it don’t get no sweeter.
sometimes.
when my thoughts tend to be a bit dramatic, I find a zen in a beat I’ve never heard before.
Donna Summer on Family Matters as Aunt Oona were my favorite episodes; her soft spoken self that’d just burst into some fierce ass vocals. & my everlasting dance numbers in the backyard to her disco jams around the time when I was 10…my dad had given me some vinyl on the star diva. I had fallen in love with her great voice.
(Clip above is clearly in Spanish but what matters is when Aunt Oona begins to sing; mad talented, even at an older age)
She was my first autograph signing booth gig. She asked for Crystal Geyser water & an extra coat. She was easy on the eyes and very soft spoken.
Mad talented.
I’m already having withdrawals…a different type. I fell in love.
Stop your bitchin’ & just do it.
(Chicago)
Forget about Kurt Cobain for a second: For kids like me, the Beastie Boys invented the 90s. Technology was changing fast and the world was shrinking rapidly. Between their music and label/magazine Grand Royal, the Beasties showed how to reach out and scoop up all the best parts. New York hip-hop and punk rock, Japanese pop, Jamaican dub— all of it could be gathered and re-assembled into something that reflected who you were. This sort of cultural mixing was nothing new, but the Beastie Boys brought it to the mainstream. They were ambassadors, but their hipness didn’t look down on anybody. It felt inclusive.
As I lay myself to sleep.
For the past three weeks, I’ve been reciting three Our Father prayers before I fall asleep…I always fall asleep midway through the third or second Our Father.
I always finish in the morning.
Today: While in Santa Cruz this tune managed to make its way into my ears, from a mysterious rock speaker thingie at some lil deli…google saves me everytime! Cos I knew it was Stevie singing at the time but didn’t know the title.
Too damn sweet. Tribute to Minnie done right.
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Bingo Players
—Bingo Players - Cry (Just A Little) (Original Radio Edit @elektromusicnet
it’s VITAL that I attend a rooftop party this summer.
and just dance. like a lot.
Me callo porque es más cómodo engañarse. Me callo porque ha ganado la razón al corazón…
