A Tom Papa quote got me all choked up a few weeks ago. I heard it right before I did a thing. A BIG thing. But first, the quote. It's from his book, You’re Doing Great!: And Other Reasons To Stay Alive. We're all somewhat unpleasant--which is another way of saying disgusting--and we're all flawed. All of … Continue reading Look! I Did A Thing (+Tom Papa On What Love Is)
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Relationship Mirrors (And Isbells, And Shires)
Jason Isbell’s Running With Our Eyes Closed documentary has a few moments of spouseful spatting that make it particularly remarkable. You just don’t see stuff like this. Hardly anywhere - for good reasons I’m sure. Isbell and his wife, Amanda Shires, are successful artists in their own right. Trudging through their pasts and various source … Continue reading Relationship Mirrors (And Isbells, And Shires)
Life Is So Rich / Life Is So S*** (Scott Galloway Edition)
Scott Galloway’s been on a rollercoaster these last few weeks. On one day his newsletter was winning awards, and the next his CNN+ show (along with the whole network) was being cancelled. Like I said - rollercoaster. How he handled it is worth stopping to reflect on. We talk so much about the things people … Continue reading Life Is So Rich / Life Is So S*** (Scott Galloway Edition)
Sunday Music: Take On Me, Take Me On
Hey! Sundays are for music. As a music-maker working in a less-than-musically focused world, this is my way to connect what I’m doing, thinking, and feeling with my favorite mode of expression This week I’ve been listening to… "Take On Me." You know the song. You know the video. BUT, here's how an Unplugged performance … Continue reading Sunday Music: Take On Me, Take Me On
Sunday Music: My Baby Just Cares For Me
It’s such a simple looping phrase. But that’s what love is too, right? Simple. It might not be one of Nina Simone’s most complex or intricate performances, but it’s one of my favorites. Here’s “My Baby Just Cares For Me” (with a lovely 80’s claymation video too): https://youtu.be/eYSbUOoq4Vg
Podcast Of The Week: “Heartburn” By Nora Ephron
Ok, it’s an audiobook, but it’s short enough to only be a few podcasts long at <6 hours. Somebody out there needs this. Either because life and relationships are hard, adulting is confusing, or your vinaigrette recipe needs an update. Nora Ephron’s “Heartburn” is like a coming-of-middle-age story. It’s about dealing with failed or failing … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: “Heartburn” By Nora Ephron
Sunday Music: Bold As Love
“Bold As Love” is one of those Jimi Hendrix songs I’ll go back to a million times. It’s a song about colors in the lyrics as much as in the music itself. On the guitar alone, he moves us from soulful whisper, to blistering, fuzzed-out distortion, to sheer psychedelia, and then back again. The band … Continue reading Sunday Music: Bold As Love
Sunday Music: Hate It When You Leave
Sometimes a song captures a feeling so completely, it exists beyond the lyrics, chords, and rhythms. I fell down a Steve Jordan rabbit hole a few weeks ago and found “Hate It When You Leave” by Keith Richards on my trip. It’s magic. An aching, melancholy, pleading magic, but magic nonetheless. hate it when you … Continue reading Sunday Music: Hate It When You Leave
Sunday Music: Ladies And Gentlemen, The DJ Just Threw Up On The Dance Floor
There’s something about the climactic, unmitigated disaster in this song that’s so… relatable. Ladies and gentlemenThe DJ just threw upOn the dance floorParty is overTime to go It’s also the bridge of the song. It’s not the little stories in the verses or the comment in the chorus that, “I must have liked it a … Continue reading Sunday Music: Ladies And Gentlemen, The DJ Just Threw Up On The Dance Floor
Sunday Music: Starting Over
Change is hard. Even when it’s for the better. Chris Stapleton tackles moving forward in the title track to his latest album, “Starting Over.” It’s a life song and it’s a love song. It’s a song about reaching out and letting go. It’s a song about not knowing what comes next but knowing what matters. … Continue reading Sunday Music: Starting Over