Songs for the New Depression: It's A Sin To Despair

Well things are looking bad, it’s true, with no end in sight
But that’s no time to give up and say we’ve lost the fight
We can’t know what will happen, but never live in fear
Try to love your fellow man and to be of good cheer

‘Cause it’s a sin, sin, sin to despair
As long as we’re alive we have to care
No matter how bad things get
We’ll all pull through it yet
And it’s a sin, sin, sin to despair

Some folks think that they can do it on their own
Some folks can, but remember that we are not alone
When you see a man is down, know that he’s your brother
The one way that we all can win is if we help each other

‘Cause it’s a sin, sin, sin to despair
Look for that helping hand that might be there
No matter how bad things get
We’ll all pull through it yet
And it’s a sin, sin, sin to despair


Until a man’s been tested he may think that he is strong
But when faced with temptation, he can’t tell right from wrong
No man is so righteous that he knows he’ll never budge
So try to show some kindness and judge as you’d be judged

‘Cause it’s a sin, sin, sin to despair
So try to stay awake and be aware
No matter how bad things get
We’ll all pull through it yet
And it’s a sin, sin, sin to despair

Today's Verse: 29 September 2009

Repudiate look
Repudiate touch
Repudiate desire
Repudiate temptation
I'm all for repudiation
In advance
A license to succumb
Because I believe in redemption
For those who've loved enough

For the reunion show in Seoul ...

Let's do a Bo Diddley tribute band: the No Diddleys. ("... you can't judge the one by looking at the other...")

Songs for the New Depresssion: My Bubble Burst

I thought that you and I could build an empire
That no one else could stop us, we’d be first
I thought that we could look down on the entire
World, but now I found my bubble’s burst.

I had it all planned out to perfection
So we could live our lives like we’d rehearsed
How could I know you’d take another direction?
I know too late and now my bubble’s burst.

I never thought that it could be all over
I never thought that you would want to bail
I thought our lives would just be spent in clover
I thought we had to be too big to fail

And now I am a man without a penny
Living on a crust and on a curse
Of all the things I love, I haven’t any
Too late for me, ‘cause now my bubble’s burst.

Today's Verse: 17 September 2009

How bad is it?
I have an invitation
To visit Finland
Not sure am I
How sincere is it
I'd like to believe
Deeply truly
Love to learn
Something good 'n' eager
Awaits
To delight me
In that cold still vacuum

How bad is it?
Conjure hockey vodka darkness
Mad midsummer
Naked steam frenzy
In the ice and black waters
And forests
I can see myself
Rowed to death
Chattel froze over
Voice immobile
No way out
And nowhere to go

How bad is it?
Dry here
Just dust
My bath and blanket
Frogs stopped jumping
James Brown
Resounds in my mind's
Chest
Can't tell if the thing on the wall's
Alive
Or the wind's just blowing
It to and fro
A guy's Mom's dying
Wants money and religion
I got none

How bad is it?
Well I licked the blues
Relieved myself of a great
Burden
Gone way under
All the way
Through to the other side
Alas no rest on that shore
It started to crawl
Twist and supurate
I grasp but cannot hold
Embrace but fold
What looked so bold
Now is old and getting older

How bad is it?
When you don't care
If your teeth rot
Your mind silts up
You're stained and tainted
And completely satisfied with yourself
And all you survey
You're even thinking charitably
How bad could it be?

A Killer--a thriller! Every woman's loving man!

As requested. The only archival picture I could find.

Today is Tracy's birthday
She's 49 years old
Let's have a great big party
With Michael Coss in Seoul!


Happy birthday Tracette. Let it flow with you, 'cause you're on the right track

Stern Measures Are Called For!

I have a great big "Hodie Ringdads" from none other than "Boss" Coss via Facebook. He's a Chief of Staff in Korea, now, it would appear and this link has a little more of his CV.

Today's Verse: 8 September 2009

I woke in the night
A stranger stood
At the foot of the bed
Bare back
Face to the mirror
Waiting for the wounds to heal

This is the only picture from Cotati I have. I was wearing a zoot suit and my cowboy hat. I'd hoped I'd look like Bryan Ferry dressing as Hank Williams, but instead I think I just looked like Ben Stein in those insurance commercials.

If you're goin' to San Francisco ...

http://www.strictlybluegrass.com/2008/artists.shtml

You'll be lucky to be able to see Nick Lowe on 3 October! Sharing a stage with ex Mrs. Lowe (Carlene Carter). Dave Alvin is also playing the same stage. I saw him in Zurich a while ago, good fun.
Will join you if I can find some hair to put the flowers in.