Something tells me that the world needs to get happy. I could go on and on with the whistling charade known as happy, but why go there?
I just cut my hair down to the shortest it has been in years! I pushed it around and pulled at it and still find myself with a bunch of strands that hardly hold my attention; I am worried about my hair loss up top for the first time in my life; I should say that I am taking this cerebral force as serious as I used to take it’s precautions many years ago, much more serious now than I ever have.
But alas all of that foolish stuff, I still stay afloat. I still smile with my milk in coffee; I still manage to make my day smile for me - even if it does involve a cat of nine tails!
Things are going really, REALLY WELL and I am proud to know that I am rocking part of the free world in a way that never even deduced me down to a derivative known as ‘filler’. A weirdo I shall be. I am proud of that. At one point in time, it was thought that it was due to my ingestion of questionable substances, but alas, it was not. It is me. I am a weirdo!
Just thought I would push one out with you and make the world smile. Ever hear a happy song? Listen now ...
Maybe next time around will be a dissertation regarding the similarities between Amy Winehouse and the early 60's soul and r&b movement; then again, maybe, just maybe, it can all be settled in the tales of being Ben Franklin. The haircut will tell.
Amy Winehouse? in the same breath as 60's R&B? shame on you for that...she is a junkie waiting to be a tragedy,no diva and certainly nothing I would listen to on purpose. BC
by BigChris (PM , CC ) on Sunday February 24, 2008 @ 11:26 AM
Chris -
I was not talking about her as a person but rather the music that was written for her and her words. The phrasings, keys and melodies are very reminiscient of Black music in the late fifties and early sixties.
I don't necessarily care for her antics, or the antics of any of the hip new famous kids, but it is worth listening to just so you can see where I am coming from.
Just a thought.
Trust me, my respect for 60's R&B runs as deep as the ocean, so my intent was not to devalue those amazing songs but rather to draw a parallel.
I hope you are well and thank you for continuing to read.
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I was not talking about her as a person but rather the music that was written for her and her words. The phrasings, keys and melodies are very reminiscient of Black music in the late fifties and early sixties.
I don't necessarily care for her antics, or the antics of any of the hip new famous kids, but it is worth listening to just so you can see where I am coming from.
Just a thought.
Trust me, my respect for 60's R&B runs as deep as the ocean, so my intent was not to devalue those amazing songs but rather to draw a parallel.
I hope you are well and thank you for continuing to read.
Be good and smile.
Godspeed.
R.E. Knowlton III