Tuesday, August 17th
basement jukebox
The Paragons, “The Tide Is High” (J. Holt, T. Evans, H. Barrett), 1967
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Chicago (Columbus Park)
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: rocksteady
2020
Tuesday, September 22nd
passings
Frederick “Toots” Hibbert, singer, songwriter, December 8, 1942–September 11, 2020
The Maytals (later Toots and the Maytals), “Pressure Drop” (F. Hibbert), 1970 (original recording)
It’s a song about revenge, but in the form of karma: If you do bad things to innocent people, then bad things will happen to you. The title was a phrase I used to say. If someone done me wrong, rather than fight them like a warrior, I’d say: “The pressure’s going to drop on you.”
—Toots Hibbert, The Guardian, 9/6/16
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2020
Saturday, July 25th
basement jukebox
Dobby Dobson (July 5, 1942-July 21, 2020), “I’m a Loving Pauper,” 1967
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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reading table
A lifetime adrift in a boat, or in old age leading a tired horse into the years, every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.
—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), from Narrow Road to the Interior (translated from Japanese by Sam Hamill)
2020
Thursday, April 16th
sounds of Kingston
Desmond Dekker & The Aces, “007 (Shanty Town)” (D. Dekker), official music video (shot in Kingston, Jamaica), 1967
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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reading table
We are survivors of immeasurable events,
Flung upon some reach of land,
Small, wet miracles without instructions,
Only the imperative of change.—Rebecca Elson (1960-1999), “Evolution”
2020
Thursday, January 23rd
basement jukebox
Alton Ellis (1938-2008), “Breaking Up,” 1968
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
music clip of the day 