i'm only sleeping

My gut tells me the same

I look forward to a "Jesus etc" in an urbi et orbi homily

Just finished watching "The Sopranos" (Spanish translated), a quarter centrury after its ending. The best thing, and actor (James Gandolfini, RIP) I have ever seen on TV!

Hala Madrid!

Califone - villagers https://califonemusic.bandcamp.com/album/villagers

A tape of the late show of Garcia & Saunders (11/5/74) in NY where legend has that John Lennon attended has surfaced in the usual sites. You can hear John's voice commenting on the show! Jerry Garcia's middle finger explains the thing https://jgmf.blogspot.com/2023/01/between-bottom-lines-lennon-and-garcia.html

GD and jazz. My only Christmas song is Run Rudolph Run, wit. Pigpen's GD. Otherwise, I run away from christmas music as quickly as from the devil.

Same here...except for Johnny Cash cover of Personal Jesus

Yesterday Wilco played in my hometown Madrid...although I could not attend this time. Here is a (unedited, sorry) Google translation of their sold-out gig. Original Spanish chronicle in https://www.elmundo.es/cultura/musica/2022/06/28/62bac20421efa0d94b8b45ca.html Surrendered to Wilco The Chicago band, which presents a new album, uncorked its powers in a dazzling concert. A master class that, departing from the country, married to Gram Parsons with Television PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOUAFP Jeff Tweedy metabolized the pandemic by writing dozens of songs. Every day he sent

Kyiv Calling (official cover "The Clash - London Calling") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLCiA38No3Y

I am old enough to recall my parents paranoia with the missile crisis in Cuba in the '60. My only hopes for this horror are a rebellion of oligarchs or a coup d'état in Russia.

Upcoming Scorsese biopic on Jerry/GD https://deadline.com/2021/11/jonah-hill-jerry-garcia-martin-scorsese-grateful-dead-pic-apple-1234875832/

song popularity as a contagious process... "Electronic music has a basic R number of 3,430, making it the most infectious music genre" https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspa.2021.0457

Thanks for the heads-up tinnitus, I will check out that band. As for jams, I have enjoyed some by Spafford

Jeff sings For You (I'd Do Anything) in the tribute to Rocky Erikson https://lightintheattic.bandcamp.com/album/may-the-circle-remain-unbroken-a-tribute-to-roky-erickson

Not on ECM but it could have been therein, I think; I have been enjoying Markus Stockhausen - Wild Life http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/video/markus-stockhausen/27658 Merry Christmas, VCers!

GD is electronic Dixieland... Crosby on Jerry https://variety.com/2020/music/news/david-crosby-remembers-jerry-garcia-grateful-dead-anniversary-1234729939/ -------------

Peter Green RIP. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53539989 ...the only Fleetwood Mac I cared

"Why Do So Many People Love The Grateful Dead Now?" https://uproxx.com/indie/grateful-dead-young-people-popularity/ really?

Thanks for the heads up, I'm gonna buy some Califone

Another Dylan message, I contain multitudes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgEP8teNXwY&feature=youtu.be

I have two of his "impossible" compilations. The guy got Keith Richards to cover Mingus and Tom Waits singing Disney, not within everyone's reach! RIP

a dissection of the Dylan song https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/murder-most-foul-and-the-haunting-of-america/

Wow! this song is... fantastic!