Today’s One-Liner (#63)
I believe in God—Bach’s God. –Glenn Gould, in Kevin Bazzana, Wondrous Strange: The Life and Art of Glenn Gould
Category: Music
Today’s One-Liner (#17)
Show a little faith, there’s magic in the night. –Bruce Springsteen, Thunder Road
Gratitude/1
For Dr. Erin Nealon, who introduced me to Jojo [Jonathan Richman] circa early 2000. Even right now as I write this, I’ve got That Summer Feeling… We still need more parties in the USA.
Today’s One-Liner (#7)
Na na na nananana, nannana, hey Jude –Beatles, August 1968
Andrew Ivers’ Perfect Timing
“Play La Marseillaise. Play it!”
“Words Words Words”
Indeed, the very use of the word “revolution” is suspect because every historical event that people want to invest with drama and importance is given the honorific title “revolution.” –Avishai Margalit, Views in Review: Politics…
Perduring Truth
It is, indeed, not necessary to shew by many instances what all mankind confess, by an incessant call for variety, and restless pursuit of enjoyments, which they value only because unpossessed. –Dr. Samuel Johnson, The…
“Some Nights, You Need a Shot of Dylan”
Knocking’ on Heaven’s Door
One of This Afternoon’s Gratitudes
A song from a film….
“Tomorrow Belongs to Me”
“Music can madden and it can help heal the broken mind. If it can be the ‘food of love,’ it can also trigger the feasts of hatred.” –George Steiner, Errata: An Examined Life, 81.