tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post6597071048719572085..comments2023-10-19T05:40:59.162-04:00Comments on Sippican Cottage: Do An Act Long Enough, And The Act Starts Doing YouSippicanCottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-80667860643729542012-09-25T19:05:44.083-04:002012-09-25T19:05:44.083-04:00That was tingle worthy.
I'd be jealous, but ...That was tingle worthy. <br /><br />I'd be jealous, but you pull those out so often, I'm mostly in awe. Mostly :)Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204019386677018162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-30688090964251325952012-09-24T17:44:42.649-04:002012-09-24T17:44:42.649-04:00I sheepishly admit I got a little tingle writing t...I sheepishly admit I got a little tingle writing that. SippicanCottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-47541085209203396282012-09-24T16:50:13.621-04:002012-09-24T16:50:13.621-04:00"The Picture of Mixolydian Gray"
It'..."The Picture of Mixolydian Gray"<br /><br />It's phrases like this that keep me coming back. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204019386677018162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-48782645330586820432012-09-06T02:48:19.876-04:002012-09-06T02:48:19.876-04:00Can't help noticing the exact same rap I'v...Can't help noticing the exact same rap I've gotten when I expressed my ennui about hip for the last 40+ years.<br /><br />"You need to lighten up, man."<br /><br />It bores me, kids. What's heavy about that? The heaviness would seem to reside in the pretentiousness of hipsters, for that matter, but whatever. Just don't make me listen to it and we'll be fine.<br /><br />And am I imagining that none of you culturati picked up on the "Mixolydian Gray" line? For shame.Rob De Wittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-3905517279450244102012-09-04T21:31:48.571-04:002012-09-04T21:31:48.571-04:00Gotta agree with Les Cargill, y'all: lighten u...Gotta agree with Les Cargill, y'all: lighten up. I can still remember, as a high school kid, being blown away by his album Small Change. He continues to stretch his limits and writes extraordinary songs. <br /> I play his music regularly at work, to predictably mixed reviews. And, sigh, my 10-year-old daughter says, "He sounds like a monster." when I play him in the car.<br />He is indeed an acquired taste-- Laphroaig for the soul.Cachinnosushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204231448146705674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-83058199984283342152012-09-02T23:03:37.143-04:002012-09-02T23:03:37.143-04:00I love the juxtaposition of that silly lyric and t...I love the juxtaposition of that silly lyric and the lovely piano..there is an underlying sweetness. That is what slays me.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284936021406079076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-51871686767395796802012-09-02T21:31:53.137-04:002012-09-02T21:31:53.137-04:00C'mon folks... gee whiz... aren't WE getti...C'mon folks... gee whiz... aren't WE getting SO hard to please?? It's show biz!! Lighten up! Here's Tom Waits demonstrating his genius... his magic...his generosity that we even get to witness his.... oh.... whatever.... just watch this and tell me you ain't impressed...<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_0E7x3Nqys Tom Hylandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-24802647787258471292012-09-02T16:23:56.642-04:002012-09-02T16:23:56.642-04:00That clip was smokin'. Suspend a little more d...<br />That clip was smokin'. Suspend a little more disbelief and see what you get back next time. <br /><br />Might sound cynical, but it's *all* an act. His is, at least, a good one. <br /><br /><br />Les Cargillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14671658993300494101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-64576423058358825652012-09-01T19:25:24.198-04:002012-09-01T19:25:24.198-04:00Tom Waits seems to be following me. My recent next...Tom Waits seems to be following me. My recent next-door neighbors keep telling me how hip it is to see him in the neighborhood (Sebastopol, Lorraine). Sigh.<br /><br />Anyhow, hipsters have always bored the pants off me, I never much cared for him, and the current example is unlistenable - but "The Picture of Mixolydian Gray" is just exquisite.<br /><br /><em>Damn</em> we're literate.Rob De Wittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-87598756834671036522012-09-01T13:33:56.601-04:002012-09-01T13:33:56.601-04:00Odd. I live in a very small town in No. California...Odd. I live in a very small town in No. California. Tom is 1st cousin to a friend of mine and was very close to her father. He died in his 90's a couple of years ago and Tom sang at the memorial service. I knew the only chance I ever had to see him perform was at the service and since I knew the family and father I went. He sang in a perfectly normal voice. I thought the rasp was damage from long term booze, smoke and rough singing. I was very surprised. He is very odd though. I declined the hang around meet and greet as I have always thought to keep the art and the artist apart. I was raised in Hollywood and around many of the late greats of the time and learned that I didn't like any of them for who they were but from what they did with a script and camera work or music and lights. <br /><br />So for what it is worth, Tom can sing if he chooses to do so. Why he doesn't is any bodies guess. My 2 cents worth.lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05442150597701836126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-69265242890381778412012-09-01T09:22:57.127-04:002012-09-01T09:22:57.127-04:00I liked Tom Waits back when I was young and actual...I liked Tom Waits back when I was young and actual musical notes came out of his throat. Some of his melodies slayed me. Now, either my ears have gone bad, or his have.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284936021406079076noreply@blogger.com