sounds of Chicago
Mavis Staples, Jeff Tweedy, “Freedom Highway,” live, Chicago, 8/22/24
sounds of Chicago
James Cleveland (1931-1991) and the Cleveland Singers (with Billy Preston [1946-2006], organ), “He’s Getting Me Ready for the Great Day,” live (TV show [Jubilee Showcase]), Chicago, 1964
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, outside Chicago (Dean Nature Sanctuary, Oak Brook)

sounds of England
Little Simz, live (“Introvert,” “I Love You, I Hate You,” “Point and Kill” [feat. Obongjayar], “Woman”), London, published 8/31/21
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, outside Chicago (Dean Nature Sanctuary, Oak Brook)

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reading table
One insect
asleep on a leaf
can save your life—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), translated from the Japanese by David Young