Pandemic effect on music purchases (mine)

A lot of what I’ve been listening to during the pandemic isn’t all that shocking (Nothing’s Shocking, I suppose). NIN, Rage Against The Machine, The Orb, Bad Religion, The National…a lot of the usual suspects I turn to when I’m looking for (need) the feels.

Don’t sleep on the new songs Bob Mould or Silversun Pickups. Different new songs, but meaningful.

I didn’t have Run the Jewels or Taylor Swift on my 2020 music bingo card at the start of the year, but…well, here we are. Taylor + Aaron from the National? Ok, fine. New Run the Jewels drops while the country is on fire? Yeah, the hype was true. RTJ4 has been on an endless loop for me. Yankee and the Brave, indeed.

Oh, and as a suburban YA asshole in 1992, I can fully admit I didn’t understand the scope of “Killing In The Name” at that time, when the censored version played endlessly on KROQ. The song is not for shouting along to blindly. That problem is real, and it has been real forever.

Book Binge 2020?

Ok, maybe not (yet). But it’s 2 books read in the last 2 weeks and I’m moving on to fiction. Maybe that extremely modest “10 books in 2020 goal” is achievable.

At least it feels healthier than some of the other pandemic activities I’ve explored.

Day 125

At last, I'm found
Circle around
Last dance, no sound
Nowhere left to go, stay with me
Nowhere left to go, stay with me

Wanted to get away

And actually be away. From, you know, people.

Visit National Parks and Forests.

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In support of Black Lives Matter

My friend Jen is a very talented designer. She channels her powers for good, and a few weeks ago designed a number of t-shirts for sale in her Cotton Bureau shop in an effort to donate to the Black Lives Matter movement. All of the proceeds from the Black Lives Matter shirts go to Black Lives Matter (oh and there are several other designs as well).

I was more than happy to make a couple of purchases myself. And while I wasn’t sure how to best support the Black Lives Matter movement personally, at least in our current pandemic era, I could put my money where my dammed mouth was. Everything is hitting like a ton of bricks. I want to pledge my support, and I want to feel it.

I’m matching Jen’s fundraising sales dollar for dollar, up to $1000. If we can get Jen to $1000 in sales, I match it. I hope some of you will consider buying a shirt and spending my money by doing so.

Make me pay. Make it count. Make it matter.