back to church
St. Paul Baptist Church Hymn Choir (Lowrys, S.C.), “All I Do,” live, McConnells, S.C. (Mt. Do-Well Baptist Church), c. 2009
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lagniappe
reading table
In the name of the Bee –
And of the Butterfly –
And of the Breeze – Amen!—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), #23 (Franklin)
She sounded so good last week—let’s hear some more.
Jessie Mae Renfro, “He’s So Wonderful,” live (TV Gospel Time), 1960s
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lagniappe
art beat: more from Thursday at the Chicago Cultural Center
Archibald Motley (1891-1981), Gettin’ Religion, 1948
old school
Who needs a microphone?
Jessie Mae Renfro, “I Must Tell Jesus,” 1953
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago
sounds of Huntsville, Texas
Chuck & The Guiding Clouds, “After All These Years,” live, Houston (Calvary Way Missionary Baptist Church), 2009
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lagniappe
art beat
Lee Friedlander (1934-), Texas, 2006
old school
Mighty Clouds of Joy, “I’ve Been in the Storm Too Long,” live, Chicago, 1990
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lagniappe
reading table
There comes an hour when begging stops,
When the long interceding lips
Perceive their prayer is vain.
‘Thou shalt not’ is a kinder sword
Than from a disappointing God
‘Disciple, call again.’—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), #1768 (Franklin)
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art beat
Danny Lyon (1942-), Colombia, 1972
back to church
Hymn Choir of Langrum Branch Baptist Church (York, S.C.), “Calvary,” live, Mt. Zion Baptist Church, McConnells, S.C., 2010
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lagniappe
reading table
The Blood is more showy than the Breath
But cannot dance as well——Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), #1558 (Franklin)
Before Jerry Lee, before Little Richard, there was . . .
Arizona Dranes (c. 1891-1963), “I Shall Wear a Crown,” c. 1927
President Obama testifies
“Amazing Grace,” funeral for Rev. Clementa Pinckney, Charleston, South Carolina, 6/26/15
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lagniappe
random sights
Friday morning
Oak Park, Illinois
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random thoughts
Life is full of unexpected sorrows, but also treasures. When I was a teenager, never could I have imagined that, one morning, I would wake up and find myself married, for nearly four decades, to a woman—a wonderful woman—who, that day, was turning sixty-three.
old school
Zion Travelers, “I Must Tell Jesus,” 1961
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Danny Lyon (1942-), Llanito, New Mexico, 1970
old school
I could live five hundred years and never tire of hearing this voice.
Soul Stirrers (feat. R. H. Harris [1916-2000], lead vocals), “Lord, I’ve Tried” (T. A. Dorsey), 1946
Photograph by Robert Frank (1924-).
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