Thanks for the earworm mention!! I didn’t know there was a word for that experience ☺️ my most frequent one is “When the Saints Go Marching In” ….why? No clue, but it pops in often. It has mystified me for years! Thank you :))
An October ritual for me is to read Something Wicked This Way Comes every year starting on the first day of October. I've already completed my read-through for this year, it's a welcome autumn friend.
Something Wicked has always had a special place in my heart. It's very midwestern, like Dandelion Wine. I'm reminded, in Something Wicked in particular, of Steinbeck or Woody Guthrie's Bound for Glory with the wild abandon of tumbling adjectives that swirl around the narrative. There's still time in October to read it ;) and as the author said himself "It was October, a rare month for boys"
I caught the Silents Synced showing of Nosferatu x Radiohead in my own city (Omaha) at the beginning of the month and I absolutely loved it. Packed house too, which gives me hope that we’ll get future movies. I’ve always been a fan of modern scores/music with old silent films ever since my Dad took me to see Metropolis with live music by Alloy Orchestra when I was a kid. It brings the movies to life in such a fun, unique way.
I would love to walk into an art installation where your cassette collages are floating around me (dangling from the ceiling with invisible filament or something, so I can see them from all sides) with the playlists playing. That would be magical. Then have lots of really large photos of your journals (spines and pages) on the walls and have some of your actual journals under glass open to your favorite sections. Have you ever considered doing some kind of art exhibition? I really think people would enjoy it.
Another museum you need to see when you come next to KC (maybe you've already been) is the Kemper. It's small, but usually packed with really stunning and rich work. The restaurant is has delicious offerings, with walls covered from ceiling to floor with paintings. It's so visually simulating. It's not but a couple minutes from the Nelson Atkins.
This is brilliant! I too love Fall. It is my favorite season. I especially love this post for the Ray Bradbury and Baseball quotes and I have quite enjoyed the Spotify playlists you have shared over the last year. Keep up the good work!
Maybe it's that this season brings me inside again and the weather makes me feel less like running about and doing and more about sitting about and creating.
Thanks for the earworm mention!! I didn’t know there was a word for that experience ☺️ my most frequent one is “When the Saints Go Marching In” ….why? No clue, but it pops in often. It has mystified me for years! Thank you :))
An October ritual for me is to read Something Wicked This Way Comes every year starting on the first day of October. I've already completed my read-through for this year, it's a welcome autumn friend.
I need to read one of his novels that's not Fahrenheit — only read his short stories
Something Wicked has always had a special place in my heart. It's very midwestern, like Dandelion Wine. I'm reminded, in Something Wicked in particular, of Steinbeck or Woody Guthrie's Bound for Glory with the wild abandon of tumbling adjectives that swirl around the narrative. There's still time in October to read it ;) and as the author said himself "It was October, a rare month for boys"
I caught the Silents Synced showing of Nosferatu x Radiohead in my own city (Omaha) at the beginning of the month and I absolutely loved it. Packed house too, which gives me hope that we’ll get future movies. I’ve always been a fan of modern scores/music with old silent films ever since my Dad took me to see Metropolis with live music by Alloy Orchestra when I was a kid. It brings the movies to life in such a fun, unique way.
Exciting ending for Cleveland last night. Hope they can keep it going tonight! ❤⚾
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I just today put in a notebook Guardian (thank you for that fun idea!)
& a quote and it was Ray Bradbury and the next to last line from that October Country quote.
Now I need to re-watch Something Wicked This Way Comes!
Love reading him this time of year
What name did you choose for your book trolly?
Well, “Kart Vonnegut” won the voting, I think, but I’m gonna keep bonding with it I think before I decide on a final name 😂
I voted for Kart Vonnegut, but after having done so, realized Shelf Silverstein should have gotten my vote.
I would love to walk into an art installation where your cassette collages are floating around me (dangling from the ceiling with invisible filament or something, so I can see them from all sides) with the playlists playing. That would be magical. Then have lots of really large photos of your journals (spines and pages) on the walls and have some of your actual journals under glass open to your favorite sections. Have you ever considered doing some kind of art exhibition? I really think people would enjoy it.
Another museum you need to see when you come next to KC (maybe you've already been) is the Kemper. It's small, but usually packed with really stunning and rich work. The restaurant is has delicious offerings, with walls covered from ceiling to floor with paintings. It's so visually simulating. It's not but a couple minutes from the Nelson Atkins.
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
https://g.co/kgs/NnSkDBg
I like this idea!!
I am John Gillum branch, I am going to have to ask about the names for the book trucks next time I am in there!
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This is brilliant! I too love Fall. It is my favorite season. I especially love this post for the Ray Bradbury and Baseball quotes and I have quite enjoyed the Spotify playlists you have shared over the last year. Keep up the good work!
Ahh, October. Autumn has always been a time I love. Perhaps growing up in a college town where things came to life in Autumn and faded in Spring time had something to do with that. I know I've tapped into those feelings for my art over the years, whether in paintings, photos and writing. Music also. Here's a bit of autumn with a touch of sunshine as I recall https://open.spotify.com/track/6GfXZDYX1A9dsVkmYMBGsG?si=486391493630490b And one with a little less sunshine it seems but perhaps more dreams https://open.spotify.com/track/7bhGKrt1CLp0Z5if3h0pvI?si=1f7cde1200a94982
Maybe it's that this season brings me inside again and the weather makes me feel less like running about and doing and more about sitting about and creating.