May 21sts
5/21/1997 It’s been such a cold spring that the birch trees don’t even have buds yet. [5/21/2025: As a melody. Lyrics can start anywhere--from anything. All prose has possible poetry within it if distilled to ideas. This also reminded me of the "Dust " track on Fleetwood Mac's Bare Trees album. Exact weather today as it was in 1997.] 5/21/1998 If that's all we had was one radio station and one TV station, it would profoundly affect the way our culture develops. The complexity of culture is the result of all the possible choices that we have. [5/21/2025: And here we are] 5/21/2000, Sunday Reverend John Spong —”I don’t even like religious people.” *** Two Chinese artists piss on Duchamp’s Fountain at Tate Modern. 5/21/2021 Article in Scientific American titled, “You don't have to start young to be a great musician”. This goes back to the evergreen discussion about how early to start musical training. I didn't start playing ...
