Who needs instruments?
“God’s Got It,” 2011
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lagniappe
reading table
No outer space, just space,
The light of all the not yet stars
Drifting like a bright mist,
And all of us, and everything
Already there
But unconstrained by form.—Rebecca Elson (1960-1999), from “Antidote to Fear of Death”
sounds of Flint, Michigan
The New Jerusalem Baptist Church Choir, “I Can’t Feel At Home,” live, Flint, Michigan, 1980
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Illinois
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Aretha Franklin (1942-2018) and Mavis Staples (1939-), “Oh Happy Day” (E. Hawkins), live, Detroit (New Bethel Baptist Church), 1987
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random sights
other day, Chicago
testify!
Tommy Ellison & The Singing Stars, live, North Carolina (Raleigh), 1990
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random sights
other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
timeless
Rev. Edward W. Clayborn (1880-1978), “Jesus Is Sweeter Than Honey in the Comb,” 1927
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random sights
other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
testify!
Elder Sam Windham (guitar, voice), “Yes Lord,” live, New York, 1964
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random sights
last night, Oak Park, Illinois
basement jukebox
The Fabulous Golden Wings (Toledo, Ohio), “I’ve Got a Friend,” 1972
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random sights
this morning, Chicago (Columbus Park)
testify!
The Raymond Rasberry Singers, “Don’t Forget About Me,” 1963
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random sights
other day, Lake Superior (Copper Harbor, Michigan)
testify!
The Gospel Warriors of Detroit, Michigan, “He’s Using Me,” 1983
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other day, Lake Superior (Copper Harbor, Michigan)
testify!
General Assembly Apostolic Church, United Kingdom, live, 2025
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Illinois (Conservatory)
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