Ani Di |
Ani Difranco was in Nashville recently, playing at one of the most sacred music sites in the US--the Ryman Theater. It's sacred because of it's history as a church and as the original site of th...
Posted by wet china on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:02:00 PST |
Howlin Dice |
I've written some previous blogs trying to figure out what music is, to find some helpful ways to think about it. A friend's dog, Dice, showed me this--that though it is probably not a tota...
Posted by wet china on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 03:25:00 PST |
The Heart Has Its Reason |
I found out some interesting facts last weekend about where one of my favorite local vocalists got her voice. You know, the way singers talk about how one day the found their voices, meaning the...
Posted by wet china on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 10:12:00 PST |
Karmas For Real |
I teach World Religions at Lane College, an HBCU here in Jackson, TN. HBCU stands for "Historic Black Colleges and Universities." It's a pretty cool gig and I'm happy to have the job. ...
Posted by wet china on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 10:36:00 PST |
Out da forest |
Our local paper, the Jackson Sun, pulled a cool story off the wire on Father's Day. It's about one life that was lost and one that was saved on the Kankakee River near Momence, Illinois.
A grand...
Posted by wet china on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:11:00 PST |
Bush on a T-shirt |
Subject: T Shirts seen in Marin County, CAThis e-mail may contain confidential information, but since theHomeland Security reads all subversive emails anyway, this missive isalready making rounds arou...
Posted by wet china on Thu, 03 May 2007 08:48:00 PST |
Insignificant Others or Travels Without Charlie |
I went gallivanting alone on my spring break, camping in the Meeman-Shelby forest and making excursions into Memphis. I didn't go alone because I'm a hermit. I generally love the company o...
Posted by wet china on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 03:36:00 PST |
Of A Beard |
I started growing a beard when I was about 19. It was the time when I finally had enough facial hair to look at myself and not feel self-conscious. I really liked it. I didn't shave ...
Posted by wet china on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:50:00 PST |
In Praise of Lovers on Valentine's Day |
I've been reading this book about a book... geesh. That sounds a little absurd. It's my work, absurd or not. I've actually read books about books about books. Reminds me of a b...
Posted by wet china on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:41:00 PST |
Thanksgiving with the corklikkers |
My wife's parents just moved to east Tennessee. Her mom has advanced Alzheimer's disease and Mary's sister's family lives over that way so we got in the car on Wednesday afternoon and drove 8 fr...
Posted by wet china on Sat, 02 Dec 2006 10:49:00 PST |
