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A Solstice Blessing

Monday Musings

Well, another crap dull day for the solstice and the conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter will be difficult to see if it stays this cloudy later.

Anyway, popped into town to get some food, a bottle of Malbec wine and some cider and of course and shag for the pipe - yeah!

So, after the morning feeling melancholic, I feel perkier with some whisky and quality jazz from Thelonious Monk and the Genius Of Modern Music Vol.2 CD.

Big thanks go to grondfic and in_the_bottle for their Xmas cards and what was inside them. Very much appreciated.

I have nineteen cards now. Just need one more to make it twenty.

Seeing Ewart again on the Wednesday before Christmas Eve. That will be another fun day.

Back to the jazz now.

Monday At The Movies

First of all, an apology. I forgot to do one last Monday, so today I will double up. Both movies are from the sixties and have iconic soundtracks. First off we have the mean streets of San Francisco with Steve McQueen.

Lalo Schifrin - Bullitt [Soundtrack Suite]

Playlist:
-00:00 = "Main Title"
-02:58 = "Cantata For Combo"
-04:55 = "Ice Pick Mike"
-07:04 = "Quit Morning"
-08:50 = "On The Way To San Mateo"
-09:41 = "Air Terminal / Main Lobby"
-11:09 = "End Credits"

The next one features Sydney Poitier.

Quincy Jones - In The Heat Of The Night (1967) Soundtrack

01. 00:00 In The Heat Of The Night (Vocals – Ray Charles)
02. 02:35 Peep-Freak Patrol Car
03. 04:13 Cotton Curtain
04. 06:58 Where Whitey Ain't Around
05. 08:30 Whipping Boy
06. 10:05 No You Won't
07. 11:43 Keep Cool
08. 11:55 Nitty Gritty Time
09. 13:53 It Sure Is Groovy! (Vocals – Gil Bernal)
10. 16:30 Bowlegged Polly (Vocals – Glen Campbell)
11. 18:36 That's Enough
12. 18:51 Shag Bag, Hounds & Harvey
13. 22:25 Chief's Drive To Mayor
14. 23:35 Give Me Until Morning
15. 24:47 The Wrong Man
16. 25:04 On Your Feet, Boy!
17. 26:54 Blood & Roots
18. 28:08 Mama Caleba's Blues (Soloist Piano – Ray Charles)
19. 33:45 Foul Owl (Vocals – Boomer, Travis)

ENJOY

Selfie

Slightly glazed with the sounds of jazz, whisky, cider and some wine and about to light up the pipe.

Fuzzy Folk Rock and Stuff

So if I feel fuzzy then you know I have imbibed!
Some fuzzy tunes -

Fresh Maggots - Dole Song

Lindisfarne - Fog On The Tyne

Jethro Tull - Aqualung

The Fuzztomes - Night Of The Phantom

ENJOY

Just Wondering

The key to these is to think outside the box and just be silly with them.

What secret conspiracy would you like to start?

What’s invisible but you wish people could see?

What would be the worst “buy one get one free” sale of all time?

Happy Hanukkah!

To All Jewish LJers

Poem Of The Week

As One Listens To The Rain

by Octavio Paz



Listen to me as one listens to the rain,
not attentive, not distracted,
light footsteps, thin drizzle,
water that is air, air that is time,
the day is still leaving,
the night has yet to arrive,
figurations of mist
at the turn of the corner,
figurations of time
at the bend in this pause,
listen to me as one listens to the rain,
without listening, hear what I say
with eyes open inward, asleep
with all five senses awake,
it's raining, light footsteps, a murmur of syllables,
air and water, words with no weight:
what we are and are,
the days and years, this moment,
weightless time and heavy sorrow,
listen to me as one listens to the rain,
wet asphalt is shining,
steam rises and walks away,
night unfolds and looks at me,
you are you and your body of steam,
you and your face of night,
you and your hair, unhurried lightning,
you cross the street and enter my forehead,
footsteps of water across my eyes,
listen to me as one listens to the rain

((and in Spanish)
Óyeme como quien oye llover,
ni atenta ni distraída,
pasos leves, llovizna,
agua que es aire, aire que es tiempo,
el día no acaba de irse,
la noche no llega todavía,
figuraciones de la niebla
al doblar la esquina,
figuraciones del tiempo
en el recodo de esta pausa,
óyeme como quien oye llover,
sin oírme, oyendo lo que digo
con los ojos abiertos hacia dentro,
dormida con los cinco sentidos despiertos,
llueve, pasos leves, rumor de sílabas,
aire y agua, palabras que no pesan:
lo que fuimos y somos,
los días y los años, este instante,
tiempo sin peso, pesadumbre enorme,
óyeme como quien oye llover,
relumbra el asfalto húmedo,
el vaho se levanta y camina,
la noche se abre y me mira,
eres tú y tu talle de vaho,
tú y tu cara de noche,
tú y tu pelo, lento relámpago,
cruzas la calle y entras en mi frente,
pasos de agua sobre mis párpados,
óyeme como quien oye llover,
el asfalto relumbra, tú cruzas la calle,
es la niebla errante en la noche,
es la noche dormida en tu cama,
es el oleaje de tu respiración,
tus dedos de agua mojan mi frente,
tus dedos de llama queman mis ojos,
tus dedos de aire abren los párpados del tiempo,
manar de apariciones y resurrecciones,
óyeme como quien oye llover,
pasan los años, regresan los instantes,
¿oyes tus pasos en el cuarto vecino?
no aquí ni allá: los oyes
en otro tiempo que es ahora mismo,
oye los pasos del tiempo
inventor de lugares sin peso ni sitio,
oye la lluvia correr por la terraza,
la noche ya es más noche en la arboleda,
en los follajes ha anidado el rayo,
vago jardín a la deriva
—entra, tu sombra cubre esta página.)

Music For The Longest Night

Some music for this winter solstice -

Roger & Brian Eno - Wintergreen

Terje Isungset - Wood in forest (3)

Björk - Solstice

Orlando Gibbons - The woods so wilde

From the Fitzwilliam virginal book, a set of 8 variations on a popular tune.A piece by Orlando Gibbons which confirms his stature as one of the most brilliant keyboard players of his generation. Source: CD Francis Tregian's Collection, Vanguard Classics, Martha Cook, harpsichord.

Blazin’ Fiddles -Lochaber Gathering

ENJOY

Good Night