SLED DOGS The Isolation Blues; reflections during covid-19 We are now over 40 days into shut-down and quarantine-mode so don’t be surprised if you and people you know are starting to get a little squirrelly. I came across this article…
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SOLITUDE The Isolation Blues; reflections during covid-19 sunday afternoon on the sauna porch It’s the middle of April and this is the first time the thermometer has made it past fifty degrees. (it’s been a long, cold stretch of…
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JOHN COLTRANE The Isolation Blues; reflections during covid-19 During the year 1957 I experienced a spiritual awakening which was to lead me to a richer, fuller, more productive life. At that time, in gratitude, I humbly asked to be given the…
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THOMAS MERTON The Isolation Blues; reflections during covid-19 Thomas Merton circa 1965 The contemplative life must provide an area, a space of liberty, of silence and solitude, in which possibilities are allowed to surface and new choices – beyond routine…
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SNOW BLOW BLUES The Isolation Blues; reflections during covid-19 “houlton coffeehouse…” extended snow blow blues it’s april 4th and the snow is still falling it’s as if the club manager forgot to mention we weren’t taking any late season bookings…
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LIFE ART The Isolation Blues; reflections during covid-19 from the “Collected Artwork of Miles Davis” * “Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” – Pablo Picasso “Don’t think about making art, just get it done.…
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MILES DAVIS The Isolation Blues; reflections during covid-19 “I’ve been painting and sketching all my life. Also, for my tailor I used to draw my suits, ’cause he couldn’t speak English…It’s like therapy for me, and keeps my mind occupied…