I really enjoyed it, though, came up with a ton of respect for the Heartbreakers, in particular Mike Campbell. I also really love how Petty talked about songwriting and how he just didn't know where stuff came from. (Also, I had "running down a dream" stuck in my head for days until I realized it lifts the jangly acoustic riff in the chorus from "queen of hearts": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0DK-0fIKCw )
5) Have you read "Words and Music: A History of Pop in the Shape of a City" by Paul Morley? If not I think you'd definitely enjoy it. What the description doesn't tell you is the centerpiece of the book is Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You Out of My Mind" which is now stuck in my head because I thought of this book. Ha! https://ugapress.org/book/9780820327051/words-and-music/
I read a lot of Iris Murdoch in my twenties (back in the 80's), though never The Sea, The Sea. A few months back I was weeding through books in preparation for a yard sale and decided to reread The Black Prince. Wow! So overwrought, so dramatic, so kind of obvious a lot of the time. Not sure if that was your problem with The Sea, The Sea, but you reminded me of my recent Iris Murdoch experience.
I mean, I know the main character is supposed to be tedious, but it was a little much for me. I read the introduction at the end and was delighted to discover it was nonsense and shed no light on things for me haha
1) That cheap housing bit is interesting—Blondie’s been doing a ton of interviews promoting the massive Numero box set that just came out and that was definitely a factor in the ‘70s NYC Lower Manhattan art & music scene. Plus, even Long Island/NJ bar bands had “band houses” (I think this was mentioned in a Twisted Sister doc?) There’s certainly more examples but more aren’t coming to mind for me at this early hour :)
2) Saw your spiral pic the other day and it reminded me of the mask of El Sicodelico, maybe because I’m cranky (spoiled!) that my library system doesn’t have the luchador portrait book you mentioned
You *did* get Meg to watch Running Down a Dream! Yay!
I got her to watch 90 minutes — I watched the rest by myself LOL
It’s a lot of Tom. 😂
I really enjoyed it, though, came up with a ton of respect for the Heartbreakers, in particular Mike Campbell. I also really love how Petty talked about songwriting and how he just didn't know where stuff came from. (Also, I had "running down a dream" stuck in my head for days until I realized it lifts the jangly acoustic riff in the chorus from "queen of hearts": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0DK-0fIKCw )
I am always a sucker for a jangly guitar but wow--how did you remember the Juice Newton song? You're so right! I bow down...
I love today's collage!
5) Have you read "Words and Music: A History of Pop in the Shape of a City" by Paul Morley? If not I think you'd definitely enjoy it. What the description doesn't tell you is the centerpiece of the book is Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You Out of My Mind" which is now stuck in my head because I thought of this book. Ha! https://ugapress.org/book/9780820327051/words-and-music/
I love that song! will check this out
Unrelated technical question:
Are you copying and pasting your posts from the Blog to Substack (or vice versa) ? Or there is an automated way to do this ?
No, the blog and the newsletter don't duplicate each other. I'm sure there's an automated way to connect a blog and a substack, tho
I read a lot of Iris Murdoch in my twenties (back in the 80's), though never The Sea, The Sea. A few months back I was weeding through books in preparation for a yard sale and decided to reread The Black Prince. Wow! So overwrought, so dramatic, so kind of obvious a lot of the time. Not sure if that was your problem with The Sea, The Sea, but you reminded me of my recent Iris Murdoch experience.
I mean, I know the main character is supposed to be tedious, but it was a little much for me. I read the introduction at the end and was delighted to discover it was nonsense and shed no light on things for me haha
Haha... VINDICATED!
1) That cheap housing bit is interesting—Blondie’s been doing a ton of interviews promoting the massive Numero box set that just came out and that was definitely a factor in the ‘70s NYC Lower Manhattan art & music scene. Plus, even Long Island/NJ bar bands had “band houses” (I think this was mentioned in a Twisted Sister doc?) There’s certainly more examples but more aren’t coming to mind for me at this early hour :)
2) Saw your spiral pic the other day and it reminded me of the mask of El Sicodelico, maybe because I’m cranky (spoiled!) that my library system doesn’t have the luchador portrait book you mentioned
http://www.luchawiki.com/index.php?title=File:Sicodelico01.jpg
haha that mask rules!