Free Daptone Sampler:
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My goodness, this stuff grooves. I think a few samples are going to make it into my current project.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Let all those who do justice and love mercy say, "Amen."
Today, I was so excited to see so many beautiful, black faces glow with momentous hope and redemption. Though my knowledge and understanding of the civil rights movement is dim, I cried like I haven't in months as my heart lept at the sight of Dr. Lowery approaching the podium.
" God of our weary years,
God of our silent tears,
Thou who has brought us thus far on the way;
Thou who has by Thy might
Led us into the light,
Keep us forever in the path, we pray.
Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee,
Lest, our hearts drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee;
Shadowed beneath Thy hand,
May we forever stand,
True to our God,
True to our native land. "
Oh, Americans, born on every soil and now united here, do Justice, love Mercy, and walk humbly with your God. No matter your political persuasion, can you not celebrate redemption this day and commit this land to the gospel's healing power as you see see these things entrusted to God by our leaders?
Lift every voice and sing, indeed.
" God of our weary years,
God of our silent tears,
Thou who has brought us thus far on the way;
Thou who has by Thy might
Led us into the light,
Keep us forever in the path, we pray.
Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee,
Lest, our hearts drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee;
Shadowed beneath Thy hand,
May we forever stand,
True to our God,
True to our native land. "
Oh, Americans, born on every soil and now united here, do Justice, love Mercy, and walk humbly with your God. No matter your political persuasion, can you not celebrate redemption this day and commit this land to the gospel's healing power as you see see these things entrusted to God by our leaders?
Lift every voice and sing, indeed.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
way over yonder in the minor key
"She said, 'it's hard for me to see
How one little boy got so ugly'
Yes, my little girly, that might be
But there ain't nobody that can sing like me
Ain't nobody that can sing like me "
-Woody Guthrie
Billy Bragg & Wilco - Man in the Sand (The Making of "Mermaid Avenue") is worth watching just for the scene after this song, in which Natalie Merchant pretends to catch bugs in Bragg's hair and eat them.
I'm trying hard to put away the ugly: the pride, the secrets, that stuff that makes little of God's name and impatiently discounts His yet to be grasped promises. But I still hope that my voice and music can be unique and uncompromised in this world. And I still pray for persistence of vision.
How one little boy got so ugly'
Yes, my little girly, that might be
But there ain't nobody that can sing like me
Ain't nobody that can sing like me "
-Woody Guthrie
Billy Bragg & Wilco - Man in the Sand (The Making of "Mermaid Avenue") is worth watching just for the scene after this song, in which Natalie Merchant pretends to catch bugs in Bragg's hair and eat them.
I'm trying hard to put away the ugly: the pride, the secrets, that stuff that makes little of God's name and impatiently discounts His yet to be grasped promises. But I still hope that my voice and music can be unique and uncompromised in this world. And I still pray for persistence of vision.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
"A relentless ninja pays the price of honesty"
http://words.bighugelabs.com/ has this fantastic idea generator. Have no fear, those with space monkesy phobias ; I will never again lack song narratives.
I was going to write about me, as the ninja, but I thought better of it. Today no honesty will flow from my veins and navigate the electronic void to fill the gap between my heart and your expectations. Instead, you were creatively teased, distracted, and smiled at.
I was going to write about me, as the ninja, but I thought better of it. Today no honesty will flow from my veins and navigate the electronic void to fill the gap between my heart and your expectations. Instead, you were creatively teased, distracted, and smiled at.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
After the twist...
...the wedding party sat down behind the table, save the bride, who was waltzing to the Beatles with her father. The moment was so incredibly tender and graceful. It was a breath-taking, soul-staggering thing.
But Cates... The man watched, gazed and meditated, transfixed, mesmerized as the view ecstatically penetrated his consciousness.
With my arm across the back of his chair, I celebrated, "God is good to you, Friend."
His eyes closed, and he prayed, worshiped, gave thanks.
For so long.
"Yeah," he finally breathed.
But Cates... The man watched, gazed and meditated, transfixed, mesmerized as the view ecstatically penetrated his consciousness.
With my arm across the back of his chair, I celebrated, "God is good to you, Friend."
His eyes closed, and he prayed, worshiped, gave thanks.
For so long.
"Yeah," he finally breathed.
National
I so want a resonator, but it's going to be a while before I can justify spending on another instrument.
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