Tyler Mahan Coe and Andrew Hickey delve into the artist/art debate on their respective podcasts (which ate Cocaine & Rhinestones and A History of Rock Music In 500 Songs respectively, and which are mandatory for anyone who cares at all for 20th Century popular music) and they still come down to the fact that everyone has a different tolerance but if you can avoid giving money to a terrible person, it helps. Like Spade Cooley's residuals go to the heirs of the woman he murdered, so there's a lot of assuaged guilt if you're into Western Swing.
I don't have any profound point here, I just wanted to tell more people about thise podcasts. The recent episode on Led Zeppelin on 500 Songs really dives into what massive pieces of shit Jimmy Page and John Bonham were (still is?) and it's in my head :)
wOw. Carrie had a melodic way with words, didn't she? I feel warmer just reading that - the warmer that reminds you to take a beat and look around; fall in love again with your spec on this blue dot.
I lost (don't cry for me) my parents recently. They never allowed us a family history. Whether they thought they were shielding us or in fact were shunned - it has always felt isolating not knowing where you came from. I don't think ancestors.com is going to fill that hole for me so I've always just spun my own yarn of colorful relatives.
Red Right Ankle has always meant a great deal to me. I'm not sure what you intended (although I would appreciate backstory), but for me it was knowing I could make family from whatever scraps I wanted. No matter of bloodline - you are bound to others by similar thoughts and desires. And, I fancied a gypsy uncle in my ancestral history.
Anywho, thanks for an heirloom and for the songs. Happy February everyone!
Thanks for sharing your great grandmother’s journal, Colin. We could all use some February Optimism from time to time, especially now. Hold fast, and hold steady!
In 2012 I moved back to Santa Barbara following my divorce, and was in the Goleta post office, and heard a song — Lo and behold Mark Kozelek! Helped me thru my divorce, together with The Decemberists ! I saw him in concert in Portland, a little disappointed. I love the Sommerfest concert on utube. Ages ago . Thank you for the video of him. I hadn’t seen that. I looked for lyrics but couldn’t find them. Happy March. Hope it’s better than February .
Love this, Colin. What a beautiful letter. I personally have a bit of my grandmother's writing, and I know my Aunt has *all of it* and I believe a lot of my great grandmother's poetry and so forth. I should see what she's got.
and, man, I love love the wedding present (also listened to it in high school, oddly--I know I actually bought a physical cd at one point). cover was great. I remember in high school when I was making records "make sure to not pop the vocal to high" -- I have many thoughts on that whole thing (always felt reactionary), but I'm going to go back and listen to it (the record)
On Kozelek: he's ones of those drinkers who didn't grow up like most people do while aging--man child. I do remember at Red Rocks, we did some festival and he and Sun Kil Moon were at the same hotel just below us. I was nerding out super hard (not long before I met you, actually), and they complained to the front desk about us -- frankly I would have too. That's the only Mark story I've got. But here's hoping that he's gotten the memo and worked on himself, because I absolutely agree with you.
Admiral Fell Promises, that period in general, is absolutely breathtaking. I think that's an actual masterpiece and is a wholly unique work of art. That's a record that demands listening on vinyl. His live performances from that period are crazy.
That journal entry is absolutely outstanding. Worthy of calligraphic memorialization for sure. I wonder what became of her life records. Thanks for sharing this, Colin.
Now I have to resist looking it up so I can keep listening to “It’s a Shame About Ray” without wincing. I already can’t really listen to Morrissey anymore
Tyler Mahan Coe and Andrew Hickey delve into the artist/art debate on their respective podcasts (which ate Cocaine & Rhinestones and A History of Rock Music In 500 Songs respectively, and which are mandatory for anyone who cares at all for 20th Century popular music) and they still come down to the fact that everyone has a different tolerance but if you can avoid giving money to a terrible person, it helps. Like Spade Cooley's residuals go to the heirs of the woman he murdered, so there's a lot of assuaged guilt if you're into Western Swing.
I don't have any profound point here, I just wanted to tell more people about thise podcasts. The recent episode on Led Zeppelin on 500 Songs really dives into what massive pieces of shit Jimmy Page and John Bonham were (still is?) and it's in my head :)
wOw. Carrie had a melodic way with words, didn't she? I feel warmer just reading that - the warmer that reminds you to take a beat and look around; fall in love again with your spec on this blue dot.
I lost (don't cry for me) my parents recently. They never allowed us a family history. Whether they thought they were shielding us or in fact were shunned - it has always felt isolating not knowing where you came from. I don't think ancestors.com is going to fill that hole for me so I've always just spun my own yarn of colorful relatives.
Red Right Ankle has always meant a great deal to me. I'm not sure what you intended (although I would appreciate backstory), but for me it was knowing I could make family from whatever scraps I wanted. No matter of bloodline - you are bound to others by similar thoughts and desires. And, I fancied a gypsy uncle in my ancestral history.
Anywho, thanks for an heirloom and for the songs. Happy February everyone!
Thanks for sharing your great grandmother’s journal, Colin. We could all use some February Optimism from time to time, especially now. Hold fast, and hold steady!
In 2012 I moved back to Santa Barbara following my divorce, and was in the Goleta post office, and heard a song — Lo and behold Mark Kozelek! Helped me thru my divorce, together with The Decemberists ! I saw him in concert in Portland, a little disappointed. I love the Sommerfest concert on utube. Ages ago . Thank you for the video of him. I hadn’t seen that. I looked for lyrics but couldn’t find them. Happy March. Hope it’s better than February .
Love this, Colin. What a beautiful letter. I personally have a bit of my grandmother's writing, and I know my Aunt has *all of it* and I believe a lot of my great grandmother's poetry and so forth. I should see what she's got.
and, man, I love love the wedding present (also listened to it in high school, oddly--I know I actually bought a physical cd at one point). cover was great. I remember in high school when I was making records "make sure to not pop the vocal to high" -- I have many thoughts on that whole thing (always felt reactionary), but I'm going to go back and listen to it (the record)
On Kozelek: he's ones of those drinkers who didn't grow up like most people do while aging--man child. I do remember at Red Rocks, we did some festival and he and Sun Kil Moon were at the same hotel just below us. I was nerding out super hard (not long before I met you, actually), and they complained to the front desk about us -- frankly I would have too. That's the only Mark story I've got. But here's hoping that he's gotten the memo and worked on himself, because I absolutely agree with you.
Admiral Fell Promises, that period in general, is absolutely breathtaking. I think that's an actual masterpiece and is a wholly unique work of art. That's a record that demands listening on vinyl. His live performances from that period are crazy.
That journal entry is absolutely outstanding. Worthy of calligraphic memorialization for sure. I wonder what became of her life records. Thanks for sharing this, Colin.
Wait - Evan Dando is problematic?
Now I have to resist looking it up so I can keep listening to “It’s a Shame About Ray” without wincing. I already can’t really listen to Morrissey anymore
Whoa, some mighty fine tunes, Colin. Thank you for sharing.