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Singing
I am not a trained singer, and on those occasions when I hear myself on tape, I am often appalled. And then I say “fuck it” and keep singing anyway. I like singing: it’s one of the things that make me happy.
My favorite singing is close harmony, like the Louvin Brothers and the [...]
Ding Dong, the Dick is Dead.
Jerry Falwell, one of the most senior of the American Taliban and leader of the so-called “Moral Majority”, has gone to meet his make, Satan, effective 1:37 today.
Far be it from me to rejoice at the untimely death of someone I despise… oh, who am I kidding. Jerry Falwell kicked the bucket [...]
Friday Videos: Shape Note Singing
Last night I did shape-note singing for the first time, also referred to as Sacred Harp from the most popular shape-note songbook, a style highly popular in the rural south in the 19th and early 20th Century.
The dominant religion at the time, the Baptist faith, largely prohibited musical instruments in worship, so hymns were sung [...]
