It doesn't have to be a Tuesday for things to get toxic in 2009. I don't ever recall so many notable deaths in one year, and the year isn't over yet. The list of the celebrated, talented dead increased again in the past couple of days with poet/author/singer-songwriter Jim Carroll meeting his demise by a sudden heart attack and actor/dancer Patrick Swayze expiring after a long hard-fought battl...
My highschool sweetheart recently contacted me after a number of years without any communication. I won't go into that though, since I'm trying to keep this musically related. However, it has given me an idea for a new series. Since I have always really been into music, I've taken notice of the musical preferences of my significant others. In retrospect, I'm noticing that there is no solid ...
Writing papers is the bane of my existence. Seriously. I mean, at least this is an intersting topic and something that I am writing more for fun than for serious, academic knowledge. In fact, it's something that, once finished, I would even share here, and that you might even be interested in.Anyway, at least I have lots of things to distract me (like the cutest kitty in the world, Marlowe), MO...
The incredibly great Literary Quarterly McSweeney's has this great piece by John Moe on it's website:JOHN MOE'S POP-SONGCORRESPONDENCES,VOLUME XVII.BY JOHN MOE- - - -A NOTE PLACED INTHE PAY ENVELOPE OFBILLY "THE PIANO MAN" JOEL.- - - -Hi, Billy,It's hard to find time to talk at the club since I'm busy managing the place and you're at the piano. And we need to talk. I've occasionally given you a...