Posts tagged music
Mellowship Slinky in (B Moxie) B Major (Dub)
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Now again . . . remember . . . b and I, if anything, are a special breed of diyer. He, after all, is a professional; he does this stuff for a living. And me, after all, a one-time professional; I used to do this stuff for a living. But on looking beyond that, and as we got into it, (you know, the work -- and despite the obvious issue I have with this "do it yourself " descriptive), my thoughts drifted, well, a little . . . more . . . Eastern (and, you know, all the cool kids are doing it). [ . . . ]
dot dot dot so you can call me homie (a punky jazzy piece)
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For awhile now, I have been infatuated with the rhythm of writing. I have explained this to b; in my life and when I have had time to formally study the craft of writing, I also happened to be studying, well, music. And not for any sort of conscious willfulness the connection was made. One of those things, I guess, that just entered, because it was time for it to enter. [ . . . ]
Paul Lesieur :: Remodeling is Like Dancing
3May 11, 2010
In conversations with customers I have heard remodeling described as, "It's like giving birth", "It's like cooking", "It's like the Tower of Babel story, everyone speaking a foreign language and not seeming to communicate well at all". But for me it's not like that; to me remodeling is like dancing.
Picture the various trades working in and around each other, all tuned in to the moment, to the rhythm of it all, is that any different than 2 stepping to a Cajun Zydeco band? [ . . . ]
The Sounding Board :: Episode 2: Cotton Picking Shop Dog
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I fail to introduce myself at the beginning of this one. I told jb that I simply must have been so focused on getting the job done that the formalities slipped my mind . Again, the episode is broken into three loosely themed parts.
Q: What do you listen to when you do home improvement?
2April 21, 2010
by jb
in Mini Moxie
In honor of b’s upcoming episode 2 of The Sounding Board (due Friday), I guess I had to ask. And I guess I could have phrased the question instead like this . . . “What do you listen to when you work on your house?” But . . . I didn’t; I wanted to engage the pros too.
And maybe you’ll say, “I like [...]
