We, we will skate across the surface of the storm as if we're wheeling sea-birds.

It's nasty outside. Luckily, I had time to mow the lawn today before the storm. I listened to XTC's 'English Settlement' as I mowed. It's a fantastic album! Colin Moulding comes up with some of the best (pop music) bass lines this side of Paul McCartney. I always loved his song writing as well. Here's his song; Ball and Chain from English Settlement:



Andy Partridge's songs in general took a while to grow on me; but when I turned around I really understood what I was missing. Especially on English Settlement. Here's a cool live version of Yacht Dance from the same album.

Be safe and have a great weekend!

Glassworks

Hail, flooding waters, thunder and lightning. Welcome to Spring! I'm going to let Philip Glass usher this one in. It's a very ominous day and I think some Glass would suit us quite nicely today.

My First Request

Yeah that's right, I'm taking requests. I'm hoping to get more and once a week I will go on and play the most fitting for that particular day. You never know you might just make the "cut". Get it? Chicago Cut…make the cut? I know. That was awful.
If you're in Chicago you know it's a shit day. Chances are you're in a zombified state of mind. At the very least this weather has you feeling a bit down. My friend Ximena gave me a song she thought, "was very fitting for the spitting sky and dreariness". I happen to agree with her. What do you think?

Wednesday's Walk in the Rain

Who forgot their umbrella today? Me! So here I am just drying out after my walk in the rain. As I steadily approached the car this morning I sang this to myself...