susan (ii)
The reason she liked using open tunings was for the same reason that Joni Mitchell did; the intentional short circuiting of what one already knows. For Susan it was like […]
moondog ballroom
Yesterday I had to drive somewhere and turned on my first choice for Toronto radio, the U of T station CIUT and they were playing Little Darlin’ but not The […]
all mechanical triggers
I was reading a book for school on theatrical improvisation. At the start of one chapter they quoted an old interview with Roman Polanski about Knife In The Water, his […]
playing her first song
Susan liked her room in the shared house, it meant she really had arrived. Previously, she stayed with Svetlana which was good the first couple days even though it was […]
that thing you think you do but don’t
A student explained that their song was about the fact that nobody controls anything, that everything happening is beyond your control. The Earth is suspended in space among who knows […]
telling the truth
A student wrote me to complain about another student who they thought was a threat to the class vibe and should be addressed. The student they complained about, presented a […]
eating the date pits
I ate a kumquat for the first time at John Oswald’s house sometime in the 90s. A kumquat is like a miniature orange and the skin is just like any […]
violet in the valiant
In 2014, I did a tour through the Home Routes Agency based out of Winnipeg who have developed networks of house concerts through a few provinces but especially Manitoba. Being […]
down and in on the left
Teaching her piano slowly or rather as quick as whenever she wants to do more, which is slowly. I love it when it amuses her. Playing by herself, making things […]
the whole enchilada
There was a certain dead fish eye look among the few people I knew who were heroin users. Brent was one, I didn’t put that together until he died from […]