citizen

Well, you know, contrary to certain misinformed rumblings – if there ever were any – I have yet to be abducted by malign forces; farces; filtered sprites. Lurking in the dim end of the spectrum. Nor am I susceptible to summary, spontaneous levitations.I mention this in passing, merely.Not that I am immune to demons. Of

forecast remains unsubstantiated

Farther calibrating The Fall’s stammering decline into the jaws of August. The last gasp of summer, before it has properly commenced.Paper Cut by Hans Christian Andersen. Uncovered here.▼ THE FALL: WEATHER REPORT 2 from “Your Future Our Clutter” CD + LP (Domino Records) 2010 (UK)

jazz domino

Three Corners #1:Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, Tony Rice Authentic Deep Pan #2: Miles Davis ▼ JERRY GARCIA, DAVID GRISMAN, TONY RICE: SHADY JAM from “The Pizza Tapes” CD (Acoustic Disc) 2000 (US) ▼ JERRY GARCIA, DAVID GRISMAN, TONY RICE: SO WHAT from “The Pizza Tapes” CD (Acoustic Disc) 2000 (US)

28 days later | never | redux

bagpipe |ˌbagpʌip |noun (usu. bagpipes) The bagpipe is a wind instrument used among the ancient Greeks but is known as a Scottish and Irish instrument.Source: Foster, Ellsworth D. The American Educator (Chicago: Ralph Durham Company, 1921) Had viral collagists, God Speed You! Black Emperor occupied a space somewhere in Europe between 1969 and 1975, they

family guy

I picked up two booksfrom the 2nd hand store.Kinky Friedman;Early Dashiell Hammett.A zippered jacket for Milowith embroidered dogs.It is much too big for him,Still.Of the two exercises inRunning to Seed,I prefer the Hammett.Hard Spined.Hard Boiled.Not quited there yet,Flawed,better between Sacramentoand Tijuana. The Hop.My older son’s hairhas grown way pastShoulder-length.All but half way toHis ass.I am

@sshole

A couple of days ago, I was deliberating on the apparent demise of certain voices. Some articulate pockets of resistance. Querulous individuality. “The curious vilage of Blog houses a fragile temple. Twatter made a dent on it. Bookface corroded its foundation,” I wrote. Of course, that is only part of it. The relief is that

falun gong | falun dafa

As I mentioned by way of aside, our recently expanded family of six chanced upon some volunteers and practitioners of Falun Gong in the park. Actually, there were seven of us. Less than magnificent. Enticed there by the spectacle of carnival atmosphere, our minor logistical nightmare was all but devoured by incipient rainbow of colour.

droogs of stonehenge

  Now. It is my assumption that the following 2’57” is not some veiled reference to NASA fueled excesses over the plains of New Mexico. Or covert cold war dramas outrunning missiles over Soviet air space. Tearing the back seat out of the sound barrier. This, despite dandified drummer Steve Tindall’s passing resemblance to Thunderclap

index SIN CD 9

Albrecht Dürer icesHuffs of breath.Bandanas shiver, Pimple at 2:00 AM.Between the kitchen andthis porch,Refrigerator motors idle. ib ‘The Knight, The Devil and Death‘ Written and produced by Craig Leon; Mark E. Smith; Simon Rogers. Note: the version subsequently compiled on ‘Sinister Waltz‘ is the truncated backing track, shorn of Brix Smith’s utterances. Far from airless