Sunday, February 15, 2009

Plays 12 Big Instrumental Hits (Alley Cat/Green Onions)

Bill Justis

The coyote, mocked. There is no human activity more authentic than this, save displacement. The songdog howls the world into existence, but is not sufficient to command it; security and distribution are the occupation of pack mammals. In any case, the spirit of our undertaking will be defined by our relationship with this tufted anachronism.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

That Happy Feeling

Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra

There is a zeppelin -- mechanical, elegant -- bobbing in place over an inattentive suburban neighborhood and casting shadows on abject, restrained pets and idling power tools. A vibrating cord of horsehair and catgut binds the swaying, eager airship to the ground. This catalytic tension abides. Blithely and condescendingly romantic, it is a still image -- a long exposure, out of focus, selectively.