never enough
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Nocturne No. 8 in D-flat major, Op. 27, No. 2
Dinu Lipatti (1917-1950, piano), 1947
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reading table
Consonants are the body; vowels are breath.
—Sadiqa de Meijer, “The Ebbing Language,” Poetry, 9/19
MCOTD Hall of Fame
Morton Feldman (1926-1987, MCOTD Hall of Fame), For Philip Guston (1984)
S.E.M. Ensemble, 2000
sounds of Chicago
Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer Choir (feat. Cynthia Price), Rev. Charles Hayes, “How Did You Feel Wilderness,” live, Chicago
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random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
mesmerizing
Philip Glass (1937-), “Metamorphosis Two”; Lavinia Meijer, harp, 2013
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
summer in the city
black midi, live, Chicago, 7/21/19
“Ducter”
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“bmbmbm”
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Why should I be my aunt, / or me, or anyone?
—Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979), from “In the Waiting Room”
MCOTD Hall of Fame
Morton Feldman (1926-1987, MCOTD Hall of Fame), Violin and String Quartet (1985); Pellegrini Quartet with Peter Rundel (violin)
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of Nigeria and Chile
Newen Afrobeat feat. Seun Kuti (vocals) and Cheick Tidiane Seck (keyboards), “Opposite People” (F. Kuti), live (studio), Chile (Santiago), 2016
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Should we have stayed at home, / wherever that may be?
—Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979), from “Questions of Travel”
what’s new
Bon Iver, “iMi,” 8/8/19
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random sights
other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
passings
Something cheery to start the week.
David Berman (January 4, 1967–August 7, 2019), “All My Happiness Is Gone” (D. Berman), 2019 (Purple Mountains)
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random sights
yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
sounds of Chicago
Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer Choir (feat. Diane Williams), “Bridegroom Cometh,” live, Chicago
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
