Dancing. The kind of dancing in a nightclub or a bar, with a good DJ or an awesome band. You're just a little bit drunk, and one of your favorite songs is playing. You get so into the moment that you close your eyes, you are the music, your body moving to it effortlessly. You … [Read more...]
The Crow
The crow tapped on my window twice. Like bursts of tiny, quiet gunfire. The first time, I was sleeping. I sat upright in bed, sweating. The crow was in my dream. It was Lisa, talking to me through the window. Lisa was the crow. "You're a crow?" I asked. "Looks like it," she … [Read more...]
It’s Her Turn To Talk Me Down Off the Ledge
Bridge To Nowhere (photo by Nobody Hikes in LA) Yesterday a young woman lost her footing on the Eaton Canyon Trail here in the LA area and plummeted 200 feet to her death. This story reminded me of a treacherous hike I did with Lisa, so of course I had to write about it. But my … [Read more...]
Songs That Stab Me in the Heart: “Cannonball” by Damien Rice
there's still a little bit of your song, in my ear, there's still a little bit of your words, i long to hear, you step a little closer to me, so close that i can't see, what's going on All of the live versions of this song (even the cover by a makeup-plastered quartet on … [Read more...]
Songs That Stab Me in the Heart: “Notre Dame, Our Mother” Alma Mater
I think I've known at least the last line of this song my entire life. Of course we sang it in college on many occasions, but most memorably after every football game. Whether or not the team wins, the players and team staff gather at the base of the student section of the … [Read more...]
