2017 or Where I am Going

Hello all, it has been over half a year since which I have written a posting.  The main reason for this is that 2016 was a horrendous and emotionally draining year.  My son had a very hard time dealing with his autism and bipolar issues plus The Wee Dancer (my 12 year old daughter) was sent home early by her mom and has been dealing with that feeling of rejection while at the same time dealing with being a 12 year old girl.  I was caught in the middle of this explosion of brain chemicals and unfortunately had to put all things on hold.

Enough of the past.  I have hopes for 2017, first of all The Dropkick Murphys have a new album dropping in just 2 days (1/6/17),  Second my oldest daughter is getting married to an awesome person in June.  Third we are already planning Thorblott.  Fourth St. Patrick's Day is on a Friday.  Plus the feeling of new possibilities is strong right now.  This feeling might just be a false optimism but I will use it to create something more real and positive.

I am not going to put pressure on myself to have a set schedule but I will have a guideline of at least 1 post per month this year and hopefully I will get my writing voice back in better form. 

Lastly I gave Richard (my son) Anthony Bourdain's new cookbook "Appetites" for the Holidays and we are going to cook 1 recipe a week so I will take pictures and post it.  Also here is the lyric video for the first single on the new Dropkick album and a picture of the artwork.  I will be back soon.

Notes To Listen To



Instead of in depth writing today, I am just going to list the music that has caught my ear over the last few weeks.

First I am incredibly excited by the new Blink182 single Bored to Death.  The song is awesome! The addition of Matt Skiba has made Blink a stronger band and I enjoy the energy.  In addition the song conjures memories of the old Blink but with a feeling of forward momentum.

 

Speaking of Matt Skiba  I have finally taken the plunge and delved into the darkness that is Alkaline Trio.  I have avoided this band for a long time because I knew that they would reinforce the feelings of sweet, sweet, dark bitterness that I harbor in the depths of my heart concerning past loves and it is an agony that I enjoy getting lost in at times.

 

Next I found two bands I had never listened to before.  The Rockabilly band Three Bad Jacks creates a solid old school rock and roll sound echoing the era of Carl Perkins, Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper and also touching on unique emotions that come from our time (the selection Noah and Jacob's Song touches on how unique it is to parent an autistic child, something that regular readers know I deal with in my own children).

 

Sister Sparrow and The Dirty Birds is a New York based Soul/Rock band that features big horns and a singer with a big voice.  This band is my new musical infatuation and I was very happy to hear this kind of music being played by this generation.