“He wishes he had never entered the funhouse. But he has. Then he wishes he were dead. But he’s not. Therefore he will construct funhouses for others and be their secret operator — though he would rather be among the lovers for whom funhouses are designed.” ― John Barth, Lost in the Funhouse , 1968
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From the latest hit to the wisdom of old...
Birthday of one of my favorite eggheads:
John Barth (b. May 27, 1930) is the undisputed king of introverted postmodernism. His games of narration and metafictional framebreaking are entertaining, but to his contemporaries often seemed maddening and pointless. Story cycles such as Chimera experiment with what I call ‘mythographic metafiction’, discussing the role of myth and the representation thereof…
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Miles Davis Nonet: Moon Dreams - from Birth of the Cool, 1949/50, released 1957
Personnel: Miles Davis – trumpet; J. J. Johnson – trombone; Gunther Schuller – French horn; Bill Barber – tuba; Lee Konitz – alto saxophone; Gerry Mulligan – baritone saxophone; John Lewis – piano; Al McKibbon – bass; Max Roach – drums
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One of the great musicians of the 20th C.: Miles Davis, jazz trumpeter, composer and band leader - May 26, 1926 - 1991…
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Drummer, vocalist (and multi-instrumentalist) of the seminal rock-group The Band, Levon Helm should have turned 72 today. Sadly he passed away last month…
Helm was known for his deeply soulful, country-style voice, and powerful drumming style - highlighted on many of the The Band’s recordings, such as “The Weight”, “Up on Cripple Creek”, “Ophelia” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”…
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Carrie Newcomer: There Is A Tree - from The Geography of Light, 2008
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Carrie Newcomer, American neo-folk singer/songwriter - b. May 25, 1958
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