Archive for October, 2003

The Fires That Rage

Monday, October 27th, 2003

As most Americans have probably heard by now, Southern California seems to be virtually engulfed in flames. If one is fortunate enough to live in an area not directly endangered by the seeming firestorm, one is constantly reminded of it by the billows of brown smoke hovering over one’s head, rendering the sun and its […]

A Sad Return

Friday, October 24th, 2003

I have been drawn back in to my blogging after a protracted period of uninspiredness and overwhelming life circumstances by the recent tragic suicide of Elliott Smith, who was, I believe, probably the greatest singer songwriter on the scene until a couple days ago.
Smith’s music, mostly low-quality recordings of acoustic guitar and sometimes some drums, […]