tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12055006.post2332841162957814609..comments2023-05-12T05:58:15.192-06:00Comments on Signifying nothing: Give the gift of despondencyClint Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13534333959460032669noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12055006.post-23794874490247315072007-12-13T00:17:00.000-07:002007-12-13T00:17:00.000-07:00Good list! Come on Feel the Illinoise has amazed a...Good list! <I>Come on Feel the Illinoise</I> has amazed and amused me all year long. You have to like a guy who can craft blithe pop poetry out of observations on nineteenth century politics. And even though it says more about my slow response time than about Sufjan Steven's songwriting wit, I was delighted when I realized that even though I had listened to and pondered The Seers Tower for over a month, it was not until I spoke the title out loud that I got the joke. And then that line "they were boys with their cars, summer jobs..." makes my heart ache like nothing else I've ever heard.bigbrownhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01283554274088335070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12055006.post-13629369460247082822007-12-12T20:28:00.000-07:002007-12-12T20:28:00.000-07:00Also, I forgot to say that I appreciate your list,...Also, I forgot to say that I appreciate your list, because at the ends of years I collect music lists, and I will keep this one to construct my master 2008 listening list. Thanks!Lisa B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10646181766775405935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12055006.post-23313841709981988102007-12-12T20:27:00.000-07:002007-12-12T20:27:00.000-07:00I am giving jazz (Dewey Redman, an old Thelonious ...I am giving jazz (Dewey Redman, an old Thelonious Mond reissu) and a great Willie Nelson reissue, and downloading the Cake b-sides and rarities. Also: I heard about this disk on npr tonight<BR/><BR/>Basement Bhangra, by DJ Rekha<BR/>http://desim4u.net/2/?p=69<BR/><BR/>It sounded awesome. I am giving it to myself, and secondarily to anyone who would like to load it on their iTunes.Lisa B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10646181766775405935noreply@blogger.com