Quarter-life

Day 51: 25 – “What do you think of the quarter-life crisis?” Is it different than a life which has reached one year and a quarter-life? I think days of birth, new years, and anything to do with a turning of time is a bit silly. Quarter-life sounds like you are 75% alive, especially if […]

K is for Kindness

Day 11: “K is for “Kindness“. Do you feel like people still have a sense of kindness these days?” Wow! This one is difficult to see at times. The news likes to report everything that is terrible so it seems like people are horrible. I find more kindness in everyday life from strangers. As Blanche […]

#978 Morrissey – You Are the Quarry

I did not expect Morrissey to return to the list in the 2000s, but here we are. I remember 2004s You Are the Quarry from Morrissey. I actually remember liking it. It was Morrissey’s first album in seven years. Many considered it a return for Morrissey after his last album Maladjusted disappointed fans and critics. […]

#348 Curtis Mayfield – There’s No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield is back in the list with There’s No Place Like America Today. I did not really care for his Super Fly album. I have a feeling I will not like this one either. I do like “So in Love” a lot and “Billy Jack” a little and “Blue Monday People” is interesting. Overall, Mayfield […]

#343 Patti Smith – Horses

Patti Smith‘s Horses is the only appearance of the female punker on the list. This is her debut album. I do know a song by her “Because the Night” which was co-written by Bruce Springsteen. It is on her third album Easter. This album, I have never heard any of the songs until today. Her […]

#201 James Taylor – Sweet Baby James

There were a few singer-songwriters who became famous in the 70s and James Taylor was one that lead the pack. Sweet Baby James is his second album that started the fire. Taylor had struggles with his mental health and drug addict. This album is a result of some of those struggles. The first song “Sweet Baby […]

#153 The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground return with their third album. I wonder if this will be better than White Light/White Heat. Lou Reed said, “I really didn’t think we should make another White Light/White Heat.” Hopefully, he was correct and it is completely different and better. “Candy Says” the first song has a nice beat, but I […]

#99 Merle Haggard – I’m a Lonesome Fugitive

Merle Haggard is a country singer. We all know how I feel about country music. I look more forward to death more than listening to country music. I hope there is not much more country music in this book. I hope there is something redeemable on I’m a Lonesome Fugitive. Pray for me. I feel like I am […]

Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière

Finally, i made it to Basilque Notre-Dame de Fourvière. My friends (Tim and Carol) are here in Lyon for a visit, so we have been doing some sight-seeing, drinking excellent wine and enjoying the best food in the world, especially the French bread and cheese. The Basilique is locate above Vieux Lyon and has a […]