"Driving home, the sky accelerates, and the clouds all form, a geometric shape, and it goes fast, you think of the past." I've been reading this book of poetry that deals with the lifespan of a relationship from the writer's perspective. each poem is a glimpse into a moment of these two people, allowing the …
We move like cagey tigers
Child of the City Santa Monica Boulevard every Sunday the same blocks passed by through blurry windows, Kate smoking those candy-coloured mile-long cigarettes, Jamie in the backseat mixing drinks Weldon gawking at all the pretty boys the billboards Mike rattling off his latest latests me singing along to 'Lovecats' for the umpteenth time sipping rum …
Friday Five :: Just for one day
Heroes (live) :: David Bowie 1. I used to drive down to the beach, at night, in an attempt to clear my thoughts and emotions when things at home just got to be too much. This was in my first car, when I first had discovered the delicious freedom of driving while listening to music …
I know I only got this moment, and its good
"Laying in bed tonight I was thinking, and listening to all the dogs, and the sirens and the shots, and how the careful man tries to dodge the bullets, while a happy man takes a walk. And, maybe it is time to live." It is beyond easy to give up and give in to the …
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You Are Home :: The 90’s
List Your Favorite Songs from the 90’s courtesy of Music Listography : Your Life In (Play)Lists Editor's Note: I have decicided that it matters not what decade, this question is just rough on me; 10 years is a lot of music to choose from, and so many songs to narrow down. I am forever feeling …
The 80’s :: So, what’s the point of robbery if nothing is worth taking?
Video Killed the Radio Star :: Adam & the Ants :: Stand & Deliver Stand and Deliver, from the Prince Charming album, hit the U.K. radio charts in 1981. It was sometime in 1984 that Adam and the Ants, and the Prince Charming album, had its impact on me. I was at a newly made …
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The 90’s :: Let your tears rain down me
"The finger of blame has turned upon itself, and I'm more than willing to offer myself. Do you want my presence, or need my help? Who knows where that might lead. IÂ fall." History lesson: Fall at your Feet is a 1991 song by Crowded House, from their 1991 album Woodface. It is the only song …
Much communication in a motion
“When the Samba takes you out of nowhere, and the background's fading, out of focus. Yes, the picture's changing, every moment, and your destination, you don't know it." Avalon was one of those albums that I played over and over again, letting the songs - this one especially - fill the room, and in the …