elkit in wonderland

I Feel Like Letting My Freak Flag Fly

In the shower this morning, shampooing my golden tresses, I appropriated a fine CSNY song for my nefarious purposes and sang:

"Almost ... washed ... my hair ... it happened just the other day. It was gettin' ... kinda skank',  I coulda said it was in my way. But ... I didn't ... and I wonder why ... I feel like ... lettin' my freak flag fly ... yes, I feel ... like I owe it ... to someone."

But I *did* wash my hair, and I like being truthful, so I stopped. Oh, and my poetrying skills aren't that grand either. (As if you couldn't already tell.)

But I'm not giving in an inch to fear ... yes, I promised myself this year ... I feel like I owe it ... to someone.

And It Feels Like Rain

It's raining really hard here today. Everybody is talking about the first storm of the season. I kinda like it. The only thing that could make it better would be if I could stay at home, throw a couple of logs in the fireplace, bake something, and settle down on the sofa in my designer snuggie with a book and a couple of cookies and three cats.

But there's work to be done, so I'm at the office, listening to rainy music. Here are a few of the songs in my playlist today:

• The Cure, Prayers for Rain
• Marc Cohn, Rainy Season
• The Doors, Riders on the Storm
• Elvis Presley, Kentucky Rain
• Paul Weller, Early Morning Rain
• Eurythmics, Here Comes The Rain Again
• Grace Jones, Walking In The Rain
• Creedence Clearwater Revival, Who'll Stop The Rain
• Creedence Clearwater Revival, Have You Ever Seen The Rain
• Stevie Ray Vaughan, Couldn't Stand The Weather
• Heather Nova, London Rain
• Joe Cocker, I Can Stand A Little Rain
• John Hiatt, Feels Like Rain
• Tom Verlaine, Storm

All You Can

Monday Music for you: Eros Ramazzotti and Cher, Piu che puoi.

All The Places You Have Been

Monday Music for you: Robbie Williams and Supreme.

(I set this to be smaller; it looked too grainy in the large size.)

maybe tomorrow

Monday Music for you: the Stereophonics and "Maybe Tomorrow".

Lovers Forever

Monday Music for you: Dave Grohl and Will Ferrell covering "Leather and Lace". (Thanks, Blaine!)

It's A New Frontier For Me

Monday Music for you: David Sylvian and Small Metal Gods. From his new album Manafon, out today.

Put On My Blue Suede Shoes

Monday Music for you: Winger and Blue Suede Shoes

Once You Let It Slip That I Was The Best Of The Beautiful Ideas

Monday Music for you: Guggenheim Grotto and "Her Beautiful Ideas". Thanks for the tip, Enda!

Saturday Night I Was Downtown

Monday Music for you: The Hollies and "Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress"