Brand New Post

Alright, let's get this thing started. Here is a first ever brand new post, hot off the presses.

What should I write about? I'll tell you what I'm listening to: Dianne Reeves, on the "Good Night and Good Luck" soundtrack. It is a wonderful album, especially if you like soft jazz. Good movie too, one that scarily parallels our own situation in this country today. It has some nice up-tempo ones too, though my favorite may be this this very slow version of "Straighten Up and Fly Right" that is gorgeous.

Have you ever listened to the lyrics of that song? I never had until just recently, and I discover that the title is not metaphorical, as I had always assumed. The song begins "A buzzard took a monkey for a ride in the air/the monkey thought that everything was on the square/the buzzard tried to throw the monkey off of his back/the monkey grabbed his neck and said 'Now, listen Jack'/", and that is where the title lyrics come in. It really is a little odd. Great song though.

Well, I should read some for my class. More tomorrow hopefully.