Michele, I’m also a fan of QOTSA. It’s been a long time since they’ve put anything new out there, but a couple recommendations: 1) Homme produced the latest Nikki Lane record “Denim & Diamonds,” and while it definitely tips Country Rock, it sounds very much like a Queens record, and it’s fabulous (Nikki Lane is just great anyway); 2) The new Afghan Whigs record is also tremendous. When it turns cold, I hop on the treadmill a few times a week, and this is my current soundtrack.
I’m with you, appreciate the little things.
“If you want any one thing too badly, it's likely to be a disappointment. The only healthy way to live is to learn to like all the little everyday things, like a sip of good whiskey in the evening, a soft bed, a glass of buttermilk, or a feisty gentleman like myself.”
Loved this piece. I am thankful for many of the same little things you mentioned - food (especially those from my childhood in Italy), sports (tennis for me, soccer, skiing), nature (I love to watch it come alive in the spring; I love sunsets and sunrises). I am also thankful that we have technology today that lets me stay in touch with childhood friends and family that live on the other side of the planet.
Sometimes we take all of this for granted. Thank you for making me pause and think about it.
Music, for sure. Especially since I have no talent for making it myself.
Michele, I’m also a fan of QOTSA. It’s been a long time since they’ve put anything new out there, but a couple recommendations: 1) Homme produced the latest Nikki Lane record “Denim & Diamonds,” and while it definitely tips Country Rock, it sounds very much like a Queens record, and it’s fabulous (Nikki Lane is just great anyway); 2) The new Afghan Whigs record is also tremendous. When it turns cold, I hop on the treadmill a few times a week, and this is my current soundtrack.
I’m with you, appreciate the little things.
“If you want any one thing too badly, it's likely to be a disappointment. The only healthy way to live is to learn to like all the little everyday things, like a sip of good whiskey in the evening, a soft bed, a glass of buttermilk, or a feisty gentleman like myself.”
Augustus McCrae - Lonesome Dove
The new Afghan Whigs is excellent!
Loved this piece. I am thankful for many of the same little things you mentioned - food (especially those from my childhood in Italy), sports (tennis for me, soccer, skiing), nature (I love to watch it come alive in the spring; I love sunsets and sunrises). I am also thankful that we have technology today that lets me stay in touch with childhood friends and family that live on the other side of the planet.
Sometimes we take all of this for granted. Thank you for making me pause and think about it.