Monday, December 19, 2011

Music for hard times

Sigh.  I'm gearing up for a week and a half up in Hometown with my family.  As usual with these things, I will not go into details.  I need to vent here, though, that this visit is going to hurt.  I am dreading this visit the way I used to dread going to the dentist.  As a lot of us know, there's no ultimate cure for the kind of bone-deep wounds that family relationships can inflict.  The best we can do is salve the wounds a little.  Hence the music.

June Tabor – The Great Valerio


Mary Gauthier – Mercy now


Gillian Welch and David Rawlings – Hard times


Sarah Jarosz - Come on up to the house



8 comments:

  1. Wishing you well. I pretty much can't stand family gatherings. Is it any wonder why I'd rather work than celebrate anything?

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  2. Be strong, drink much, and if you can't blog it at least find someone to whom you may describe it all in some manner that is cathartic to you. (At least that's what I would do.) May you find some happy over the holiday ...

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  3. Yes, music and cocktails can go a long way toward self-soothing. Especially the cocktails. (((((Dr. K))))) And when it gets especially frustrating, um...compose a funny blog post in your head to share with us when you get back. Your cyberpeeps are wishing you all the best!

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  4. I hear you. Good luck. Drink heavily, and what Ink said about the funny blog post.

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  5. Thanks, all. I find that drinking heavily leads to hangovers (like this morning, unfortunately), which makes getting other stuff done more difficult. But I'll try for whatever catharsis I can manage.

    And welcome, Clio!

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  6. Thinking of you and hoping your holidays are going far better than anticipated! :D

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  7. It's been ten days. Do we need to send the St Bernard out to look for you?

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