Busman's Holiday

Been listening to great music, per the 1000 Recordings book. It's wonderful to listen to great music.

Oh, but then there is the marvelous break of the music that will never reach 1000-recordings status. Tonight I started with the magnificent Erykah Badu, but then, reeling from her perfect layered reinterpretations of R&B, I slid into a Shirley Manson playlist, and now I'm listening to Peaches, and really, know what? Still a place for this sort of thing.

Two words: Romeo Void. Three more: Bow Wow Wow.

You know? I do want candy.

Comments

[Addy]

Wow. Gartner and blogging a long way from Applewhite's classes...We typed our poems on a typewriter back then. By senior year there were "computer pods" and lines to get on them. Looking up folks on dukealumni.com thinking about the __ year reunion (can't say it out loud - in denial) and got here. Peace to you and yours.

[tom moon]

hey! just found your blog! I'm flattered and sorta blown away by it....your reaction in the post above (about how it's nice to listen to great music)pretty much sums up my last three years. I'm going through withdrawl of sorts now.

thanks and stay in touch....

tm

ps: fwiw, Ms Badu is in the book: Mama's Gun! so so great...

[Whit Andrews]

Addy, above, has been begged for detail. One can hope.

[Whit Andrews]

I'm charmed that Tom Moon dropped by the blog -- this is the magic of PingBack, one assumes, or Google Alerts. In any event, it's a delight to have a reason to listen to music that's new to me, and music that's not. I feel less aimless in the miracle of subscription music, and that's wonderful. Thanks, to Tom Moon, for his fine book and wishes for a way out of withdrawal as soon as he can find it. (Unfortunately, I'm sure 1000 Recordings will need a revision before he knows it. Can't deny a franchise.)