ameneurosis- n. the half-forlorn, half-escapist ache of a train whistle calling in the distance at night.
Ashland Woods Morning
Monday, April 30, 2012
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Addressing My Past & Future, Here In Between- House Fly Blues
- Bob Dylan- Floater (Too Much To Ask)
- Amos Lee- Dreamin'
- Bob Neuwirth- Everybody's Got A Job To Do
- Adrienne Young- Home Remedy
- Maria Muldaur- Walkin' One and Only
- Beck- Stories of the Street
- Patrick Sky- Sometimes I Wonder
- Seasick Steve- Treasures
- Greg Brown- I Don't Know Anybody In This Town
- Todd Snider- Can't Complain
- Steve Earle- I Am A Wanderer
- Tom Waits- Come On Up To The House
- Mary Gauthier- Prayer Without Words
- Pat Reedy- Wiser When I Get There
- Neil Young- Don't Let It Bring You Down
- Denison Witmer- How To Be Alone
- Eric Bibb- Every Wind in the River
- Bad Livers- He Didn't Say a Word
- Tracy Chapman- All That You Have Is Your Soul
- George Waldrop- Good People
Thursday, April 26, 2012
(Ex-Junky's) Guilty Conscience
Dealing with guilt is tough. The deepest scars come from self inflicted wounds. This is how to deal with guilt positively & in a real healthy way. Enjoy!
- Dave Van Ronk- Zen Koans Gonna Rise Again
- The Rolling Stones- High and Dry
- Lou Reed- Going Down [1970 Acoustic Demos]
- Modern Lovers- Pablo Picasso
- Mary Gauthier- Merry Go Round
- William S. Burroughs- Junky Relations
- Lucinda Williams- Seeing Black (The Kitchen Tapes)
- John Prine- Great Society Conflict Veteran's Blues
- Nick Drake- Black-Eyed Dog
- Eric Bibb- Forgiveness Is Gold
- Mavis Staples- Step into the Light
- Solomon Burke- Let Somebody Love Me
- Leo Kottke- Everybody Lies
- John Lennon- I Know (I Know) [Unplugged]
- Pink Floyd- Fearless
- Ryan Adams and Gillian Welch- Helpless
Thinking About Albert Einstein
Lackadaisically Rounded
Jug Band
- David Lightbourne's Stop & Listen Boys- Beat You Plenty
- Jim Kweskin & the Jug Band- Rag Mama
- Jolly Joe's Jug Band- Jug In The Shade
- Blind James Campbell- Sittin' Here Drinking
- Last Chance Jug Band- Beale Street Dandy
- Don't Look Now Jug Band- Mole In The Ground
- Alabama Gravy Soppers- Guitar Swing
- Ozark Mountain Daredevils- Chicken Train
- The Stay all Night Rounders + Cory and Hank- On the Road Again
- Dave Van Ronk & The Ragtime Jug Stompers- St. Louis Tickle
- Hump Night Thumpers- Come Along Little Children
- The Even Dozen Jug Band- Take Your Fingers Off It
- R. Crumb & The Cheap Suit Serenaders- Cheap Suit Special
- Mary Flower- Ragtime Gal
- Hogtown Stomper- Come On In
- Pokey LaFarge & the South City Three- Drinkin' Whiskey Tonight
- South Memphis Jug Band- Doctor Medicine
- Dan Hicks- My Old Timey Baby
- Panama Limited Jug Band- Don't You Ease Me In
- The Chicken Chokers- She's Got The Money Too
- The Vipers Skiffle Group- Maggie May
- Jug Free America- Candy Man
- Thunderpants Johnson- Big Fat Woman
- The True Endeavor Jug Band- She's Gone
- Hump Night Thumpers- You May Leave
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Touch A Hand (Make A Friend)
Now that I'm in the bussiness of recycling at the plant, I feel the need to put old mixes on mixcloud for your listening pleasure. Yes, listening pleasure, it's an artform all in & of it's self. This is going to be my next mix I'm going to leave at the coffeeshop. This mix has given me much pleasure over the years here at ZeRO. I feel the quality of my mixing has developed but, looking back & being in a reflective mood feels just about right, today. Enjoy, again!
- Rory Block- Tired of Being Alone
- Odetta- Hit Or Miss
- Donna The Buffalo- No Place Like The Right Time
- Megan Melara- Hallelujah
- Billie Holiday- A Sunbonnet Blue
- Pete Seeger- Forever Young
- Keb' Mo'- Let Your Light Shine
- Peggy Seeger- Different Therefore Equal
- Willie Dixon & Memphis Slim- Good Understanding
- Sam Cooke- Mean Old World
- Solomon Burke- Like A Fire
- The McIntosh Country Shouters- Jubilee
- The Five Blind Boys of Alabama- Just Want To See His Face
- Dr. John- Let's Make A Better World
- Guy Davis- We All Need More Kindness in the World
- The Staples Singers- Touch A Hand (Make A Friend)
- Neville Morrison- True Friends
- Vince Guaraldi- Cast Your Fate to the Wind
- Penny Lang- Start Again
- Peter Rowan- No Woman No Cry
Saturday, April 21, 2012
The Art of Being a Friend
The Bastard Song
The Bastard Song
Written by Adrienne Shelly & Andrew Hollander
(from the movie I'll Take You There)
It's a world of suffering
In a sea of pain.
No matter how much sun you bring
You're pummeled by the rain.
So what's the use in getting up
And what's the use in tryin'?
And what's the use in listening
When everybody's lyin'?
Don't let the heartless get you down.
Don't greet the heartless at your door.
Don't live among the heartless.
The life you lead just turns to shit.
Your joy it falls to treason.
There isn't any rhyme to it
There isn't any reason.
Don't let the bastards get you down.
Don't greet the bastards at your door.
Don't live among the bastards.
In this dead-end universe
Where there seems to be no grace
There are heavens on the map
There are humans in the race
There are people you can trust
When you need some decency
You can trust someone like you
You can trust someone like me.
Don't let the strangers get you down.
Don't greet the strangers at your door.
Don't live among the strangers
My friend.
Don't live among the strangers
The heartless
The bastards
My love...
Friday, April 20, 2012
Ode To Soggy Panties
pink breath
day dreaming
dripping wet
pink & moist
furry fat
silken pie-layered
sweet fish-flapped
pudding
warm-lipped
like kitten
puddle
lapped
tangy
from ripened
fruit cherry
full-sticky-fleshy
rouge
lady rose
in bloom
boxed in a sweaty room
the future is fixed
in the fish folds
of the flesh flower
daisy cum
lips of woman rum
get me drunk with a mouthful
I hum
and sleep peacefully for once
I awake
crusty faced
sticky beard
dip my fingers
but,dry...
kiss & lick
from bald to hairy
and back again
from bald to hairy
slowly parting
glossing the lips
both hands opon hips
patiently she remoistens
I french kiss
the whole fish
nose dip
from fupa (Fat Upper Pussy Area)
to wooly lip
my god...
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Serendipity of Mental Illness (Revisited)
I started leaving mixes at the starbucks for strangers. It's my idea of revelolution. To turn on others. I'm not a revolutionary but, we as mixxers have the power to be the revolution. I fixed this mix for frankly. Enjoy!
Serendipity of Mental Illness
nothing is so healing as the human touch
even the strongest men are always alone
the emptiness is all in your mind
the space between succession of sensation
I'm not so naive in my thoughts of self destruction
conscious of my existence has touched my soul
I'm surprised to find all that is beautiful in my mind
expression is the meaning of art
refreshing my hope with this art of the mix
I have a disease,incorrectly functioning,without peace of mind
my soul needs the touch,squeezed until it shines
out shine the rain,break free and not easy to be broken
every little soul must shine along,along,soul-shine along
caress in a kiss all the loving that you miss
suffering and in need,my heart does bleed
it's the darkest before the dawn
taint long fo' daylight
yes,the light of day,features of colors,the light in her eyes
I find hope in the serendipity of my mental illness
the way god made me and all the blessings the maker intended
I can't blame or put fault in the great creator,originator of all of this
all of this life,makes me take it slow,I have to wonder why all these challenges
I won't regret all that life has taught me
about what is sadness
about what is beautiful
I lived through all the tears
loneliness and pain
I stayed and faced it
with all the fear and pride in my heart
I am destined to fail
each day I try and try again
I just don't want to make the same mistakes
misunderstand and have to do this all over again
my love has been revealed
I don't pretend not to know
what I'm supposed to be
have mercy on the lonely
be compassionate when you read my heavy heart
my poetry is all I got...
- David Dondero- Rothko Chapel
- Eric Bibb- Sittin' in a Hotel Room
- John Mellencamp- Save Some Time To Dream
- Donovan- Happiness Runs
- Kelly Joe Phelps- Lead Me On
- I'll Take You There- The Bastard Song
- Donna The Buffalo- Positive Friction
- Leo Kottke- Everybody Lies
- Peter Case- Beyond The Blues
- Tom Waits- Long Way Home
- Pops Staples- Why Am I Treated So Bad
- Bright Eyes- When the President Talks to God
- Moondog- I'm In The World
- Kris Kristofferson- Here Comes That Rainbow Again
- Mimi & Richard Farina- Hard Lovin' Loser
- Sandy Denny- The Last Thing On My Mind
- Madeleine Peyroux- Everybody's Talkin'
- Bill Pillmore- Let the Rain Fall Down
- Tracy Chapman- At This Point In My Life
- George Waldrop- Serendipity of Mental Illness
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Selfconscious
Little Yellow Kite Against Big Blue Sky
- Patty Griffin- Kite Song
- Beth Custer- To Sleep, Perchance, To Dream
- Tom Waits- Long Way Home
- The Lumineers- Soundtrack Song
- The Baird Sisters- Lonely Town
- Peter Case- That Soul Twist
- Hair (Original Broadway Cast Album)- Ain't Got No
- Denison Witmer- How To Be Alone
- Hair (Original Broadway Cast Album)- Ain't Got No (Reprise)
- Joni Mitchell- You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio
- Amos Lee- Soul Suckers
- Temptations- Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today)
- Gil Scott-Heron- Everyday
- Funkadelic- America Eats Its Young
- Eric Bibb- Movin' Up
- Pete Seeger- From Way Up Here
- Arlo Guthrie- Meditation (Wave Upon Wave)
- Bela Fleck- Throw Down Your Heart
- Jim White- It’s Been a Long Long Day
- George Waldrop- Selfconscious
Selfconscious by Texhobart on Mixcloud
Monday, April 16, 2012
Selfconscious
the way fat people tug
at their clothes
the eyes of the others
one's own being
pertaining to
how others see you
I am always with myself
thinking about nothing else
but, I am
aware of being observed
finding it to be true
how others see you
especially, online
Naked As The Eyes of a Clown
For Jessica, my dearest one
- Suzanne Vega- Tom's Diner
- Bruce Springsteen- For You
- Lou Reed- She's My Best Friend
- Neil Young- Look Out for My Love
- Tom Waits- Saving All My Love For You
- Fairport Convention- Si Tu Dois Partir
- Ween- Little Birdy
- Big Star- In The Street
- Amy Rigby- The Good Girls
- Bob Neuwirth- The First Time
- Amos Lee- Flower
- Will Kimbrough- Moves Me Deeply
- Old Crow Medicine Show- Wagon Wheel
- Billy Joe Shaver- To Be Loved By a Woman
- Amos Garrett, Doug Sahm, Gene Taylor- Just Like A Woman
- John Prine- That's The Way The World Goes
- Jim White- Turquoise House
- Beach Boys- Good Vibrations
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Bob Dylan-All I Really Want To Do
I ain’t lookin’ to compete with you
Beat or cheat or mistreat you
Simplify you, classify you
Deny, defy or crucify you
All I really want to do
Is, baby, be friends with you
No, and I ain’t lookin’ to fight with you
Frighten you or tighten you
Drag you down or drain you down
Chain you down or bring you down
All I really want to do
Is, baby, be friends with you
I ain’t lookin’ to block you up
Shock or knock or lock you up
Analyze you, categorize you
Finalize you or advertise you
All I really want to do
Is, baby, be friends with you
I don’t want to straight-face you
Race or chase you, track or trace you
Or disgrace you or displace you
Or define you or confine you
All I really want to do
Is, baby, be friends with you
I don’t want to meet your kin
Make you spin or do you in
Or select you or dissect you
Or inspect you or reject you
All I really want to do
Is, baby, be friends with you
I don’t want to fake you out
Take or shake or forsake you out
I ain’t lookin’ for you to feel like me
See like me or be like me
All I really want to do
Is, baby, be friends with you
Saturday, April 14, 2012
The Treatment
My therapist is leaving me after 7 years. She is going on to private practice and bettering herself. It would be selfish of me to want her to stay. I will always look back on our time together and think about what she has taught me. She helped me when I was at my lowest points & she celebrated with me when everything came together, income, car, job & love. I know how much I mean to her because, she always took my mixes, poetry & she listened to me talk about my feelings. Sitting In Therapy is dedicated to her. I will miss her. I have learned and life has taught me to let go of the people & things I love the most because, it's the right thing to do. Enjoy!
- Kenny Rogers- The Gambler
- Guy Clark- Hank Williams Said It Best
- Mary Gauthier- Prayer Without Words
- Todd Snider- Sunshine
- Old Crow Medicine Show- We're All in This Together
- Lou Reed- Hang on to Your Emotions
- Solomon Burke- Like a Fire
- Eric Bibb- In My Time
- Bill Pillmore- Let the Rain Fall Down
- Beck- It's All in Your Mind
- Bruce Springsteen- Reason To Believe
- Nina Simone- I Think It's Going To Rain Today
- Jim White- Keep It Meaningful You All
- Donna The Buffalo- Life's A Ride
- Joni Mitchell- The Circle Game
- Bob Marley- Pass It On
- Patrick Sky- Who Am I
- Tom Waits- A Little Rain
- Parliament- Fantasy Is Reality
- George Waldrop- Sitting In Therapy
The Treatment by Texhobart on Mixcloud
Thursday, April 12, 2012
All The Thin Young Men
This is for all the ladies here at ZeRO. The good hearted women who encourage my mixing experience. Y'all are dear to my heart. You make this community feel soo welcoming, thanks, for that. You never know how you look through other peoples eyes. You never really know how another person may view you. You beautiful women really give me a hint with your kindness. Enjoy!
- Ben Weaver- Grass Doe
- The Be Good Tanyas- Scattered Leaves Don't Lie
- Cat Stevens- I Think I See the Light
- Ray LaMontagne and The Pariah Dogs- Old Before Your Time
- Bright Eyes- Old Soul Song
- Frank Turner- Love Ire Song
- Jenny & Tyler- Through Your Eyes
- First Aid Kit- Hard Believer
- Bill Fay- Dust Filled Room
- Eric Bibb- Turning Pages
- Joe Beard- Holding a Losing Hand
- Bing Futch- Run On
- Greg Brown- Driftless
- Cuff The Duke- Instant Karma (John Lennon Cover)
- Ryan Bingham- The Poet
- Simon Joyner- My Life Is Sweet
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
It's Therapeutic!
Mixing for my new friend from work, Jessica
- Mavis Staples- You Are Not Alone
- The Beatles- Norwegian Wood
- Emiliana Torrini- I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You
- Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros- Silver And Gold
- Sarah Lee Guthrie- Young Girl's Mind
- Leonard Cohen- Sisters Of Mercy
- South Austin Jug Band- Little Wing
- Iris DeMent- My Life
- David Grisman+Jerry Garcia- Off to Sea Once More
- Hedy West- Single Girl
- Martha Scanlan- Ten Thousand Charms
- John Prine- People Puttin' People Down
- Neko Case- Buckets Of Rain
- Todd Snider- Lonely Girl
- Cassette- Hold You
- Bill Pillmore- Piece of Mind
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Old-Time Christian Love
Try Jesus Without Fantasy
- Ola Belle Reed- I Saw The Light
- Tom Paley- Rev.Gary Davis Medley:Light of this world/I belong to the band
- Rev. Gary Davis- I Feel Just Like Goin' On
- New Lost City Ramblers- God's Going To Ease My Troublin' Mind
- Guitar Gabriel- Do You Know What It Means to have a Friend?
- Leon Pinson- He'll Understand And Say Well Done
- Norman And Nancy Blake- I'd Rather Be An Old Time Christian
- Ron Campbell- John The Revelator
- Negro Fife and Drum Bands- I Love Jesus, Yes, I Do
- Sonja bird Yancey- Simple Gifts
- Rev.Pearly Brown- Its a mean old world to try to live in
- Mike Seeger- Blood-Stained Banders
- Corey Harris- God Don't Ever Change
- Mother McCollum- Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
- Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- Run Down, Eli
- Ralph Stanley- "Will The Circle Be Unbroken"
- Mississippi Fred McDowell- I Want Jesus to Walk With Me
- Tommy Thompson,Jim Watson & Mike Craver- The Wayworn Traveler
- The Little Brothers- Mother's Prayer
- The Be Good Tanyas- Diamond In My Crown
Friday, April 6, 2012
Tommy Thompson,Jim Watson & Mike Craver
Meeting In The Air-Songs Of The Carter Family
- Tommy Thompson,Jim Watson & Mike Craver- Anchored In Love
- Tommy Thompson,Jim Watson & Mike Craver- While The Band Is Playing Dixie
- Tommy Thompson,Jim Watson & Mike Craver- The Stern Old Bachelor
- Tommy Thompson,Jim Watson & Mike Craver- The Winding Stream
- Tommy Thompson,Jim Watson & Mike Craver- The School House On The Hill
- Tommy Thompson,Jim Watson & Mike Craver- The Wayworn Traveler
- Tommy Thompson,Jim Watson & Mike Craver- Meeting In The Air
- Tommy Thompson,Jim Watson & Mike Craver- I Ain't Goin To Work Tomorrow
- Tommy Thompson,Jim Watson & Mike Craver- One Little Word
- Tommy Thompson,Jim Watson & Mike Craver- Dixie Darling
- Tommy Thompson,Jim Watson & Mike Craver- Lula Walls
- Tommy Thompson,Jim Watson & Mike Craver- Are You Tired Of Me, My Darling
- Tommy Thompson,Jim Watson & Mike Craver- Give Me The Roses
- Tommy Thompson,Jim Watson & Mike Craver- When The Roses Bloom In Dixie Land
Serendipity of Mental Illness- Emotional Index of Feelings
- Eric Bibb- Sittin' in a Hotel Room
- John Mellencamp- Save Some Time To Dream
- Kelly Joe Phelps- Lead Me On
- I'll Take You There- The Bastard Song
- Leo Kottke- Everybody Lies
- Peter Case- Beyond The Blues
- Tom Waits- Long Way Home
- Pops Staples- Why Am I Treated So Bad
- Bright Eyes- When the President Talks to God
- Moondog- I'm In The World
- Kris Kristofferson- Here Comes That Rainbow Again
- Mimi & Richard Farina- Hard Lovin' Loser
- Sandy Denny- The Last Thing On My Mind
- Madeleine Peyroux- Everybody's Talkin'
- Bill Pillmore- Let the Rain Fall Down
- George Waldrop- Serendipity of Mental Illness
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Poetry Book
Cool Drink of Water Is Much Obliged
- Mavis Staples- You Are Not Alone
- Eric Bibb- Dig a Little Deeper in the Well
- Carolina Chocolate Drops- Pretty Bird
- Old Crow Medicine Show- Back To New Orleans
- Aaron Neville- Louisiana 1927
- Steve Earle- This City
- Corey Harris- Station Blues
- Patrick Sky- To Find A Way
- Emaluna- Forgiveness
- Lucinda Williams- Tryin To Get To Heaven
- Greg Brown- My New Book
- Mother Maybelle Carter- Gold Watch and Chain
- Dave Van Ronk- St. James Infirmary
- Bill Keith- No Expectations
- Crooked Still- Last Fair Deal Gone Down
- Willam Elliott Whitmore- Everyday
- Fairfield Four- Amazing Grace & The Prodigal Son
- Keb Mo- What a Wonderful World
Poetry Book by Texhobart on Mixcloud
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Conversation with Jimmie Strothers
Jimmie Strothers was a blind banjo and guitar player from Virginia who recorded 15 tracks for Alan Lomax and Harold Spivacke in 1936. Biographical details are sketchy, but Strothers was apparently a medicine show entertainer for a time before going to work in the mines, where an explosion took his eyesight, forcing him to earn a living as a street singer. Things changed even more drastically when he was convicted of murdering his wife with an axe and was sent to the state penitentiary in Lynn, VA, which was where Lomax and Spivacke, working on a field recording project for the Library of Congress, found him. Strothers recorded a total of 13 songs (plus alternate takes of "Jaybird" and "Poontang Little, Poontang Small") over the course of two days on June 13 and June 14, 1936, often with fellow inmate Joe Lee sharing vocal and guitar duties. In what may have been a crowd-pleasing gimmick from the medicine show days, Strothers and Lee even play the same guitar at the same time on "Do, Lord, Remember Me."
The songs recorded over the two days were split between secular pieces and stripped-down versions of sacred hymns, all reflecting an era of post-Reconstruction rural black culture, and what is most remarkable is the variety of song forms that Strothers had in his repertoire, and the eerie passion and energy he brought to his singing and banjo playing. The odd "Keep Away from the Bloodstained Banders," the first track Strothers recorded, is a variant of a John Adam Granade hymn from the 1800s, "Let Thy Kingdom, Blessed Savior." At the other end of the spectrum, Strothers delivered two takes of the bawdy "Poontang Little, Poontang Small," which earned a "Delta check" (the designation for erotic material) when it was entered into the Library of Congress archives. "I Used to Work on the Tractor" is a caustic comment on working for an exploitative contractor, while the six-minute "Goin' to Richmond" is a long blues. Strothers also recorded an interesting version of "Cripple Creek" on his second day with Lomax and Spivacke called "Thought I Heard My Banjo Say," which fleshes out a song that is usually only done in brief fragments. In two days of recording, Jimmie Strothers managed to leave behind an edgy, singular, and fascinating group of songs that explore the boundaries between the sacred and the profane.
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- Keep Away From The Bloodstained Banners
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- Tennessee Dog
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- Run Down, Eli
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- We Are Almost Down To The Shore
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- Jaybird (take 1)
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- Jaybird (take 2)
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- Corn-Shucking Time
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- Daddy, Where You Been So Long?
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- I Used To Work On The Tractor
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- Thought I Heard My Banjo Say
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- House Done Built Without Hands
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- Dis Ol' Hammer
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- Shines Like A Star In The Morning
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- Do, Lord, Remember Me
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- Poontang Little, Poontang Small
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- Oh The Lamb Of God Done Sanctified Me
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- I'll Go On
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- Rise, Run Along, Mourner