Sunday, March 09, 2008
Sunday, March 02, 2008
Bill Callahan at the Jackpot. Lawrence, KS
I love my mother
I love my father
I love my sisters too
I bought this guitar
To pledge my love
To pledge my love to you
I am a rock
Bottom riser
And I owe it all to you
I saw a gold ring
At the bottom of the river
Glinting
At my foolish heart
Oh my foolish heart
Had to go diving
Diving diving
Into the murk
And from the bottom of the river
I looked up for the sun
Which had shattered in the water
And the pieces were raining down
Like gold rings
That passed through my hands
As I thrashed and grabbed
I started rising rising
I left my mother
I left my father
I left my sisters too
Left them standing on the banks
And they pulled me out
Of this mighty mighty river
I am a rock
Bottom riser
And I owe it all to you
Bill Callahan, "Rock Bottom Riser" A River Ain't Too Much To Love
Monday, February 18, 2008
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
On The Road. Mississippi River Route from St. Louis to New Orleans.
Lupe's perspective.Jeez Dad. Are we there yet?
Left a good job in the city,
Working for The Man every night and day,
And I never lost one minute of sleeping,
Worrying 'bout the way things might have been.
Big wheel keep on turning,
Proud Mary keep on burning,
Rolling, rolling, rolling on the river.
Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis,
Pumped a lot of pain down in New Orleans,
But I never saw the good side of the city,
Until I hitched a ride on a river boat queen.
Big wheel keep on turning,
Proud Mary keep on burning, Rolling, rolling, rolling on the river.
The Arch
The Arch, Gateway to the West. Some might argue that it is no longer a gateway to the West. But this is definitely where the East ends. And then you can go far out West to San Francisco that is so far West that it is far East.
The Arch is so iconic. Like the Eiffel Tower in Paris, you can see it from many parts of the city of St. Louis. Also like the Eiffel Tower, it is something that has to be seen up close.
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