He talks in a low hum
with no air between the words.
He fills all the space.
He fills all the space.
Hefillsallthespace.
He’s like crickets.
Lunchbreak
He sat down sobbing
into his hands.
50 cents
and he wanted them
to give him a dollar for it.
Retarded. “I hate math.”
And I just wanted to have lunch.
Then he stood, bearded
burly Thor
retarded.
“I hate … Read on Macduff...
Something to remember
Walking is a kind of dance.
Dancing is the only way to move.
(this from my 6-year-old back when she was a 4-or-5-year-old.)
x-post: Meet the Brando
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and the late-great Marlon Brando all are hanging out over at Monkey Vortex Radio Theater. You know, just kinda…kickin’ it. Shouldn’t you?
Listen in on their private conversation in the latest MVRT episode, appropriately enough … Read on Macduff...
Double Agent of Love, instrumental
Here’s an instrumental thang that I’ve been noodling around with for the last week or so.
It goes kinda like this: da da da da, da da da — blinnngggg, da da da. Oh, ya know, it’s a wee thing. … Read on Macduff...
Highway Five
I walk into the restroom
and there are these two guys in
there and it already stinks
and they look at me like
I did something wrong
and I’m thinking hey —
I just got here and then
one of … Read on Macduff...
Second Hand Rose
As a follow up to our smash hit “Bye Bye, Blackbird, here’s the second in a continuing series of occasional piano/vocal jazz standards plucked from bygone days. This time, we’re headed all the way back to 1921 for … Read on Macduff...
Bedtime
She slept in the bed
while he slept on the couch
so he could hear their sick daughter
and her three-day-old cough.
And in the morning
while she moved around the kitchen
and the kids watched too-loud TV
and coughed … Read on Macduff...
x-post: and the bar and the clowney of it all
A new episode is now available for easy-downloading good times, over at MVRT. Clowney marks a bit of a milestone in two ways:
It’s our 10th segment, so to all those doubters who said “they’ll never have 10 segments,” … Read on Macduff...
Here’s one from the heart
Yes.
Yes I am on a cell phone.
You’re right about that.
And I’m driving. Yes I am. I’m driving at the same time.
I’m on a cell phone right now. And I’m driving. Yes. At the same time. Yes.… Read on Macduff...