Sunday I attend a Peace vigil, meditation circle, picnic out in the woods.

On monday the demons of inter-personal politics will descend upon me.
"I will spend the next week stoned and sad.
And brother that's a bargain, the worst I ever had".

Is it really better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all? The jury is still out on that question.

posted by Craig    12:42 PM  

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Tonight I take in two Edgefest Shows
The first with my intelligent and beautiful 'honorary daughter' (Jazz),
the second with my soon to be departed (from my life anyway) friend/lover Cyndy.

FONDA-STEVENS GROUP
8 p.m., Friday, October 3, at Kerrytown Concert House
(JOE FONDA, bass; MICHAEL JEFRY STEVENS, piano; HERB ROBERTSON, trumpet; and HARVEY SORGEN, drums.)
AND
MAT MANERI QUARTET
SPONSORED BY WCBN
10 p.m., Friday, October 3, at the Firefly Club (double show with L'Ensemble Pierre Labbé)
MAT MANERI, violas & violins; CRAIG TABORN, electronics & keyboards; GERALD CLEAVER, drums; MICHAEL FORMANEK, bass.

posted by Craig    12:35 PM  

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Received CT scan of Chest and Neck today to determine presence of any residual cancer following my summer of Chemo and Radiation therapy. Also waiting to hear from insurance company to see if they will cover any voice rehabilitation that may be available and effective.

posted by Craig    2:29 PM  

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For Her
A poem for a friend.

posted by Craig    2:07 PM  

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Space/Into White.mp3
Check this one out. I always kind of liked how it turned out. It begins as a kind of free-jazz kind of thing then melds into the old Cat Stevens song from very early '70s, back when he was really writing some decent songs. Not bad for a low-budget multitrack recording.

posted by Craig    10:26 PM  

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NPR : Meet the Beatles
Weekend Edition Popular Culture commentator Steven Stark discusses the lasting impact of the Beatles. Those of cynical bent may write it all off as mere nostalgia, but it was an intense magical era, no doubt about it. And there was something in the air then, (optimism and hope?)that this present era is lacking.

posted by Craig    12:34 PM  

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NPR : 'The Beatles on Apple Records'
Book Recounts Creation of Label, Original Aim of 'Let It Be'.

posted by Craig    12:09 PM  

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