Author Archives: ken

Leaving West Virginia

Posted on August 10, 2009 by ken

So, I left West Virginia yesterday, for the second time this summer. And with luck there will be a third departure (preceded by a second return) in late October for the fall old-time week, or at least some of it. … Continue reading →

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Ambience

Posted on August 2, 2009 by ken

Reading the Brian Eno book I posted about a little while ago of course inspired me to listen in-depth to a lot of his work, so for the past few weeks my listening has been oscillating between old-time and old … Continue reading →

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In the (Muggy) Presence Of History

Posted on July 30, 2009 by ken

Seattle broke its all-time heat record yesterday, with temperatures breaking 100 degrees. I was there and I can report that, yes, it was hot. Last winter I was amused, while visiting my brother in Tucson, at the local paper being … Continue reading →

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Brian Eno: His Music and the Vertical Color Of Sound

Posted on July 26, 2009 by ken

Part one of a series inspired by my reading Eric Tamm’s Brian Eno: His Music and the Vertical Color Of Sound. I was rather dubious about this book. It’s a Ph.D. thesis by a music student, and the title seemed … Continue reading →

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The Conference Center on the Undeground Railroad

Posted on July 22, 2009 by ken

I’m staying tonight in a new hotel in Lancaster, PA, that was built around a couple of historic houses, one of which was apparently a station on the Underground Railroad. The houses are literally incorporated into the hotel and conference … Continue reading →

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“The Hell With Everyone Else, You Sound Great!”

Posted on July 19, 2009 by ken

After a nice afternoon on Staten Island with my brother and some of his high school friends (aren’t we all much more fun and much easier to get along with now than we were in high school?), I took the … Continue reading →

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From West Virginia To the West Coast

Posted on July 13, 2009 by ken

Country Jam Originally uploaded by kenf225 I’m changing gears, as I put it in a Facebook update. I spent the past week in West Virginia, and now I’m in Seattle, where I’m going to spend a couple of days meeting … Continue reading →

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The King Of Pop Is Dead

Posted on June 27, 2009 by ken

I spent much of yesterday in the car (or, rather, cars — more about that later) and listened to Michael Jackson’s two great albums (Thriller and Off the Wall) several times each. I don’t have any Jackson 5 on CD … Continue reading →

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Red Hook This Evening

Posted on June 6, 2009 by ken

I’ll be playing my original songs tonight at the wonderful Jalopy Theater in Red Hook. I’m starting early, around 7pm, and there will be an entire night of great music, all original songwriters who come out of the Brooklyn traditional … Continue reading →

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The Long-Delayed LiveJournal Update

Posted on June 4, 2009 by ken

Yes, I’m still here. No, I haven’t fled to Dreamwidth or canceled my account or anything. But it has been an awful long time since I’ve posted, hasn’t it? A month, in fact, since my last post with any real … Continue reading →

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