May 15, 2023·edited May 15, 2023Liked by Scott Hines
Beautiful.
This will now go into my list of hauntingly beautiful "You Are Not Alone" reads that I need from time to time, right next to John Hodgman's "A Brief Digression on Matters of Lost Time." That's the highest praise I can offer someone's writing.
I saw Wilco in 2009 at Vicar Street in Dublin on the "Sky Blue Sky" tour. It was amazing. I downloaded the set as soon as it was available.
My favorite part was watching Nels, in particular on "Impossible Germany". They didn't even put a mic stand in front of him, just gave him a 6 foot clear radius and just let him cook.
This is gorgeous. Thank you, Lee, for sharing this with us.
It never ceases to amaze me how the tiniest parts of music can hit you like a sledgehammer. I lost a friend in the towers on 9/11. There's a track on Springsteen's The Rising called You're Missing. I mean, the whole record is nakedly and fully about the emotions of that day and the aftermath, so of course it resonates with me, but it's not the song in its entirety. It's the organ solo. Danny Federici was an unbelievable organist, and in my mind, this is his best work. It's such a simple solo, not technically complex at all, but it says so much in a few perfectly chosen notes. And that moment you describe when the audience starts singing - that's the same reaction I had to that solo. It was everything I needed. I still get emotional when I hear that soaring build.
Lee: interesting writing, it will take me a bit to process as you have provided much to think about.
I watched “A Man Called Otto” this weekend and it mostly tracked the Swedish film “A Man Called Ove” although I liked the Swedish film better but both dealt with sense of loss and hopelessness leading to suicidal thoughts. Which is reminder to self to ‘be kind for others you meet are fighting their own great battles.’ The 2nd book of the trilogy “Britt-Marie was here” is worth a watch.
As an EE, it won’t surprise me if electromagnetics are responsible for the end of the universe.
Beautiful.
This will now go into my list of hauntingly beautiful "You Are Not Alone" reads that I need from time to time, right next to John Hodgman's "A Brief Digression on Matters of Lost Time." That's the highest praise I can offer someone's writing.
Beautiful soul writing
I saw Wilco in 2009 at Vicar Street in Dublin on the "Sky Blue Sky" tour. It was amazing. I downloaded the set as soon as it was available.
My favorite part was watching Nels, in particular on "Impossible Germany". They didn't even put a mic stand in front of him, just gave him a 6 foot clear radius and just let him cook.
This is gorgeous. Thank you, Lee, for sharing this with us.
It never ceases to amaze me how the tiniest parts of music can hit you like a sledgehammer. I lost a friend in the towers on 9/11. There's a track on Springsteen's The Rising called You're Missing. I mean, the whole record is nakedly and fully about the emotions of that day and the aftermath, so of course it resonates with me, but it's not the song in its entirety. It's the organ solo. Danny Federici was an unbelievable organist, and in my mind, this is his best work. It's such a simple solo, not technically complex at all, but it says so much in a few perfectly chosen notes. And that moment you describe when the audience starts singing - that's the same reaction I had to that solo. It was everything I needed. I still get emotional when I hear that soaring build.
Lee: interesting writing, it will take me a bit to process as you have provided much to think about.
I watched “A Man Called Otto” this weekend and it mostly tracked the Swedish film “A Man Called Ove” although I liked the Swedish film better but both dealt with sense of loss and hopelessness leading to suicidal thoughts. Which is reminder to self to ‘be kind for others you meet are fighting their own great battles.’ The 2nd book of the trilogy “Britt-Marie was here” is worth a watch.
As an EE, it won’t surprise me if electromagnetics are responsible for the end of the universe.