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cheever street, late afternoon. a muffled roar pulses from a garage near the end of the block. from outside the clamor is hard to recognize, but the roar demands attention. more than one neighbor watches their clock for the agreed upon curfew of six pm to arrive, when they [...]
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with number 34 i begin the second year of monday songs. i hope to be a bit more consistent in 2010, in songwriting, in many things…
another in the “mind on fire” cycle. mostly speaks for itself, in that it says very little, and suggests less. and more.
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number 33. jesus’s age when he languished on the cross. the age i was when i slipped over the edge. i was well aware of the jesus connection. in fact, i had a crucifixion of my own. but that is for another monday.
the escalation to psychosis took some days, [...]
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manic depression is always portrayed by a kinetic actor balancing energy and speed.
but there is another mood that is just as prevalent: the racing mind and quiet body. thinking done with teeth gritted, grinding and grinding.
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this week we embark on open-ended exploration of the height of heights, and the depths of despair.
wait a minute, that was what “connect the dots” was all about. minus the height of heights.
ten years ago today (september 21, 1999) i lost my mind and spent the better part of [...]
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[show note: i'll be at the pub at vios again next monday (mar 2). i hope to be doing this once a month, maybe first monday each month. still solidifying. see you there.]
number 14. not the pink floyd song.
this little ditty was conceived as a number for a post-modern [...]
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[special note: i hope to see all of you seattle-ites tonight at the pub at vios. 65th st and 20th ave in north seattle. its free. kids welcome. i start at 7pm. see you there.]
with number twelve, we complete the first album. and free at that.
i couldn’t make up [...]
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[special note 2: playing tonight at the pub at Vios at 7pm (beneath third place books on 65th st and 20th ave in north seattle). i will also be playing there next monday. been trying to put together a number of monday songs for live performance. we'll see how [...]
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number six. that’s an album side so far…
i had it in mind to write something with a new year’s theme. and with the world in the state it is and obama promising a sincere effort but no guarantees, i stuck on the subject of change and how it rarely [...]
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number three.
the guts of this song - chords, melody, the phrase “it’s your birthday” - came to me a couple years ago on a family camping trip, playing it over and over by the campfire. i imagined paul mccartney singing it, solo, with an acoustic guitar, but as i [...]
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