Rome, Centro, August 2023

Samo was the tag name of Jean-Michel Basquiat. That's all I got tonight.

A name and a link.

| The Future Sound of London : Papua New Guinea (Translation 1 - 12" Original)

| Fever Ray : If I Had A Heart

Rome, Trastevere, July 2023

Strange how the smallest things can spark joy. I installed a metal shelf for dishes today.

Click. Thank you Marie Kondo.

| De-Phazz : Plastic Love Memory (No.Nine)

| Chanel presents : Last Year at Marienbad

Rome, Monti, June 2023

Cleaned my bike chain, washed my dishes, cut my hair and trimmed my beard this weekend.

Ready.

| Simon & Garfunkel : Scarborough Fair / Canticle

| PJ Harvey : Is This Desire? @live Sessions at West 54th 1999

Rome, May 2023

I stopped into the Sonder Montevecchio and the concierge gave me a tour. He recommended this video. When I watched it later, I was touched.

He had recognised his spiritual grandpa.

| Remake/Inner City : Bladerunner/Till We Meet Again (Brothers in Rhythm Perkappella) | Soundcloud

| BICEP : GLUE

Rome, April 2023

"Talking with Myself" uses a clip from the theme song of the 1960's TV hit Mission Impossible.

| Electribe 101 : Talking With Myself (12" Version)

| Original Mission Impossible intro : 1969

Rome, Spanish Steps, April 2023

I think I had RSV, the hip cold of the season, last week.

I also make Dad noises.

| The Who : Behind Blue Eyes

| INSTANT KARMA! : Lennon/Ono with The Plastic Ono Band

Rome, Pantheon | Protesting Putin's invasion of Ukraine | February 2023

Happy Feast of Saint Lucy. I've been trying to write this paragraph for 1/2 hour, but I keep getting stuck on Michael Stipe's NYT interview.

Jury's still out. It's a long article.

Oh and bye-bye Dubai. Your children are watching.

Jury's still out.

| Blind Faith : Can't Find My Way Home

| Dusty Springfield : The Windmills of Your Mind

Rome, November 2023

My friends will be happy to know that my doctor reviewed my lab results and I'm still hunky-dory.

Marvin Gaye is incredible in this performance.

| Nightmares On Wax : Moretime

| Marvin Gaye : Ain't That Peculiar

Rome, February 2023

The video of one of my favorite songs of all time. As a commenter wrote "It captures longing in such a visceral way that it triggers actual longing." I sent it to my brother-in-law, who has been married to my sister since I was about two years old, today on his birthday.

So he's really my brother, only he looks like Glen Campbell.

| Nickel Creek : When in Rome

| Glen Campbell : Wichita Lineman