Bright Moments vs. The Dying of the Light*
Sean MurphyI. L’amour de l’art fait perdre l’amour vrai. Or, the love of art makes one...
Songs Of Freedom
On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, I had a few...
Interpolating A Poem: As Opposed To Prayer*
I. Nervous and unnerved this evening, alone: Searching for solace, something not unlike prayer, A...
This Family’s Story: The Beginning of the End*
I didn’t need a doctor to tell me that it was over. On the way...
Ali Farka Touré’s Finished Business (Revisited)
Great news from Nonesuch Records (Via FB): Nonesuch Records Congratulations to Toumani Diabate and the...
On Hockey, Hooligans, Soccer and The Death of a Clown
After my post yesterday, “Back To The Future With Old Time Hockey?”, wherein I acknowledged...
Back To The Future With Old Time Hockey?
I’m not sure what is going on here, but I like it. The biggest beating...
In Praise of Porn…Music: A Primer on Obscure Italian (and German) Soundtrack Bliss
This story begins, as so many of them do, with porn. Sort of. Back in...
The Power of Magical Thinking: Reflections on Reagan
Part One: Fact The fortieth president turns 100 and a religious cult (also known as...
When I have fears that I may cease to be…*
I. Til Love and Fame to nothingness do sink When I have fears that I...