this is too much like when I first moved to Montreal... days after the Polytechnique mass murder in which women/feminists were explicitly targetted; weeks before the start of the Oka crisis, with the Canadian Army laying siege to two Mohawk communities; months before the build up to Gulf War I; and personally, having no work, much sturm and drang in my immediate vicinity, etc.
now, it's the war in Afghanistan/Iraq and lingering effects in Lebanon/Gaza; it's our minority government acting like an unquestioned dictatorship - and it is virtually unquestioned - implementing a full slate of Bush legislation at a pace and with an apparent lack of outrage that Bush himself must envy; it's the Dawson shooting a few weeks ago; and personally, it's the quiet slipping away of my in-laws and the end of my work contracts - leaving me in limbo...
today was a beautiful sunny day in my forced retirement... I went and bought beer that I have now finished, I bought and ate a fine slice of pizza, I
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why you of course, as regards the photography (not the depression). venezuela does sound like fun. i want to play drums or just breakdance. yes, more. let's do prince.
If you don't already have it, you should lay your hands on TV On the Radio's Return to Cookie Mountain... It'll cure what ails you! Great politics and a great mix of soul, doo wop [!], hip hop, and rock.
I've got some music of my own on the way - definitely not doo wop, but more experimentalish, etc. I have one track completely available (just let me know) and two more on the wway...
my internet... connection... is very... slow... at the moment, but I'm trying to send you a link to a music file. hopefully this will work. otherwise, i'll send you a cd.
what're we gonna do?
this is too much like when I first moved to Montreal... days after the Polytechnique mass murder in which women/feminists were explicitly targetted; weeks before the start of the Oka crisis, with the Canadian Army laying siege to two Mohawk communities; months before the build up to Gulf War I; and personally, having no work, much sturm and drang in my immediate vicinity, etc.
now, it's the war in Afghanistan/Iraq and lingering effects in Lebanon/Gaza; it's our minority government acting like an unquestioned dictatorship - and it is virtually unquestioned - implementing a full slate of Bush legislation at a pace and with an apparent lack of outrage that Bush himself must envy; it's the Dawson shooting a few weeks ago; and personally, it's the quiet slipping away of my in-laws and the end of my work contracts - leaving me in limbo...
today was a beautiful sunny day in my forced retirement... I went and bought beer that I have now finished, I bought and ate a fine slice of pizza, I ( ... )
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thanks for the link (and also for sharing).
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I've got some music of my own on the way - definitely not doo wop, but more experimentalish, etc. I have one track completely available (just let me know) and two more on the wway...
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i absolutely want to hear anything you've done...just tell me how to get my claws on it.
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