I have better things to do, I know. But here I am, figuring out how to put music files on my blog. It's been so long since I've played my guitar the calluses are gone and my fingers are clay, but I couldn't resist trying out Garageband, which lets me record to my laptop and then apply effects. The ditty below combines "heavy blues" and "screeching guitar," which has a sort of a Big Brother and the Holding Company feel to it. Then I found this imeem.com site, which could be habit forming. I call it Acid Blues.
So, this weeks poll. Having heard Acid Blues, should I or should I not quit my day job? As always, the poll is at top right.
The results are in. Nine out of ten believe I should "Keep My Day Job!" OK. I believe you. To the minority who thinks I should strike out for acid-inspired stardom, I say, "Thanks, but maybe not right now."
Having been present to Janice and Big Brother and the Holding Company at the Shrine in LA amid smoke and strobes, about all I can say in listening to this is, "Thanks for rekindling the memory." Now if you can find a pseudo-Janice to front your guitar, we'll probably rave,...
“Being is becoming,” and if we’re not “becoming,” we’re probably not doing much “being” either. This blog was started in a half-assed attempt at self-excavation. I have at least two unusual personality traits. The first is that I’m abnormally comfortable with ambiguity. I can happily muck about in the gray areas for years on end. This is probably why I love Seattle. The other is that I have a completely unrealistic belief in my own agency, which I tend to act upon. This blog has changed my life in more ways than I ever imagined. As my job as ED of a activist newspaper sold by homeless people, my vision for organizing, my thinking as a teacher, my history as a working-poor loser turned middle-class “advocate,” and my life as a parent swirled about me, this blog has been a path toward the center. We live in dangerous times, and the seductions to an easy, half-lived life of anesthetized materialism are all around. I have come to understand that my work is to be a revolutionary, both out in the world and within myself, turning over what is old, rotten, stale, and repressive, and building for a future where we can all find happiness and have the things we truly need.
The results are in. Nine out of ten believe I should "Keep My Day Job!" OK. I believe you. To the minority who thinks I should strike out for acid-inspired stardom, I say, "Thanks, but maybe not right now."
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4 comments:
I'm confused. Is the title Acid Blues or is that the description? What is My Song 2? Is that the title? What happened to Your Song 1?
My assessment; You're an acid head Garfunkel in search of a like minded Simon. You need better titles at least.
I'd say don't quit your day job but as you know I'm not a disinterested party.
Why don't you bring your guitar to work?
"Uta", you don't know of what you are asking. He has.
Having been present to Janice and Big Brother and the Holding Company at the Shrine in LA amid smoke and strobes, about all I can say in listening to this is, "Thanks for rekindling the memory." Now if you can find a pseudo-Janice to front your guitar, we'll probably rave,...
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