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    if you think about it…
    they don’t have a lot of talent
    there’s really only one color in their palette
    and even that’s growing thin
    so busy painting fences with their hatred
    they’re not even trying to pretend
    hyper-focused on us vs them

    (like there’s really any difference
    blood…bones…organs…tissue…
    all the…Read More

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    • It is strange how for some people their desire for easy, quick answer to complex problems fools them until reality sets in and they discover what their lack of understanding smacks them upside the head. I always found this pithy quote from MaoTse tung appropriate: “Nothing is hard in this world if you dare to scale the heights.” -Curt

      • Failing to look too far down the road will often result in a crash or a near crash. Immediate answers aren’t usually complete. Thank you, Curt

  • expulsion

    my hands fall off the keys
    music still hangin
    in the air above me
    but my body loses it
    bench shiftin underneath me
    legs forgettin where they belong

    and I drop

    knees crackin against the floor
    spine snappin
    as my head falls back
    eyes wide and mouth open
    that last note still ringin
    vibratin thru my bones
    holdin me…Read More

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  • Steely Dan song meaning theories explained: Aja’s one of my favorites….the “dude ranch above the sea” is a rehab facility, the song’s narrative is about someone getting off the junk (all his “dime-dancing is through”)…In verse two the “hardware” he’s “throwing…Read More

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    • Donald Fagen and Walter Becker were studio geeks. Perfection is what they strived for in their music. And they always had A-list talent in the studio. Like Mr. Gadd as you just referenced. Gotta respect “The Dan” Great song by the way. Appreciate you. – Damian

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    Anatomy of a Loss (2)

    A standard Friday morning at work -well, almost standard - I’d arrived late as planneddue to having to make an appointment.Fifteen minutes in, the telephone rang.“Would you like to take the call in the staff room,or are you OK...

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    • Shock and unreliability of the news is highly felt on this

    • I can’t even comprehend a loss this magnitude. All I can offer is the humble hope that you will find at least a modicum of peace in the writing.

      • Thank you. I hope writing and music will help, eventually. We also managed to fulfil her wishes and donate her organs, which is a real positive. Nobody should have to go through this, though. She was only 17, was much loved, and it’s just horrific.

    • Powerfully penned, Ellie. I can’t even imagine my friend, so sorry for your loss. Writing is therapy, may it bring you some sort of relief. Appreciate you.

      Damian

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