Category Archives: music+verse

rhinosauric

As I listen to Rhino’s Super Hits of the Seventies: Have a Nice Day vol.9, divers questions come to mind. When Gary Glitter recorded “Rock and Roll Part 2” did it cross the mind of anyone concerned that I might … Continue reading

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today in Poetry Corner

“To his Koi Mistress” by Troy McClure. Okay, not really, because there’s no way I could do justice to the premise.

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the opposite of anachronism

There is no reason why he should not . . . take her waltzing in Strauss’ Vienna or to the theater in Shakespeare’s London – as well as exploring funny little bars in Tom Lehrer’s New York or playing tag in the … Continue reading

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how unhip?

I don’t know who jaguaro.org might be, or on what authority they decree One Hundred Albums You Should Remove from Your Collection Immediately [new link], but what the hell. I went through the list and found five that I own … Continue reading

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A Wellmeaning Oaf

The List of Possible Bandnames, for those who have musical talent or a knack for names, but not both.

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Take Phi

I wonder whether it’s possible to write decent music with a fractional number of beats to a measure; by which I mean not that each measure should end with a fractional beat, but rather — imagine that a lunar month … Continue reading

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they’ll buy up all your rights and all your wrongs

Looking for the words to one of my all-time favorite songs, I am amused to find most of it at the bottom of this page: “The Discipleship of Marriage, Part 3 – ChristianSinglesDating.com Article”. The opening/closing stanza is omitted, presumably … Continue reading

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