Friday, March 24, 2006
Lewis and Clark move west, Ed Abbey's wisdom and Uncle Weed's story - Vol.8
In volume 8 of Postcards from Gravelly Beach DaveO read from Lewis and Clark's journals as they lose horses on Sept 3rd, and Ed Abbey foretells the future and Uncle Weed (.pdf) tells a story to the kids.
originally posted 02 Sep 2005
Kerouac in Mexico, Snyder in Japan and jazz from Banff - Vol.7
In Volume 7 of Postcards from Gravelly Beach, Dave, chillaxing with sake some smoking jazz tracks, reads from Kerouac's "Lonesome Traveller," "Mexico City Blues" and "American Haiku" plus Gary Snyder from "The Backcountry" and haiku from masters Issa Kobayashi and Basho and original haiku (.pdf) and haibun (.pdf).
originally posted 31 Aug 2005
originally posted 31 Aug 2005
Rousseau Confesses and more Letters from Russia - Vol.6
In Volume six of Postcards from Gravelly Beach, DaveO sits with ducks at Capitol Lake on a windy day and reads from Jean Jacques Rousseau's "Confessions" and offers a bit of discourse on transparency, plus reads two more original "Letters from Russia" (.pdf).
originally posted 30 Aug 2005
Uncle Weed and Ed Abbey head to Canyonlands - Vol.5
In Volume five of Postcards from Gravelly Beach, DaveO hangs out in the dark at Olympia's Seven Oars park and reads Part 2 of Uncle Weeds Red Rock Adventure (.pdf), chats about Edward Abbey, and reads from Ed's "Desert Solitaire" (scored fresh from Olympia's Last Word Books).
originally posted 25 Aug 2005
originally posted 25 Aug 2005
Russian epics, French poems and Irish beer - Vol.4
In Volume 4 of Postcards from Gravelly Beach, DaveO reads from his own "Letters from Russia," Leo Tolstoy's epic "War and Peace" and a bit of French poetry while fumbling with pronunciation and enjoying a Guinness in the nighttime garden.
Originally posted 24 Aug 2005
Originally posted 24 Aug 2005
HD Thoreau and GG Marquez Along for the Ride - Vol.3
In volume 3 of Postcards from Gravelly Beach, DaveO reads from Henry David Thoreau's "Walden" and "Civil Disobedience" plus Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "100 Years of Solitude" and his own Portugal Snapshots.
originally posted 23 Aug 2005
originally posted 23 Aug 2005
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Shelter Crescent Session P.1 - Red-headed Girl in San Francisco
First sampling (albeit rather raw) from the Shelter Crescent session featuring Brad Rees playing electric guitar while I talk and yodel my way around some free-verse - seems to be thinking about waiting for a red-headed girl in San Francisco while drinking.
