fuzzy and I can’t quite wrap my brain around anything today, so I’ll thank Carrie Butler for the tag and Bonnee Crawford for the award […]

Musical Monday: Across The Universe

Attributed to John Lennon and Paul McCartney, I’m pretty sure this one was John all the way. This song is gorgeous in its use of language. “Thoughts meander like a restless wind inside a letterbox They tumble blindly as they make their way across the universe” This is one of my all-time favorites. Thanks to […]

Musical Monday: A Quick One While He’s Away

AT nearly eight minutes, not so quick, perhaps. The Who performing their ‘mini-opera,’ A Quick One While He’s Away for the Rolling Stones’ Rock and Roll Circus in 1968. Originally released in 1966, A Quick One is probably the first rock opera. In an interview, Pete Townshend told how his producer asked him to write […]

Musical Monday

First, no ten-minute songs today. I was going to write a post about the soundtrack for my WiP, but changed my mind in the middle of things, and went with this, instead, which actually does figure in my WiP. True story: Many years ago, my wife and I took a trip to Martha’s Vineyard from […]