Otay. It's been a long search. 80% of music is boring. After that, that one was too German, that one was too discordant, that one was too nasty, that one was too amateurish, but this one is just right:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....Afyptuj_ro

. . . until tomorrow, that is. I didn't know the Donald had an album out last year.

lunazure said

I never could bowl worth beans.... I'll be in the corner picking on a guitar or reading a book...

There's an interview of Peter Cetera somewhere about the guys going to Indiana Beach and getting drunk and barfing over themselves. He'd be in the corner picking his guitar, and all the girls would flock to him. He got it.

Well, I am a huge fan of Donald Fagen for many reasons: His music is awesome, he's sharp, he has a bent for nailing absurdity, he makes me laugh, and more I guess; but eventually, I start feeling lowdown after hearing too much of the negative lyrics. Right after I flipped out over Sunken Condos, he went somewhat into shuffle - what I didn't like about Kamakiriad, too. I thought I would like something with the nice brass and fusion jazz rhythms shared by Chicago and Fagen. I would enjoy Fagen without the shuffle and nasty lyrics; I'd like old Chicago without the irritating jagged edge of the riffs. It is cruel to say, but I didn't enjoy Terry Kath's improv, then I didn't like the boom-clap of the post-Cetera era.

Quickly tired of Fagen after listening all night, I ran for the comfort of . . .

SOTWS!

Ah, so beautiful, so smooth, so unabrasive, such a refreshing chill down the spine. My complaint with Justin solo albums is they are so intimate, so personal. It makes me feel like I'm hopping in the middle of somebody's bed. It's weird listening to such profound expressions of love when they're written for HER!

"Blue Eyes" sounds fantastic through earbuds on this computer. I didn't like it at first. The last tracks give me arrhythmia.

I heard about the hole in the world, but not the crack.

I suppose Fagen's lyrics aren't as bad as I thought. I used to think he was saying "Dego freaks." He probably sang something else than what I heard in, say, "Haitian Divorce." Why are we talking about this? I commend those who defect to the inspirational threads. Yes, I love the chording, rhythm, and brass from Fagen and Steely Dan. I was surprised, though, to hear how much Chicago and Fagen/Steely sounded alike.

You seem to be taking a lot of downtime, luna. Are you crazy, or are you just growin' old?1

Sewing isn't fun without a sewing machine. I was joking with somebody a few days ago, remembering the era when I would design and sew my outfits in the morning before work. I had an audience, so I didn't want to disappoint them.

I know the feeling about MB's songs. I would hear one at the grocery store sometimes. You know the scene: 11:00 p.m., drained from work, unable to focus on what you want to get, then you hear a faint bit of Justin, and a lightning bolt shoots up your spine. Then, you walk around the store with a silly grin for the duration. It used to happen when I had the luxury of mall-walking, too. Maybe my favorite was when I was cleaning my room one December 22, and I was immediately sitting on top of the radio. My conscious mind hadn't registered the stimulus, nor did it recollect any time and space between. But one moment I was sweeping, and the next I was on top of the radio. It was the first time I had ever heard "Forever Autumn." It is a glorious song with a glorious voice.

Paper sort! Eek! I've got a box 8" high! Work to back.

lunazure said

Funny I was just thinking about that... when I first found out Justin sang "Forever Autumn".... it was such a huge hit and all over the radios in its time. The day I made the connection between that song and the Moodies I sorta freaked out. He DOES have a voice that gets to you, doesn't it?

Yes.

lunazure said

Justin never sends a bolt up my back....... it's more a "calm focus" sort of thing. A moment when all the thoughts jump out of your head and run around gibbering in circles. He has indecent effects on otherwise perfectly normal rational females....

He's like a refiner's fire, all love. His dirtiest thoughts would inspire me.

lunazure said

I mostly sew to mend.... but try to keep up with the creative side... go through cycles. I have enough fabric to take me well into retirement quilting. Thinking of making quilted jackets... they can be very attractive and arty.

My hat's off to people who can control their lives enough to get some creative time. I have forgotten how.

By request . . .

That was me when somebody stole my purse on the way to a Moodies show.