Richard Thompson is an anomaly; an unrepetent folkie who plays a killer guitar. Like a wizard he plays, in a sharp spray of rock'n'roll notes and electricity that is breathtaking. Our old pal Patrick in Philadelphia was a big Fairport Convention fan and we thought he was mad, but now we get it. "The universe is an asshole," Mrs. UF (ex) just e-mailed us to say, and we agree. If it weren't for the compensations, like coffee and sex and Richard Thompson's guitar, the whole shebang would be insupportable. Just two days ago Mrs. UF (ex) caught a mouse in a glue trap, and we wondered how it must feel to just sit there, stuck, and waiting to die. It's an unbearable world, it is, and we're all mice stuck in glue traps and waiting to die, that's what we thought at the time. But now we realize that unlike that mouse we have diversions, like R. Thompson's great guitar. And that counts for something, to have diversions, like a good meal or whatever. We still feel terrible about that mouse though. Richard Thompson wouldn't be much of a diversion for him, stuck the way he was, nor would a good book or a movie or anything else. Mice have no tastes, except for food, and it was food that got the poor fella into such a fatal fix in the first place.
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September 21, 2012
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Poor little mouse!
As for Richard Thompson, I especially like his version of "Oops I did it again". Really great indeed!
Posted by: Jan Martin Löhndorf | September 21, 2012 at 02:46 PM
Yeah, I feel terrible for the guy. And I'll check out Richard's "Oops I did it again" right now!
Posted by: UF MIKE | September 24, 2012 at 08:35 AM
I'm not overly familiar with Richard Thompson, but I love the song, "A Heart Needs a Home". http://thegillian.net/blog/?p=10000 The last strains of music really get to me.
Posted by: gillian | September 24, 2012 at 01:30 PM
I'm not a giant fan myself. But I love his voice, and his guitar playing is superb. Hi Gillian. Hope you're having a good day.
Posted by: UF MIKE | September 24, 2012 at 01:55 PM
Hi, Mike! Today was OK. I have been using the elliptical equipment at physical therapy to get some cardio in, so that's been going well. Today was awesome because a friend gave (semi-permanent loan, I guess) me an iPod. It really, really improved the cardio experience, which is normally the most boring goddamned thing in the world. There's nothing like 35 minutes of huffing and puffing with no distraction. Well, I guess it depends on what you're doing. But then, there'd be distraction. Anyway, moving on. I'm on a mission and feeling good about what I'm doing.
How are you? :)
Posted by: gillian | September 25, 2012 at 01:34 AM
I'm doing the elliptical, too. And all I have to listen to is the "estrogen rock" that comes out of the gym sound system. If I ever hear "It's too late. to late to apologize" again I swear I'll kill. One Republic is the bane of my exercise existence. Other than them, I'm doing okay, I guess. Hi!
Posted by: UF MIKE | September 26, 2012 at 12:54 PM
When I join a gym (I never thought I'd be saying those words), I'm sure I will have to endure horrible music, too.
Hi, Mike!
Posted by: gillian | September 27, 2012 at 02:00 AM