Who's asking: Paul Tomme, Arlington, TX; Susan Lamb, Richmond, VA; various other people
My standard answer to this question was that I did not own a digital camera, and thus had no easy way of taking or posting photographs to the blog.
The more complicated answer is that I'm not a picture-taker, and never have been. Anyone who's driven with me knows that I don't process visual information as quickly as I process other sensory input (that's my defense, I'm sticking to it). I'd much rather go blind than deaf (a statement that's going to come back to haunt me some day).
Furthermore, I feel a little superstitious about photographs. I tend not to take pictures for the same reason I don't usually buy souvenirs for myself when I'm traveling (though I like to buy them for other people, the tackier the better). Recording an image or a moment acknowledges its transience; it says, "This is over, we're never coming back, remember this?" I don't want to document the things I've lost. I prefer not to think of time as linear, and to believe that no losses are permanent.
All that said, my first answer to this question is no longer valid. Through the unexpected and overwhelming generosity of the above-mentioned Mr. Tomme, I now own a digital camera. Therefore, by popular demand, I'm going to start posting a photo or two a week up here -- but in my own way, for my own purposes.
Above is the first picture I took and saved with the new camera. I invite you to leave captions for it in the comments section.
And here are the first five random songs off the iPod Shuffle this morning:
“Goodnight Irene,” The Weavers. A Mighty Wind kind of wrecked my ability to appreciate The Weavers without irony, but this song remains a classic.
“Bloodletting (The Vampire Song),” Concrete Blonde. Whatever happened to these guys?
“High as a Kite,” The Pernice Brothers. This birthday brought excellent contributions to my music library, including this latest album, Live a Little. As a friend said, it sounds just like The Pernice Brothers… but what’s wrong with that?
“Trouble Me,” 10,000 Maniacs. This is the live version, off the MTV Unplugged album. I like Natalie Merchant’s voice better live; she tends to be over-produced. (Ed, keep your anti-Natalie Merchant comments to yourself. You’re just wrong about this, and that’s the end of the discussion.)
“I Have the Touch,” Peter Gabriel. Remember when Peter Gabriel used to be cool? When exactly did that end, and why?
7 comments:
So I generally don't like the sound of female singers. Sue me.
I do like Jeanette Napolitano's (Concrete Blonde) voice. My recollection is that the band broke up in the early 1990s when she broke up with one of its other members. They resurfaced briefly a couple of years ago, but nothing really came of the reunion. Scott Lavinder probably knows more. Scott?
Photo caption: Santa's been hitting the 'nog again.
Above comment signed "Ed"
Sorry
I honestly haven't kept up with Concrete Blonde or Jeanette Napolitano but I considered myself a fan long ago.
Wikipedia says: On June 5, 2006, Napolitano announced in a MySpace blog entry that the band is officially retired.
I would bet that she continues her art in some shape or fashion.
I listened to "Caroline" over and over when Bloodletting came out. Their version of "Little Wing" was always good for me too.
Glad you're posting photos Clair. The first thing that comes to my mind is "geez; not another $%#@ing year, how much longer can I do this?"
When will you begin posting these random tunes for us to check-out?
Sorry, the anonymous post above is from the not so anonymous Scott L.
I think I peed my pants.
The Pernice Brothers rule. I'll be seeing them a week from today.
My captions are:
Santa doing his yoga.
Santa deflated.
Sally
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