Screw “Go Tell Aunt Rhody” — teach kids music by letting them play Led Zeppelin!
I feel fortunate to have come upon this clip earlier in the week. It’s been giving me a renewed sense of hope for civilization ever since! Honest to God, whoever … Continue reading
Moving violations
Poking my nose just above the water to say, Whoa, I’d forgotten how stressful it is to move! We’ve had a hell of a 2015 so far: buying a new … Continue reading
Today I think I’ll use… Sesquipedalian
It’s fun to use obscure literary and rhetorical terms that nobody knows for techniques that we use all the time. All sesquipedalian really is is using incredibly long, multisyllabic words. … Continue reading
Spots of time
Apropos of nothing in terms of writing, but what a strange time it is here at Casa de Kev. We’re set up to move to our new house in just … Continue reading
Willie Dixon is n-n-n-nervous
What a line-up, featuring Willie Dixon, Memphis Slim, T-Bone Walker, and Jump Jackson. You can imagine Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey hearing this in ’62 and saying, “Oi, mate. What … Continue reading
This boy’s life
Are you getting the feeling that Boyhood is going to win the Best Picture Oscar on Sunday? We just caught it on DVD the other night(s) (it’s long!), ready to … Continue reading
Original song Thursday
Woke up one morning and it seemed I had the blues. Wrote a song about it. Here it is. Sometimes, your blues don’t go away unless you sing ‘em out … Continue reading
