Sadness

Teri took Sebastian shopping yesterday, and put him in the cart.

"When can I come out of the cart?"

"When your father and I decide that we can trust you."

Sadly: "Are you ever going to trust me again?"

When I got home, he asked me if he would still have to sit in the cart when he was a teenager. My poor little boy...

Sadness

Teri took Sebastian shopping yesterday, and put him in the cart.

"When can I come out of the cart?"

"When your father and I decide that we can trust you."

Sadly: "Are you ever going to trust me again?"

When I got home, he asked me if he would still have to sit in the cart when he was a teenager. My poor little boy...

A Gift

Stan Ridgway is an American original - a real character. He's also a damned good musician.

If you've heard of him at all, it's probably as the lead singer of Wall of Voodoo; their best-known song was "Mexican Radio". But that was a long time ago, and he's been solo for many years.

His music is like the essence of the American southwest; dry, ironic, clever, a little seedy and desperate. A lot of his songs are stories, too, usually about the dark side of life. But there's a lot of humor underneath.

By the way, I saw him perform at a nightclub in the Boston area eight or nine years ago. He did a damn good show, and sounded as good as he does on his records. Which is, in my experience, pretty unusual.

What I have for you today is a "what the hell?" song. That's what I said the first time I heard it, but a year or two later, when I played the album again, it jumped into my head and stayed there. Stan and his band apparently like it too; I've heard that they perform it at almost every concert, sometimes extending it and jamming for a long time.

By the way, Teri said "what the hell?" when I first played it for her, too. That was about a year ago. Maybe I should play it for her again.

This is a relatively low-quality rip - 64 kbps. It's just over 2 megabytes. Give it a try, and see if it makes you say "what the hell?" too.

Stan Ridgway - (OK?) Uba's House of Fashions

Oh yeah - the first 24 seconds are...um...not exactly related. They're the "OK?" portion of the song. Uba's is the better (and louder) part.

Happy New Year!

A Gift

Stan Ridgway is an American original - a real character. He's also a damned good musician.

If you've heard of him at all, it's probably as the lead singer of Wall of Voodoo; their best-known song was "Mexican Radio". But that was a long time ago, and he's been solo for many years.

His music is like the essence of the American southwest; dry, ironic, clever, a little seedy and desperate. A lot of his songs are stories, too, usually about the dark side of life. But there's a lot of humor underneath.

By the way, I saw him perform at a nightclub in the Boston area eight or nine years ago. He did a damn good show, and sounded as good as he does on his records. Which is, in my experience, pretty unusual.

What I have for you today is a "what the hell?" song. That's what I said the first time I heard it, but a year or two later, when I played the album again, it jumped into my head and stayed there. Stan and his band apparently like it too; I've heard that they perform it at almost every concert, sometimes extending it and jamming for a long time.

By the way, Teri said "what the hell?" when I first played it for her, too. That was about a year ago. Maybe I should play it for her again.

This is a relatively low-quality rip - 64 kbps. It's just over 2 megabytes. Give it a try, and see if it makes you say "what the hell?" too.

Stan Ridgway - (OK?) Uba's House of Fashions

Oh yeah - the first 24 seconds are...um...not exactly related. They're the "OK?" portion of the song. Uba's is the better (and louder) part.

Happy New Year!