Posts by El Somnambulo

It's a family affair.

Homecoming. Coming home:

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Home and family. This week, some songs that suit that sentiment.  Starting with this one:  

Cut 1. Side 1. Album 1. Nothing cut through the overproduced crap of the era like this. A hurricane of fresh air:

Cut 1. Side 1. Album 1. "He said 'Take a right at the light, keep going straight until night, then boys you're on your own'." Youthful exuberance never sounded so…

Cut 1. Side 1. Album 1. A friend of mine and I once put together something we called "The Adrenaline Tape". Every song had to get your pulse racing. I…

Cut 1, Side 1, Album 1. Some artists say 'Here I am' right out of the gate.  Like this guy:

Did someone mention Dave Alvin? I did. After he left the Blasters b/c he and his brother Phil just couldn't get along, Dave joined X for one album. This great…

Glad to see a couple of other Tom Russell fans on the board.  Here is my fave song of his, this time performed by one of my favorite singer-songwriters, Dave…

So I'm watching this film noir on Turner Classic Movies.  It's called 'The Window', it's really suspenseful and it features this child actor named Bobby Driscoll, who was on loan…