two takes
“Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right” (W. Johnson)
Ry Cooder, live (studio), 4/18/18 (published)
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Blind Willie Johnson (with Willie B. Harris), 4/20/1930 (recorded)
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random sights
today, Oak Park, Ill.
only rock ‘n’ roll
Avantist, “Prison Song,” live, Hickory Hills, Ill., 2016
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yesterday, Chicago
what’s new
Ry Cooder, “The Prodigal Son” (trad., arr. R. Cooder, J. Cooder), live (studio), 3/30/18 (published)
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today (opening day at Wrigley Field), Oak Park, Ill.
back to church
Bishop Dready Manning (guitar), live, Troy, Ala., 1993
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
timeless
Tommy Johnson (1896-1956), “Cool Drink of Water Blues,” 1928
(Taking a break—back in a while.)
two takes
“My Back Pages” (B. Dylan)
Bob Dylan, live
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Bob Dylan, Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, et al., live, New York, 1992
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reading table
watching the downpour
from under a temple
bell—Kobayashi Issa, 1763-1827 (translated from Japanese by David G. Lanoue)
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Bob Dylan, “It Ain’t Me Babe” (B. Dylan), live
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reading table
today too, today too
the nettle tree snags
the kite—Kobayashi Issa, 1763-1827 (translated from Japanese by David G. Lanoue)
old school
Rev. Campbell and His Wonder Boys, “Home Don’t Seem Like Home No More”
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my dead mother—
every time I see the ocean,
every time . . .—Kobayashi Issa, 1763-1827 (translated from Japanese by David G. Lanoue)
timeless
Marvin Gaye (1939-1984), “What’s Going On” (M. Gaye, A. Cleveland, R. Benson), “What’s Happening Brother” (M. Gaye, J. Nyx Jr.), live, Chicago, 1972
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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