I’ve seen the band Samamidon perform twice in about as many weeks. The first show was at Mercury Lounge, where they shared a bill with a number of other acts, including Doveman, a sprawling chamber indie ensemble that also includes both of Samamidon’s principals — the childhood friends Sam Amidon and Thomas Bartlett — […]
In elementary school, time was marked by the celebration of the seasons through the constant production of writing and artwork. You couldn’t esape the fact that it was autumn (falling leaves, chestnuts) or winter (icicles and snow—even though we rarely saw these) because they were all over the classroom wall. And then you […]
I started toying with an early version of this playlist several months ago when I was going through a breakup. Originally, it was a collection of tracks that I threw into an iTunes playlist - songs that either reminded me of the ‘good’ parts of the relationship that was ending, songs that fortified me […]
BTW, in addition to this triptych card I made for you, keep your eye out for the gift I ordered for you. Since it’s your “wood” anniversary, I got you this really cool “wazzUP?” woodcut. I hope you like it.
Love, (and keep on KICKIN’ TERRORIST ASS!)
Mr. S. Godfree
Read it, if you haven’t heard it.
A few quick reactions to open the discussion:
Holy shit. There hasn’t been a speech of this high a profile on the subject of race in America in my memory.
It’s also probably going to be the defining speech of the campaign, and clearly one of the most important of Obama’s […]