I was working on my list when I read yours! Thanks for being so reflective, and for sharing with us. We need to talk James after you finish Huck Finn. No pressure, but if/when you do, I want to talk.
In no particular order, a few highlights: I don't do much looking around for new music, and I don't love a large crowd to listen to it with, but going to the Village Vanguard for live jazz was a top thrill for sure. Getting to read at the B-Side, and then attending its last show to hear Cassie and then the Trainhoppers. A new work by Zadie Smith. Re-reading Mrs. Dalloway. Reading Percy Jackson with Augie. Listening to Greeking Out in the car with him. Jumping into Lake Michigan in late July. Eating roadside cherries while driving from Sleeping Bear to Petoskey. Sleeping Bear.
Another great year of following along with MLNP - thanks for your time and work, Matt. Looking forward to next year.
the hard quartet // the hard quartet
andrew bryant // loosa schoona
damien jurado // all the singles/demos and the live album he released this yr
medium build // country
odie leigh // carrier pigeon
cindy lee // diamond jubilee
I was working on my list when I read yours! Thanks for being so reflective, and for sharing with us. We need to talk James after you finish Huck Finn. No pressure, but if/when you do, I want to talk.
In no particular order, a few highlights: I don't do much looking around for new music, and I don't love a large crowd to listen to it with, but going to the Village Vanguard for live jazz was a top thrill for sure. Getting to read at the B-Side, and then attending its last show to hear Cassie and then the Trainhoppers. A new work by Zadie Smith. Re-reading Mrs. Dalloway. Reading Percy Jackson with Augie. Listening to Greeking Out in the car with him. Jumping into Lake Michigan in late July. Eating roadside cherries while driving from Sleeping Bear to Petoskey. Sleeping Bear.
Another great year of following along with MLNP - thanks for your time and work, Matt. Looking forward to next year.
Thank you, Jason! I actually just started 'HF' today (12/23). I'll look forward to that discussion—
Overlooked and well worth a listen: Nick Allison and the Players Lounge’s Trouble in my Highbeams.
Love it—thank you, RMH. Spinning now.
Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse. This exquisitely moving book, recommended by Pete Buttigieg, is one that I have a feeling you'd like.
Wonderful summation of your year. I'm so impressed!
Thank you, Kathy! I'm going to check out the Fosse. Wishing you a peaceful holiday—
Thanks, Matt, and same to you. See you in the new year, I hope. :)
Phish Mondegreen Festival
King Gizzard New Orleans
Bob Dylan Lafayette.LA Jambalaya!! (Current hometown. I live on street named after a saint )
Bob Dylan meridian Ms - Jimmie Rodgers hat tip
(And my birthplace hometown - and my wife’s too! hell is my wife’s hometown. Only one thing I did wrong )
Love this, Jimmie T! Best to you and your family this week, and always—
John Irving. The Last Chairlift
Great Expectations.
1974 !!!