12-29-2004, 05:14 PM
The unwrapping ceremonies are over. We have all had time to reflect on the loot we got. Some of it will be useful; some of it will be already used up; some of it will go on a shelf to be ignored.
So what is the single present you are the most pleased about now?
For me, it is a pair of music cd's that my husband found. I have fairly eclectic music tastes, and do listen to a wide variety of stuff. We have been fans of Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks for a long time. Now, this guy was obscure when he was new, some thirty years ago. Even then, it was not easy to get him on vinyl. His music is a sort of jazzy country, with remarkable lyrics and great back-up singers. Not the sort of thing I want for a steady diet, but even so, I like it. And we don't use the turntable anymore, so I had not heard him for some time.
So, under the Christmas tree, there was a package with "Where's the Money?" and "Beatin' the Heat", a new (well, fairly new) one that has Elvis Costello, Ricky Lee Jones, Tom Waits and Bette Midler helping out. WOOT!
What about the rest of you?
So what is the single present you are the most pleased about now?
For me, it is a pair of music cd's that my husband found. I have fairly eclectic music tastes, and do listen to a wide variety of stuff. We have been fans of Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks for a long time. Now, this guy was obscure when he was new, some thirty years ago. Even then, it was not easy to get him on vinyl. His music is a sort of jazzy country, with remarkable lyrics and great back-up singers. Not the sort of thing I want for a steady diet, but even so, I like it. And we don't use the turntable anymore, so I had not heard him for some time.
So, under the Christmas tree, there was a package with "Where's the Money?" and "Beatin' the Heat", a new (well, fairly new) one that has Elvis Costello, Ricky Lee Jones, Tom Waits and Bette Midler helping out. WOOT!
What about the rest of you?
And you may call it righteousness
When civility survives,
But I've had dinner with the Devil and
I know nice from right.
From Dinner with the Devil, by Big Rude Jake
When civility survives,
But I've had dinner with the Devil and
I know nice from right.
From Dinner with the Devil, by Big Rude Jake