
I usually try and post live or rare stuff, but every once in a while I feel the need to post just a regular old RIAA lawsuit waiting to happen song. While listening to Tiger Trap when I was writing yesterday's post, I looked up in my iTunes playlist and saw this This Mortal Coil song. I don't think I've listened to it in years. With over 17,000 songs in my music collection now, there's a ton of stuff that doesn't get listened to on a regular basis. This Kim Deal/Tanya Donelly vocal collaboration easily stands out as the best [...]
I was miserable in high school and being a typical self-centered teenager, I thought this made me unique despite all those John Hughes movies to the contrary. My musical selection for my "Songs That Got Me Through High School" mix tape will give you 78 minutes of my mid-eighties strum und angst. Onwards to the music with minor commentary. 1. Major Tom (Coming Home) by Peter Schilling The first two albums I ever bought were The Police's Synchronicity [...]

Point Sur Lighthouse at Dusk Dear Friends, though I am back in town, I fear I may still be scarce. My Dearest Mother-In-Law is nearing the end of her journey through this life. It is only a matter of the shortest time. Probably hours, a few days at the most. We are all doing our best to help ease and guide her on her way. She is ready to go. But though we all knew it was approaching, the end of this voyage is proving hard, much harder than any [...]