i=0; for f in *; do d=dir_$(printf %03d $((i/100+1))); mkdir -p $d; mv “$f” $d; let i++; done. Those are the incantations that rule our world. It’s really wild, if you think about it. Geeks = Wizards, Stregone, in Italian. They truly are.

| Cat Stevens : Sad Lisa

| Nat King Cole : Mona Lisa

When we perceive that something we value is threatened, we respond with all kinds of destructive behaviours and emotions.

| The O'Jays : For the Love of Money

| Poppy : And This Pile of Money

Ash Wednesday. Trinkets and trash. Let me tell you something, children. They lied to you, they lie to you now and you lie to yourself.

| Patti Smith : Birdland

| Joy Division : Atmosphere

Sometimes the literal tells less of the truth than the figurative.

| Radiohead : The National Anthem

| Mardi Gras : Easy Rider

The timing of these posts is a tad off, but being punctual and precise is not really the point here, is it? So we’ll anticipate Lundi Gras at Woldenberg Park while Bacchus is rolling, like, right now.

| T. Rex : Bang a Gong (Get it On)

| Ike & Tina Turner : Proud Mary (1971) | LIVE

I am fixated on the Black Mardi Gras experience in these posts, I know.

| Donna Summer : I Feel Love

| Redbone : Witch Queen of New Orleans

The big fun has just begun. LAISSEZ LES BONS TEMPS ROULER! Throw me something, Mister!

| Carl Craig presents Paperclip People : Throw

| Blind Melon : No Rain

The OS X Dictionary has two meanings for “mambo”: 1 a Latin American dance similar in rhythm to the rumba. 2 a priestess in the voodoo religion of Haiti.

| My Bloody Valentine : Soon

| The Rolling Stones : We Love You

Beep. Back on the riverfront. Thanks, ChatGPT! but of course I meant a Mardi Gras float.

| Paul Simon : Take Me to the Mardi Gras

| Illneas : The Strange by Charles Bukowski