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Careful, he's probably got

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 05:06:18 +0000

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Careful, he's probably got Johnny Rotten or Morrissey duct-taped in a basement somewhere. Like feeding the volcano.

Great piece, Armchair. Now I

Michael Wolraich — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 22:30:52 +0000

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Great piece, Armchair. Now I'm looking forward to your next post.

Thank you - and especially

armchair guerrilla — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 18:17:40 +0000

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Thank you - and especially for saying it twice. As for the Boss - chacun a son gout. After all, "who among us...?"

Thank you!

armchair guerrilla — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 18:14:34 +0000

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Thank you!

Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. And yes!

armchair guerrilla — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 18:13:09 +0000

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Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. And yes!

Great stuff. AG. Though I'm

Michael Maiello — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 15:29:17 +0000

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Great stuff. AG. Though I'm still dismissive of Springsteen.

Enjoyed this, Armchair,and

Oxy Mora — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 14:08:49 +0000

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Enjoyed this, Armchair,and who we share our musical experiences with is key to our enjoyment. Among my progeny they probably go to thirty concerts a year and I try but can't get into it. Maybe weed has something to do with it, I only tried it on 3 occasions.The third and last time was at a party after our chorus had just sung the Brahms Requiem. I cornered a lady there who had previously been a friend and kept telling her she should have children.

I have done choral singing my entire life and am fortunate to have done a lot of touring at an earlier age when I could better manage the travel and tough rehearsal schedules. Yesterday listened to :"Serenade to Music" by Vaughn Williams, based on Merchant of Venice. I understand your comment about "mortality".---one of the soprano parts is so beautiful it just about brought me to my knees---and I could have been o.k. with lifting off the planet from a barn loft in a pasture in Texas.

Enjoy your writing.

Annie Christian and Oh Sister

PeraclesPlease — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 09:38:16 +0000

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Annie Christian and Oh Sister fit the urban transition, Patti Smith, THeads, Grandmaster Flash, Television, Iggy still, Blondie... Off the Wall was Michael's emergence from Gary, Indiana into an artist. Bob Marley was there in the form of The Clash. In some ways, Prince was Zappa evolved - kinky, uberfunny, provocative, bizarre. He was Bowie gone urban, fallen to earth - androgeny on 52 channels, a bit of symbolism but mostly flair. He was Parliament focused - in the groove and more fashionable diapers with a sistership connection. Definitely crossover appeal.

1999 hit small town America, huge. Delirious was on my regular playlist the way Springsteen never would be, sorry Boss.