Oil Can Boyd

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Yes - I went back to the Color of Water because I had read both Deacon King Kong and The Good Lord Bird last year and really liked them. (And I actually thought the showtime version of The Good Lord Bird was pretty good.)

I'm a big fan of the Sodajerker podcast where two guys from Liverpool talk with songwriters about songwriting. Jeff was on the most recent episode: https://www.sodajerker.com/episode-184-jeff-tweedy/

I still get a rush at the opening notes of Harborcoat.

One of my favorite albums from last year was Tanya Donelly and the Parkington Sisters. It's all covers and it's great.

Amanda Gorman - wow!

Watched this for the first time in a while (maybe since it came out) and, for me, it holds up.

I'm a little late to the game but we just watched Portrait of a Lady on Fire and thought it was great.

Leroy Bach was in the band at that time (playing guitar, keyboards, and background vocals).

Chez - right back atcha. Yes, I really liked Ryan's book. I was born and raised in the Boston area (and am still here) so much of what he wrote really resonated. I learned a lot about Van Morrison and the weird stuff going on in Boston/Cambridge at the time. Highly recommend the book.

That album and Tiny Cities were really big for me (but I have a tough time listening to Kozelek now).

Wow - nice!

Apparently ed fromohio is having a tough time: https://www.gofundme.com/f/ed-fromohio-firehose-crawford-needs-our-help

Linking threads, wasn't that the top selling album of all time at Other Music?

Oh I am sure the intimidation was as much about me as it was them. The time I went in I was rushed and I couldn't quite figure out how things were sorted and wasn't sure what I was looking for. I spent a lot of time in that neighborhood from '86 to '88 and had it been around then I am sure I would have been a regular.