The bliss starts about 45 seconds in.
(As an aside, I first discovered this video about 13 years ago, and for a stretch I must have played it 15 times a day. Good times. Good times.)… Read on Macduff...
Month: November 2007
Four more things we learned writing “Mankind’s Last Hope”
A week or two ago I took a crack at jotting down a few lessons learned from the MLH experience. Here are four more before it all fades into sandy dream fragments……
1. There are life-enhancing creative outcomes short … Read on Macduff...
Here’s something messed up
It’s the year 2007. 2000. 7.
I’m calling bull-ass* on that one.
* “bull-ass” was my 7-year-old’s best-guess attempt when we asked him if he knew the curse word that started with bull. “Bull-ass?” he said. And oh, how we … Read on Macduff...
My One-Word Review for Tom Shadyac’s “Evan Almighty”
“HoneyGodMadeMeNoah”
(runner up: “OhGod!YouMorganFreeman”)
The days of experimenting with my eggs
have fallen away.
No fennel. No onions any more. No rosemary, no cheese.
All these, pulled beneath the surf
like Godzilla, turning her scaly back on us, taking our
early egg experiments down with her
in a foamy splash.
It’s … Read on Macduff...
Five things we learned writing “Mankind’s Last Hope”
Well, it was a pretty great experience watching the live version of Mankind’s Last Hope come together under the expert direction of Bob Lundy-Paine. Long journey too. I thought, before things fade too much, I’d take a few minutes to … Read on Macduff...
An Interview with Dan Wilson, Part Two
photo credit: James Minchin.
Welcome to the second half of this two-part interview with musician Dan Wilson (Trip Shakespeare, Semisonic), whose new solo CD, Free Life, was just released by American Records/Columbia. If you haven’t already read the first … Read on Macduff...
An Interview with Dan Wilson, Part One
photo credit: Steve Cohen.
Dan Wilson first made his mark with Trip Shakespeare, a Minneapolis-based band featuring Wilson, his brother Matt, bassist John Munson, and drummer Elaine Harris. The four produced a catalog of songs noted for soaring harmonies and … Read on Macduff...