The blogging returns today. I couldn't neglect it any longer.
A friend got married on Saturday and it was a very good day. It was nice to catch up with some old friends and to celebrate new beginnings. The weather was great for it and it has been pretty nice lately. Though yesterday it was a little warm and rained, forcing my weekly visit to my grandparents for dinner indoors.
Below are two pieces of writing, one from earlier and one I wrote yesterday night sitting in Williams.
"Love is a ghost train howling on the radio..."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3ZW4hkYfsg
The first one was slightly inspired by Ghost Train above.
Life’s Train
Twelve brass bells rang
Life’s train left the station
Fine drops of rain fell
Faces appeared and disappeared
Everyone safely behind glass
I peered down the tracks
Analyzing steel and wood
Before returning home
A place of trinkets and plants
I will be alright alone
There is no one left to disappoint
Life can be easier now
The journey is over
For better or worse
Everyone is gone
My destination has unfolded
Wet skin and dust particles
Commingled in a bathroom
I have run the water hot
Surrounded by steam and sweat
My skin is relaxing
Not young bones are cracking
My mind is alright
Without its heart to correct it
The box was put on the train
Never to be opened again
Things written cannot be undone
Signed, seal and delivered
A song without eyes
Only a voice to sing it
This home will be quieter
Devoid of its inhabitants
I had no choice but to evict them
They had overstayed their welcome
Kindness can only tolerate so much
Until it becomes a form of bitterness
The water runs over porcelain
Transparency seeping through white
An afternoon ringing its passing
Even when ears are not listening
I have not heard anything lately
Coming from where it used to
How quickly years are forgotten
When they mean absolutely nothing.
08/15/08
Refilled and Reinvented
The day has began emptying itself of light
Shortly very little will remain for the night
Electricity has made the moon almost invisible
The fullness of its beauty is hardly recognized
From inside our technologically advanced rooms
Televisions flashing images by the seconds
Love is altered or broken in a text message
Tiny characters of our once prized alphabet
Complex and long words have been shortened
There is not the need for them in this generation
Culturally things are different and maybe easier
Though it is very possible to become disconnected
Friendships are instant messages without real words
Conversation and storytelling skills have been replaced
You can think you know someone but really do not
Their eyes are mysteries behind flashing screens
They are completely different under the moon
When the summer has peaked and September waits
For Carnies to return to their autumn fairs
Prized rides in the memories of our youths
Stuffed animals won, adored and forgotten
The mind freezes their memory for the right moment
When sentimentality is needed to heal our wounds
A grandmother, a park, a flower or a trinket
Small things are what matters most in the end
They will force tears out of our eyes eventually
No one is immune to their formation and release
Human rain and necessary for sustaining life
Without them nothing will grow from our heart
There will be no forgiveness or reconciliation
Everything does not have to remain broken
The light can be refilled after being emptied
The night can be reinvented with moonlight
Real beauty is more than a fancy gadget
Even if it does transmit the world to us
Life’s real stories are going to remain invisible
Until we head out in search of them
Somewhere along the way we will find our own
The result might be hardly recognizable
Because of its beauty in the moonlight.
08/18/08
I have only watched one movie in the past week and it was called Transsiberian. The movie was okay, it starred Ben Kingsley, Woody Harrelson and Emily Mortimer. I like the characters that Kingsley plays, he is so skilled. There is information about the movie below.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800241/
I must say Canada's performance at the Olympics is no longer pathetic.
"I am feathered and I guess I shoud...."
From August 13 in Bethel, New York.
A Long December by Counting Crows
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQSsNI3nHwg
Well it is another Tuesday, the countdown is below. Top 200 out of 1360, I didn't add any new songs this week and there is the same #1.
Enjoy your night.
jr.
Top 200 Songs Played This Year On My iTunes Player
1. The One I Love by David Gray (1)
2. Empty by Ray LaMontagne (4)
3. When I Dream Of Michaelangelo by Counting Crows (2)
4. All The Trees Are Hers by Hawksley Workman (8)
5. Supernatural Superserious by R.E.M. (3)
6. You Can't Count On Me by Counting Crows (5)
7. No One's Gonna Love You by Band Of Horses (10)
8. Wonderwall by Oasis (6)
9. Have You Ever Seen The Rain? by C.C.R. (11)
10. Waiting by City and Colour (9)
11. Guaranteed by Eddie Vedder
12. Say It To Me Now by Glen Hansard
13. Boy With A Coin by Iron and Wine
14. Always by Neverending White Lights
15. One by U2
16. Creep by Radiohead
17. The Bends by Radiohead
18. You Are My Face by Wilco
19. Long Road To Ruin by Foo Fighters
20. Hard Sun by Eddie Vedder
21. A Long December by Counting Crows
22. O Valencia by The Decemberists
23. Thinking About You by Norah Jones
24. Calling All Friends by Low Stars
25. When You Were Young by The Killers
26. Cowboys by Counting Crows
27. Strawberry Fields Forever by The Beatles
28. Falling Slowly by The Frames
29. Love Hurts by Incubus
30. My List by The Killers
31. Everything by Michael Buble
32. Lemon Parade by Tonic
33. The Blues by Switchfoot
34. Everybody Knows by Ryan Adams
35. Have You Seen Me Lately? (Acoustic) by Counting Crows
36. Hard Candy by Counting Crows
37. Hospital Beds by Cold War Kids
38. The Hardest Part by Coldplay
39. Accidental Babies by Damien Rice
40. Your Heart Is An Empty Room by Death Cab For Cutie
41. Oceanside by The Decemberists
42. Blanket Of Ghosts by Dustin Kensrue
43. Your Song by Elton John
44. A Time To Be So Small by Interpol
45. Off He Goes by Pearl Jam
46. Hannah by Ray LaMontagne
47. Sing by Travis
48. NYC by Interpol
49. Where The Streets Have No Name by U2
50. No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature by The Guess Who
51. If You're Gonna Leave by Emerson Hart
52. 1492 by Counting Crows
53. Diamonds On The Inside by Ben Harper
54. Kite by U2
55. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds by The Beatles
56. Some Surprise by The Cake Sale (Lisa Hannigan + Gary Lightbody)
57. Mr. Jones by Counting Crows
58. The Crane Wife 3 by The Decemberists
59. Society by Eddie Vedder
60. Anna Molly by Incubus
61. Naked As We Came by Iron and Wine
62. If I Had Eyes by Jack Johnson
63. Gotta Be Somebody's Blues by Jimmy Eat World
64. Sunday Morning Coming Down (Live) by Johnny Cash
65. Girl In The War by Josh Ritter
66. You're Always Going Too Soon by Matthew Jay
67. Only The Lonely by Roy Orbison
68. Every Part Of Me by Sam Roberts
69. The Con by Tegan and Sara
70. Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison
71. Sky Blue Sky by Wilco
72. Miller's Angels by Counting Crows
73. Los Angeles by Counting Crows
74. Please Be Patient With Me by Wilco
75. Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison
76. Hello Sunshine by Super Furry Animals
77. Telling Them by Starsailor
78. Gold In Them Hills by Ron Sexsmith with Chris Martin
79. Alright by Pilot Speed
80. My Rights Versus Yours by The New Pornographers
81. For Reasons Unknown by The Killers
82. Chase This Light by Jimmy Eat World
83. Tears and Rain by James Blunt
84. Rain King (Acoustic) by Counting Crows
85. Last To Die by Bruce Springsteen
86. Michelle by The Beatles
87. Antichrist Television Blues by The Arcade Fire
88. Southern Girl by Amos Lee
89. Impossible Germany by Wilco
90. Let It Be by The Beatles
91. The Weight by The Band
92. Lodi by C.C.R.
93. Trouble by Coldplay
94. St. Robinson In His Cadillac Dream (Live) by Counting Crows
95. Coconut Skins by Damien Rice
96. 1973 by James Blunt
97. Pull Me Through by Jim Cuddy
98. Mind Games by John Lennon
99. Nuclear Daydream by Joseph Arthur
100. Invincible by Muse
101. Harvest Moon by Neil Young
102. Jumpin' Jack Flash by The Rolling Stones
103. Hallelujah by Rufus Wainwright
104. Let It Ride by Ryan Adams
105. What Light by Wilco
106. Club Thing by Yoav
107. She Don't Want Nobody Near by Counting Crows
108. The Painter by Neil Young
109. Oh My Sweet Carolina by Ryan Adams with Emmylou Harris
110. Catapult (Acoustic) by Counting Crows
111. These Girls by Ryan Adams
112. Daylight Fading by Counting Crows
113. Ashes Of American Flags by Wilco
114. La Ceinega Just Smiled by Ryan Adams
115. Barfly by Ray LaMontagne
116. The Great Escape by Patrick Watson
117. Million Faces by Paolo Nutini
118. Only Love Can Break Your Heart by Neil Young
119. Katleen by Josh Ritter
120. Watching The Wheels (Acoustic) by John Lennon
121. Do You Remember? by Jack Johnson
122. Talk Shows On Mute by Incubus
123. The Water by Feist
124. Lying Eyes by The Eagles
125. Sleep Don't Weep by Damien Rice
126. Warning Sign by Coldplay
127. Black Winged Bird by The Cake Sale (Nina Persson)
128. Baby I Love Your Way by Bob Marley
129. Here Comes The Sun by The Beatles
130. Elephant by Damien Rice
131. Is There A Ghost? by Band Of Horses
132. Save Your Scissors by City and Colour
133. Round Here by Counting Crows
134. Soul Meets Body by Death Cab For Cutie
135. 1 2 3 4 by Feist
136. Almost Lover by A Fine Frenzy
137. An Angry Blade by Iron and Wine
138. One Last Chance by James Morrison
139. Snow Is Gone by Josh Ritter
140. Bedshaped by Keane
141. Ramble On by Led Zeppelin
142. The River by Live
143. Imitation Of Life by R.E.M.
144. Thank You by The Redwalls
145. Across The Universe by Rufus Wainwright
146. Elevator Love Letter by Stars
147. One Horse Town by The Thrills
148. Josephine by The Wallflowers
149. Mrs. Potter's Lullaby by Counting Crows
150. Summer Skin by Death Cab For Cutie
151. High Life by Counting Crows
152. The Thanks I Get by Wilco
153. Invisible City by The Wallflowers
154. Why Does It Always Rain On Me? by Travis
155. On Again, Off Again by Sean Lennon
156. Hard Road by Sam Roberts
157. I Taught Myself To Grow Old by Ryan Adams
158. Around The Sun by R.E.M.
159. The Grace by Neverending White Lights featuring Dallas Green
160. Come and Find Me by Josh Ritter
161. Breakdown by Jack Johnson
162. The Blower's Daughter by Damien Rice
163. Sullivan Street (Live) by Counting Crows
164. Whole Lot Of Leaving by Bon Jovi
165. Against The Wind by Bob Seger
166. Hey Jude by The Beatles
167. Up On Cripple Creek by The Band
168. Bridge To Nowhere by Sam Roberts
169. The Animals Were Gone by Damien Rice
170. Amy Hit The Atmosphere by Counting Crows
171. Long Line Of Pain by Amos Lee
172. Doesn't Remind Me by Audioslave
173. Twist and Shout by The Beatles
174. Change by Blind Melon
175. Workingman Blue's #2 by Bob Dylan
176. Hang Me Out To Dry by Cold War Kids
177. Speed Of Sound by Coldplay
178. Colorblind by Counting Crows
179. Everytime by David Gray
180. Marching Bands of Manhattan by Death Cab For Cutie
181. Sons and Daughters by The Decemberists
182. You're Beautiful (Acoustic) by James Blunt
183. Better Man by James Morrison
184. Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd
185. I Hope Your Heart Runs Empty by Neverending White Lights
186. There, There by Radiohead
187. Two by Ryan Adams
188. Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol
189. You Don't Know How It Feels by Tom Petty
190. With or Without You by U2
191. Angel On My Bike by The Wallflowers
192. A Message by Coldplay
193. Someday You Will Be Loved by Death Cab For Cutie
194. Fake Plastic Trees (Live) by Radiohead
195. I'm The Man Who Loves You by Wilco
196. Montebello Park by The Trews
197. Avalanche by Ryan Adams
198. All In Good Time by Ron Sexsmith
199. Three More Days by Ray LaMontagne
200. All I Need by Radiohead
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