Category Archives: music+verse

tartan top ten

Posted on Saturday, 2002 March 16 by Anton

If you’ve ever heard bagpipes, you’ve probably heard “Scotland the Brave”. One night I left a showing of The Seven Samurai, whistling the song of the peasants planting the rice; started to improvise on it, and soon found that it … Continue reading →

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“The Backhoe Song” by Steven Levine

Posted on Thursday, 2002 March 07 by Anton

Then Charlie drove in with a great big grin Past the signs of “do not enter”; While the warning beeps made a raucous din In the operations center; Fred said “Charlie, come back if you please, You’re making me kind … Continue reading →

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the happy dawg

Posted on Monday, 2002 February 25 by Anton

All I seem to do in this blog is complain. I need a hobby. Or a job. Well, here’s something positive: I’m listening to Dawganova by the David Grisman Quintet (1995), a playful acoustic album with a bit of bluegrass … Continue reading →

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The Waitresses

Posted on Monday, 2002 February 11 by Anton

Disappointment Nº 47906: After looking for years for a digital version of Wasn’t Tomorrow Wonderful, I find The Best of the Waitresses – and it lacks my two favorites (“Pussy Strut” and “Redland”). In 1992 when Democrats campaigned on the … Continue reading →

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