More CDs, and miscellany
Katester’s CD, which I listened to on my way home last night, is one of the most hilarious things I’ve heard in forever. All covers, mostly goofy or completely off-genre. I didn’t open up the piece of paper she included with the CD, so I just saw the first half, which shows the name of the song and who sang it originally. So I wasn’t expecting Mike Doughty to be singing The Gambler, Ozzy to be singing Stayin’ Alive, or Throwdown (a thrashy ICP type) singing Baby Got Back.
Alyska’s CD is fascinating, especially since she just grabbed a couple of playlists and dumped them to CD. It’s a pretty cool way to get a profile of someone, really, and her CD is full of complex melodies and complex lyrics. Ella Fitzgerald, Annie Lennox, Ani (don’t see her name, but I see Not a Pretty Girl is coming up), Nick Cave, Cake… smart stuff.
I’m excited to (briefly) visit with Jana! She’s got a layover at Metro, so we’re going to chill out from 4 to 5 ish, if she gets off the plane on time. Her flight’s at 5:45, so it’s like, no time at all, but we only see each other every few years, so I can’t miss this chance to get me some hug.
I wrote a letter today to a friend’s daughter, who is also a friend of mine. I worry about her, because she’s got a few extremely valid reasons to worry. It’s so hard, when you know a kid who is totally anti-authoritarian and doesn’t care at all about themselves, and doesn’t think they can do anything worthwhile with themselves, and you want to show them a door without trying to lead them through the door, as if they aren’t the masters of their own lives. The other day, when Anne was telling me about her high school days, I remember thinking that it was a big difference between her high school and mine – they had some semblance of control over not only their own lives, but over hiring and other factors. My version of adult control for a child was my grandmother, who asked me complex questions and actually gave a damn about my answers.
Did you ever get/listen to my CD?
I’m just curious as to what you thought, as it’s the first time I’ve done something like that.
Just wondering!
I did get it! Some of the CD’s were a good hundred or so songs though, so it has taken a bit of time to get through them. I’ll get to yours though, fo sho!
That’s fine, I just hadn’t seen any updates about the CD’s lately, and was wondering if mine had gotten lost or something. ;)