I love the tag team approach to wringing the truth from from one's memory...using only your own can yield great stories, damn the facts.
I often get from those who've read my book that I possess quite a memory. Which leads me in my mind to lyrics by a favorite musician, Stephen Bruton, from his song Fading Man:
"Just 'cause you can't remember, don't mean it didn't happen,
And just 'cause you can remember, don't mean that it did."
I often wonder about the accuracy of the memories I put down in print, if I captured the truth or manufactured fiction. In either case, I hope I've recorded the essence of myself.
Your tag team on this piece certainly improves the chance of more truth, less fiction. And as always, shines with the essence of Matt.
Love this, Mark. And thanks for pointing me to that SB song—added to my 'liked songs' playlist.
On a similar note. For a long while, I did all of the album artwork for a London-based musician, Danny George Wilson, along with his various projects (Grand Drive, Danny & The Champions of the World, Bennett Wilson Poole). Much to recommend there, especially his solo record 'The Famous Mad Mile'… anyway, in one of his songs, he sings, "Never let the truth get in the way of your story." That would probably be a good title for this Substack, should I ever choose to drop 'Most Likely No Problem'…!
Always appreciate you, Mark, and your encouragement and thoughtfulness. Onward, to the next story—
Well that was time well spent...
I love the tag team approach to wringing the truth from from one's memory...using only your own can yield great stories, damn the facts.
I often get from those who've read my book that I possess quite a memory. Which leads me in my mind to lyrics by a favorite musician, Stephen Bruton, from his song Fading Man:
"Just 'cause you can't remember, don't mean it didn't happen,
And just 'cause you can remember, don't mean that it did."
I often wonder about the accuracy of the memories I put down in print, if I captured the truth or manufactured fiction. In either case, I hope I've recorded the essence of myself.
Your tag team on this piece certainly improves the chance of more truth, less fiction. And as always, shines with the essence of Matt.
Love this, Mark. And thanks for pointing me to that SB song—added to my 'liked songs' playlist.
On a similar note. For a long while, I did all of the album artwork for a London-based musician, Danny George Wilson, along with his various projects (Grand Drive, Danny & The Champions of the World, Bennett Wilson Poole). Much to recommend there, especially his solo record 'The Famous Mad Mile'… anyway, in one of his songs, he sings, "Never let the truth get in the way of your story." That would probably be a good title for this Substack, should I ever choose to drop 'Most Likely No Problem'…!
Always appreciate you, Mark, and your encouragement and thoughtfulness. Onward, to the next story—
If you’re interested, there are a few more anecdotes from this tour in this essay of recollections from earlier this year: https://mkelleyolg.substack.com/p/paying-attention