Category Archives: video
Hallelujah for and by Leonard Cohen
December 9, 2012 Years ago my former student Kate Strycker and I exchanged CDs of some of our favorite songs. On one she included a couple of songs by a late artist I’d never heard of, Jeff Buckley. One strung-out … Continue reading
American
My November 2012 Song of the Month I waited until the very last day of November to finalize my selection for the song of the month, although I was pretty certain I’d be picking something from Lana del Rey’s new … Continue reading
On the Trails at Turner Falls
November 23, 2012 On Black Friday 2012, the big shopping day in the United States, I did not stroll at the malls but hiked the falls, driving 90 minutes south of my parents’ home in Oklahoma City to visit Turner … Continue reading
Librarian
My October 2012 Song of the Month The month that ends in hauntings deserves a haunting song: Librarian by My Morning Jacket. I discovered this group, which hails from Louisville, Kentucky, thanks to NPR’s All Songs Considered, when their Circuital album ranked #19 on … Continue reading
Ode to Joy: The Spark of the Gods
I believe in miracles, or at least in miracles of human achievement against the greatest odds. I invite you to invest the time to contemplate the following miracle: There are many great human achievements on display in that wonderful 1960s … Continue reading
Meador Manor 