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Part 5: Las Navidades en Puerto Rico Christmas is the time when I most miss being in Puerto Rico. Earlier and earlier in the year I start missing it more, as radio stations in North Carolina begin to play Christmas music earlier and earlier in the year. This year, one local station in our [...] Part 4: Eye of the Tiger I have one friend serving a life prison sentence for murder. We’re not as close as we once were, but at one point during those important years between twelve and fourteen we were the best of friends. This post, however, is not going to be an explanation of [...] Part 3: Graduation Express Play this song while you read this. It’s a slow song with a synthesized harpsichord-type instrument leading the way with arpeggios and subtle middle eastern melodies. Play it while you read this so you can hear the music we heard as we marched down the center aisle of the church [...] To that raven-eyed rocker with the guitar slung low. I owe you rock and roll. Part 2: The Grand Funking of Grand Funk My awareness of rock and roll started at an early age with my mom’s Beatles records, which is probably why I always associate the Beatles with children’s music. Even their [...] To Kurt Vonnegut, RIP, I will forever eat crumbs from your blue beard. Part 1 – Semana Santa Music for Dirty Teenagers Holy week in Puerto Rico – Semana Santa. Teenagers in Catholic school, and we get the whole week off. Spring Break for the guilt-ridden set. We didn’t care. We were going [...] |
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