6.23.24Get the funk up! Thirty-five years ago tonight, I did something I’d never done before. I went to see a movie on opening night. Then, over the weeks ahead, I saw it a few more times. I’d never done that before either. I was 14 years old and caught up in the mania sweeping the …
Coming Soon: Return of The Cosmic Jukebox
After a bit of a hiatus, the Cosmic Jukebox is returning (albeit with a shorter name). I put the Cosmic Jukebox on hold because I wanted to dedicate more time to other forms of writing. But the thing is, this daily dive into songs is exactly the sort of writing I need right now to …
Peep Show
As carolers are to Christmas, so peepers are to spring. Nothing tells you the time has arrived like a chorus of full-throated singing. I heard this year’s line-up for the first time when I got home this evening. They sound good. Not too pitchy like you get with a lot of young singers. If there’s …
Professor Sandman’s Cosmic Jukebox of Harmonic Consciousness: FAREWELL PARTY by Gene Watson
4.9.24Don't be mad at me for wanting to keep you'Til my life on this old world is throughYou'll be free at the end of my farewell partyBut I'll go away loving you And here we are, at the end of this round of the the Cosmic Jukebox. When I started this little project on Jan. …
Professor Sandman’s Cosmic Jukebox of Harmonic Consciousness: DON’T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME) by Simple Minds
4.8.24Don't you forget about meI'll be alone, dancing, you know it, babyGoing to take you apartI'll put us back together at heart, baby I have another song in mind to write about, but it’s eclipse-related. After seeing that celestial event for myself, I want to take a little time to digest and process the experience …