I mean, about victory and all that. Anyone?
P and I watched the season finale of The Wire last night on HBO, after watching season 3 this summer and then backing up and catching up with the first 2 years while we were watching this season. It only got a little confusing, but I guess It's obvious that I liked it and found it totally absorbing enough to watch it all convoluted like that. Last night's episode was one of the more bleak of the lot, although I think that's true of the whole season, and I am sure that part of what I respect so much about the show is its commitment to being honest when illuminating realities about life for poor African-Americans in (mostly Western) Baltimore. (Season Two dealt more with working class white people, also taking an unblinkling look. This season added issues of education and NCLB testing to the ongoing themes of street life, policing, drugs, 'soldiering', class issues, and city politics. I was totally addicted, not only to the great writing and compassionate character development, but also to the honesty I already mentioned. It's not for the faint of heart, though.
Song Of The Day
Tom Waits, Way Down In The Hole
opening credits, The Wire (earlier seasons)
And...how could I not? It's just not as good, to me, but why not?
Richard Thompson isn't only good at serious songs. Part of why he's worth seeing live is because he's so damn funny (both between and within songs). This is one of his only lasting covers, part of his 1000 years of Popular Music album. I just had to post this as a b-side to the other one.
We saw Richard Thompson at Villa Montalvo last night, and he was as FUN as ever. He has many hilarious and silly songs, but since I'm in the winter mood, I had to post this one.
1) A good song helps everything.
2) This song helps because it reminds me not take the destruction of my email account so seriously. Life gets a lot worse.
Today's song of the day is inspired by too many people and too many things to list. I am thankful to have so many and so much to be inspired by and to be made to feel hopeful.
So, I'm taking guitar lessons, and I am such a beginner, but the great part about it is it's making me think about old songs I love and what I really want to learn. My teacher likes to start one new song a week, so I kind of have to always have ideas. But I am really enjoying rediscovering songs I have loved all my life. So I thought I'd post the soundtrack of some of my days, just to share. I am actually learning how to play this song.
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LazyFig said:
Love Jonathan. Doubt I will ever see him live, so I'm jealous! read more
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<!!sipsyd00dle!!> said:
Sorry so lame, what doe sthis mean? Is it in some kind of secret code??People?? read more
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