You should listen to this

"Venice" is the latest album from Billy Hough, as Scream Along with Billy. It's available on Valentine's Day and I think you'll love it.

I realize it's February and I haven't blogged since December. Why is that? Am I depressed? Bored with blogging for no money? Or just burned out on churning out words? I'm not really certain, though a lot of the urge to share is satisfied by Facebook.

I've been thinking about how much I used to LOVE and HATE things as a kid. LOVED the Clash, HATED the Beatles. Black and white, there were no shades of gray. That fervor is mainly gone from my life and while that's sad, I guess a person just gets tired by their mid-forties. So anyway, this record is the first thing that really got me excited in a while. Well, that and Cynthia Carr's amazing David Wojnarowicz bio, Fire in the Belly. Oh, and How to Survive a Plague. Amazing documentary about AIDS activism that will most likely win an academy award this year. Oh, and Oscar, the latest kitten addition to the McGuire-opoulos home. I love that little dude like crazy too.

What's exciting you?

Comments

[Grace Pamer]

Hey Judy,

Sorry to hear the wind has gone of your sails on the blog front. It happens sometimes but don't give up as you're a great writer. Sometimes we all need a little inspiration and I get where you're coming from on that front. Music used to be my everything but over time the grip you have on the latest act signed to obscure label X slips away and you end up falling back on more tried and tested acts. So I appreciate the heads up on Billy Hough as he's excellent. Not felt that way since discovering White Lies.

Anyway you have a new subscriber to your blog and I'll be back to give you a pep talk anytime you need.

Hope this message finds you well
Grace