December 2010
6 posts
with God on our side
I would like to blame my parents for my embarrassingly, less-than-admirable Bob Dylan education. I’ve gone nearly 23 years without ever really knowing his musical impact, or recognizing those twanged vocal throes- and I say this as one who saw him live in concert nearly three years ago. Embarrassing is no exaggeration. My parents gave me Van Morrison, dancing to In The Garden while we were...
“and you, beneath life’s crushing load
whose forms are bending low
who...”
– it came upon a midnight clear
Safety
We found ourselves across the ocean, yet still in our grandmother’s living room. My sister and I had been backpacking Italy when we were told, “Oh yes, you have cousins in Milan. They will take you in.” This was the direct quote from our straight-off-the-boat Italian grandmother.
I doubted the veracity of such a claim, knowing my Nonna’s tendency towards the dramatic, and...
Community Activist
K and I sat around the apartment this morning drinking coffee, spinning Dylan and Emmylou Harris on vinyl. We sighed a lot, laughed a lot, and contemplated pouring ourselves another beer from the new kegerator in our kitchen. We held a great party last night. We had planned a simple house warming // soul warming // holiday warming party- yet it became more than another house warming party. People...
"O Holy Night" Sara Groves →
‘Songs for Christmas’ will always and forever have a special place in my heart. However, Sara Groves’ recent Christmas release is monopolizing my Christmas playlist. I knew I always liked her after she wrote a song about Paul Farmer. But why do I love her Christmas album so much? Oh, let me count the ways:
1. It’s free and I’m cheap.
2. Her arrangement of ‘It...