And I see your face approaching, I'm reminded why the ocean loves the shore

[sovay]

The afternoon's mail brought my contributor's copy of Not One of Us #78, containing my poem "Hagstone." It was prompted by a picture taken by a friend of ashlyme's and incorporates some of the cautionary attitude toward antiquities of M. R. James; it belongs to the train issue whose border-blurring motif extends through the stories and poems of Pamela Weis, Lynn Hardaker, Robert Beveridge, Marissa Lingen, Patricia Russo, and more. Please enjoy it to the accompaniment of Chris Smither's "Train Home."

It was a good day for music on WHRB, which introduced me to Lake Street Dive's "Making Do" (2021) and the Black Pumas' "Ice Cream (Pay Phone)" (2023) as I drove to pick up rushthatspeaks for a lovely evening which included sour cherry hamantashn from Mamaleh's and not actually watching any of the movies we talked about except for SNL's "Totino's." On the way home afterward it was Karyn Ellis' "Movie" (2005) and a spectacular assortment of Mexican rock. I am fortunate in the husbands I have in my life.

I have been cheered lately by this use of a kylix, this peat-preserved Bronze Ave village, and everything about this unnecessarily erudite exchange.

Comments

[asakiyume]

I love this "Ice Cream (Pay Phone)"! Thank you for sharing! What an amazing feel-good song (and what a great video, what great people and what a location--I wonder where they filmed it). Jiji listened and watched entranced on my lap. I am going to GET THIS SONG. ... Now to listen to the other one.

ETA: Ouf, well "Making Do" is very, very good too, though on a much more painful note, obviously. Again, I loved the video as well as the song (did you watch the videos of these? Because you found them on the radio, where there's no video, but then to share them you kindly found videos), all the people (plus dog!), all the signs. I liked the one that said "Guitar Solo" that gets held up during the guitar solo.

My subscriber's copy of Not One of Us arrived too--looking forward to plunging in.

And the Healing Angel's ex is bringing us hamantashn!! How's that for lucky? I adore their hamantashn (not that I have a lot of comparators, but I know delicious when I taste it). I bless them for their hamantashn like I bless you for always, always bringing me good music. (Not to mention kylixes, Bronze Age villages, and Latin ... boasts? insult exchanges? weird pillow talk?)

[sovay]

(did you watch the videos of these? Because you found them on the radio, where there's no video, but then to share them you kindly found videos)

I did! I was curious. I heard them first in the order I linked them, which meant a slightly different experience to yours.

My subscriber's copy of Not One of Us arrived too--looking forward to plunging in.

Enjoy! It's a strong issue.

I bless them for their hamantashn like I bless you for always, always bringing me good music.

Thank you! I love that they bring you hamantashn. We'll be making ours tomorrow later this afternoon.

(Not to mention kylixes, Bronze Age villages, and Latin ... boasts? insult exchanges? weird pillow talk?)

Classicists yes-anding the bit, beautifully.