Music du Jour: I have an old scratchy vinyl record of Salty Dog by Procul Harum that I've played off and on for 30 years. It strikes me as one of the great rock operas (and I don't include anything by The Who in that category). It's a trip on the high seas in an English vessel with the elegance of the British musicians of the '70s. Then yesterday I listened to "Tweeter and the Monkey Man," Bob Dylan's song with The Traveling Wilburys, and it still sounds powerful. I always thought this record, with Dylan, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, George Harrison, and Jeff Lynne, released in 1988, was a masterpiece that got largely overlooked. Finally, today on local KPIG I heard a country song on religious right righteousness:
Jesus loves me,
But he cain't stand you…
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Good music selections! I'll bet the song you heard was done by the Austin Lounge Lizards, from their album "Lizard Vision". They're wonderful, and well worth going to see live when they're in the Bay Area.
I've just recently discovered your books, also, and they're really inspiring. Thanks for those!
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