i've been listening to nothing but okkervil river's "the stage names" recently, and possibly the biggest standout is the closing song, "john allyn smith sails". the themes of suicide and memory are so amazingly poignant, and the second half, in which the band breaks into a lyrically modified jam of "sloop john b" is one of the most stunning, epic moments in any song i've ever heard.
i just got back from seeing sparrows gate at the clubhouse - they were truly wonderful and it was great to spend an evening with rob and ryan again... great laughs/conversations.
i just realized i rely often on dates to categorize my thoughts. maybe that explains this running theme in my "blog" headlines.
i'm reading big sur by jack kerouac... it's incredible, one of the best things i've read in recent months. he has been influencing much of my writing style.
i miss giulia. really bad. i saw this random woman walk into the clubhouse tonight who deeply reminded me of her in some anti-explainable way. it made my heart jump. i don't know.
so hoist up the john b. sail
(hoist up the john b. sail)
see how the main sail sets
(see how the main sail sets)
i've folded my heart in my head
and i wanna go home
with a book in each hand
in the way i had planned
well i feel so broke up
i wanna
go
home.
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