My father has been transferred to the physical therapy floor at the hospital, and is up and out of bed and walking (a little).  He has not been eating or sleeping very well, though, and that is worrisome.  Now, it looks like he has developed an infection in the incision in his leg, and he says it is burning like mad.  Last we heard, the doctor ( Read more... )

This afternoon, I finally watched Robert Altman's 1973 film adaptation of Chandler's The Long Goodbye.  I was, to say the least, very disappointed.  At first, it had that familiar '70s Altman feel, with a cast of oddballs (Marlowe's nudist/yoga/granola/hippy female neighbors are only the most obvious example), and Marlowe himself is played by ( Read more... )

I am back from my seemingly interminable sojourn up north.  I was glad to sleep in my own bed last night after nearly three weeks on floors or couches.  As much as I enjoy travelling, I am a creature of habit and one who likes a routine---when it comes to my writing, this is almost an absolute necessity, and I got next to nothing accomplished ( Read more... )

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The CDs have been mailed to those good folks who sent me addresses. I apologize for the delay!

Late this afternoon, I attended a lecture, and then a short concert at the Cinemat here in Bloomington.  The Cinemat seems to be a very interesting place: part video store (with a very cool assortment of DVD's), part movie theatre/performance space.  Nifty!

At any rate, the first part, "John Cage's 'Lecture On Nothing'" was... well... not terribly ( Read more... )

Here's the songlist for the CD I finished over the weekend.  Anyone who is interested is welcome to respond, and I will be happy to mail one to you.  Please note that I am slow about getting to the post office, but I will mail you a CD if you are interested.  Just be patient.

THE WATERBOYS, The Whole of the Moon
BELLE & SEBASTIAN, Me & the Major
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Ok, I was adamant that I would not get excited about anything listed on the Wolfgang's Vault website (see the previous post, below), but then I decided, just for shits and giggles (as the kids say), I would look up Tom Waits.

http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/Catalog.aspx?ArtistID=8126&is=text&xferText=tom%20waits&xferCategorySortID=

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Wow!  This is a big help!  Simply incredible...

http://www.keeslau.com/TomWaitsSupplement/Menus/instruments-frameset.htm

This is so cool I can't even believe it!  Television is one of my favorite bands of all time, and Marquee Moon is damned near perfect.  Tom Verlaine was the lead singer and one of the two guitarists, which is not made clear below.  Hit the link immediately below the album cover to listen to the radio program.

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