Drive-ByTruckers | "Southern Rock Opera" (2001)
Thinking man's country. Give it a listen.
Captain Beefheart | "Safe As Milk" (1967)
It ranges from great ("Sure 'Nuff 'n' Yes, I Do" and others) to forgettable ("I'm Glad" to just plain weird ("Abba Zaba").
Overheard at Starbucks : I wish glitter was a color...
“I wish glitter was a color. Then it could be my favorite. I love glitter. My friend says glitter isn’t a color. I think she’s wrong: It DOES come in a nail polish.”
My edit but not my photo. Licensed to me.
Rolling Stones | "Exile on Main Street" (1972)
Like a night in a Texas Honkey-Tonk and that's not a bad thing.
Well, except it would mean you'd have to be in Texas. And surrounded by Honkey-Tonk people. But the music would be good.
Portrait of Parents on a Bridge
I'd been saving this photo that I took last February of my parents near the Rio Grande Nature Center in Albuquerque. I wanted to post it today on their 56th wedding anniversary. I didn't know that this would be the last photo I ever took of them together. Mom passed away on Sunday. Here's to you Mom and Dad for all of the happy anniversaries you spent together and on this one that is not very happy.
"Last Sunset"
My Mom passed away on Sunday afternoon. She and my Dad would spend every summer in Westcliffe, Colorado with this view out of her kitchen window. My Dad and I returned here today for one more sunset. My mom appreciated my photos perhaps more than anyone else and she especially liked the black and white pics. This one is for you, Mom. I love you.
"Surrealism"
I saw this scary scene in a combination roadhouse, restaurant, and crafts studio(!) in Westcliffe, Colorado.
After finishing his beer(s), this gentleman went and sat in on an art class. It would be intimidating to criticize his painting. Or his gun.
Westcliffe, Colorado
So let me get this straight @realDonaldTrump ...
You would prefer us to believe that rather than inciting violence, your statement about Hillary Clinton, future Supreme Court nominees, and Second Amendment supporters was not an attempt to incite violence but rather an example of how unqualified you are to be President. One or the other is true, although admittedly, both could be true.
When you are President of the United States, everything you say matters. It also matters how you say it. Your diarrhea of the mouth is dangerous.
Butthole Surfers | "Locust Abortion Technician" (1987)
Perhaps now I'm a grumpy old man, but I don't think I would have liked this album when it was released either. I went ahead and listened to a few more of their songs -- those "most popular" on Spotify -- and they appealed to me more. Still, this is probably my last listen of the Butthole Surfers. I guess I'm not now, and never have been, that angry.