Swollen is Marilyn Munster; the last “normal” Throwing Muses song. This is, of course, just a demo, but you can tell she wears trim blouses and pumps, smiles politely and probably only eats animals that don’t have two heads. It appears, though, that when Swollen left the building, she left the door open. Her sweet shuffle and actual chorus (of all things) was followed immediately by songs made of fractured instrumentals, unattached bridges and free-floating verses who tap dance for a minute then run away, only to reappear in a different outfit, a different song, later on in the program.
It is not un-beautiful to be in pieces, as long as those pieces are fully realized, so I’m happy to let these strangenesses be as they are. But after living in this fractured world lately, hearing Swollen again was like a gentle lady sitting down next to me on a park bench, Frisbees whipping by. I like Throwing Muses Frisbees, but the gentle ladies are comforting, especially after taking a bunch of Frisbees to the face.
I want to thank you Strange Angels again for allowing both the ladies and the Frisbees a chance to come to fruition in the studio. The NPR-ish model we emulate is a valuable one. Sure, forty bucks is a lot to pay for a coffee mug, but if you want no corporate involvement in your radio, then you pay the forty bucks and take or leave the mug. I’m thrilled to be sending you the new CD that we made together, I love it when you visit me in the studio or take me up on my offer of free admission to shows, but I find that, for the most part, you all are interested only in having the music continue. I will always write new songs, but without the ability to fund recording sessions, you probably wouldn’t hear them. Thank you for wanting to hear them.
Love,
Kristin
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It’s a win/win situation for everyone. Thank you for all the amazing art, and you’re welcome. I figure I would pay for the music and the concerts and so on anyway. So why not give directly to you rather than some middle man/company. It only makes sense.
BTW, I like this lovely lady very much too. She is beautiful.
Hello Kristin, Your Uncle John Whilte who was at the time, one of our professeurs at Pacific university tells me you are going to be on the Emerald Isle. According to your diary here in about 10 days. Hope you have planned enough time to see just a little bit of it, adn if you have the time, write back and I we could quickly tell you how to make the most of your time while here, between setting up, meeting stage crews, eating, sleeping, and being a musician. Dubln is a fantatstic city adn you don’t have to look far for fun. We are in Athlone (bullseye of Ireland and also kow that there is much more to ireland than Dublin. MUCH MUCH MORE! if you need a line to help steer you, or want to get out of Dublin for one night and excape the Productive life, we’ve got beds, adn we’ve got sheets. Well one r two any ways. Enjoy your journey adn I hope we might make it out to see you on the 19th.
White! Not Whilte.. John White – From Forest Grave Oregon. Duh!
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And that would be “GROVE” not GRAVE. let me sleep! enoy your time. Kev