Just wanted to leave you all with this as I and my family head to the beach. I’ll be rolling down I-77 sipping my coffee, looking forward to laying in the sand. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5HbX5l-Abs]
Coffee Break No. 19 – Xavier Rudd Tells it Like it Is Read Post »
These songs make me think of coffee boiled hot in a tin pot. You can chew the grounds to get the last little bit of goodness when the drink has been drunk. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMHyovwX7JM] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S260AayGnYo]
Coffee Break No. 18 – Civil War Tunes Read Post »
Just love this. A Georg Büchner story as told by Mr. Tom Waits. Coffee at 11:30 PM will do this to you. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYVlHqCC4Qo] There’s your story.
Coffee Break No. 17 – Bedtime with Tom Waits Read Post »
[tweetmeme source=”jjdanz” only_single=false service=ht.ly] I could listen to Gillian Welch and David Rawlings for about ever. Do yourself a favor and take a five minute break. Your ears will be glad they did. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcBfCsJW9Ts] *Sips coffee* MmmHmmm.
Coffee Break No. 15 – Good Writing Needs Harmony Read Post »
Effin’ love this. Put your coffee in something with a lid and hang on. [tweetmeme source=”jjdanz” only_single=false service=ht.ly] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQMVHhxTtLc] no one’s yet explained to me exactly what’s so great About slaving 50 years away on something that you hate
Coffee Break No. 14 – The Life You Want to Live Read Post »
[tweetmeme source=”jjdanz” only_single=false service=ht.ly] A wood roach scurried from the interstitial spaces of my writing shack (God rest his soul). Shortly after I wiped his mortal coil from my desk, a long-legged spider skittered from what appeared to be another dimension across my wall and behind my outlet plate. Fearing additional insect visitations, I did
Coffee Break No. 9 – Soul Makes the Bugs Dance Read Post »
[tweetmeme source=”jjdanz” only_single=false service=ht.ly] Some of M. Ward‘s music conjures sepia toned photographs, scratchy Victrola records and cold beer on ice in a galvanized bucket. At least for me (check out the second song to hear what I mean). Since I have no beer on ice, I’ll settle for a cup of strong, black coffee.
Coffee Break No. 8 – M. Ward Read Post »
Been listening to Bonnie Prince Billy while writing lately, courtesy of my brother. Turn the lights down and the hi-fi up. Sip your java and just listen. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG2PL2zO034] And just to show that Bonnie Prince Billy has an upbeat side: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxQuH910xc4] For what it’s worth, this guy (real name Will Oldham) played a young preacher
Coffee Break No. 2 Read Post »