American. Essential.

Yesterday, I slogged thru an appointment with some furry friends. Long, meandering walk, we all got totally soaked by a cold, wet, rain. Some days I feel like a character in a Samuel Beckett play, you know, just stumbling thru, trying to endure, dealing with what fate throws my way. Then later in the day we watched those great American Epic films: Godfather I & II. What to say? The story of America, and Capitalism. Brutal. Essential. Just the finest stuff.

Slept well. Lazy morning. Sipping a "Love Buzz" coffee brew; head-turning, all my synapses firing! Nowhere to go. Nothing to do. It's a holiday. Listening to "1969: Velvet Underground Live." An expansive 2 CD set. So fabulous. Elemental. So American. Dark night of America. So New York. Thrilling. Lou Reed & company sound totally in the moment. Love the guitar interplay between Lou Reed and Sterling Morrison. Nothing fancy. Shimmering, driving sound. A r&r band just laying it down. The Velvets in Dallas, TX and San Francisco, CA.  No John Cale, no Nico. Still brilliant.

BTW: A holiday Public Service Announcement: Wear a Friggin Mask!