May 17ths

5/17/1932 (The Daybooks of Edward Weston)

Weston (begrudgingly) does some wedding photography at Del Monte Lodge. He can’t be choosy—it pays the rent.

 5/17/1996

Finished mix of One Step Ahead of the Moon.

5/17/2023

First acoustic demos of Radio Angel done as Video 45s. Interesting: right before I was watching Elvis Costello doing “45”.

Possible narrative: The bride at this wedding is a radio star in 1932 and her name is Radio Angel. The photographer they hired is Edward Weston. One of the shots taken has the big and golden full moon rising in the background, which is either a good or bad omen. The harmony is super simple.

Part of the lyric of One Step:

This worried bed I sleep in
Holds my heart up off the floor
Crumpled pillows hide my head
Tension knocking on the door
Wondering why you're here
No one knowing what's the score
The moon has come and gone
So many times before

 

5/17/2024 

Morning routines shift for me quite frequently. I used to do the video riffs, then Songdays, now I go through random Evernote entries and I found this one. This is exactly what’s happening when I’m working on something—it’s all subject to (or for) change. 

11/7/1978, Tuesday (Keith Haring Diary): Everything in this notebook is subject to change. When I re-read an idea two or three days later, sometimes (usually) I have a more defined, altered, or more simple version of the original idea, or a new interpretation of the idea, or a totally new idea that develops as a result of the first one. This book contains thoughts that are spontaneous. Every day I think differently, re-evaluate old ideas, and express my ideas in different terms.