Last night, I hugged my dogs tight, attempting to shake myself out of a treacherous rut of low energy. We needed to play. So I cranked Ted Leo + Pharmacists and let the moshing begin! In one magical moment, I observed Gordon and Maddy’s intricate, um, furry tango twist and pause right in time with the opening of “Little Dawn”– just at that sweet spot after the bass joins in and TL’s guitar dives down to meet his rhythm boys. Shiver!
Here you’ll find a video of Ted Leo + Pharmacists performing “Little Dawn” live in a Unitarian church. I highly recommend going to the trouble of downloading it.
Eventually I decided to stop dancing with the dogs and sit down to the soup. I was skimming the table of contents of America: the Book, my new kitchen table read (several months coming from the public library), searching for an appropriate point of entry (”Hmm, I already checked out the nude Supreme Court at the airport bookstore…”) when “Shake the Sheets” led me straight to Chapter 6.
The TL+Rx site doesn’t offer audio of that one, but the others I find just as fabulous and inspiring (and maybe a little easier to access technically than the Unitarian gig).
Once you’ve converted, be sure to thank Caption Jockey. The motherscratcher is a music guru.
Oh, Lordy! Your entry has sent me on a link to link journey exploring the miserable world of Christian child correction, basically consisting of literally beating people into submission. These are just the sort of sickos who are taking over the country. Very interesting insights into who the right-wing men and women are and why they behave the way they do. Creeps me out and almost sends me packing. To think, I recently settled on sending Lela to one of the local Catholic schools! Damn! Now I lament even more that I haven’t the funds to ship her off to the hippies at the Montessori! Anyone want to contribute to the “Save Lela” fund? Anyone?
Au contraire, ma chère, I count on Princesse Lela to save the Parochial world with her wisdom and creative genius. Turn that puppy loose and watch her work the magic she is meant to bring to this drab world! But in a pinch, I can be fleeced by any smooth talker and the Lela Fund will score with me.