Category Archives: That’s Life

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They Came in Pieces

Posted on 2012 January 27, Friday by JamesIsIn

They Came in Pieces [19] Jay Farrar & Benjamin Gibbard — California Zephyr [from "One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Music from Kerouac's Big Sur"] Wilco — Walken [from "Sky Blue Sky"] Raconteurs — Steady as She Goes [from “Broken … Continue reading →

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Black Butte Clone Batch Number 2

Posted on 2011 November 5, Saturday by JamesIsIn

Batch: 2 Recipe: 3 lbs Maris Otter Pale .5 lbs English Chocolate Malt .75 lbs American Caramel 60*L [Crystal] 4 lbs Dry Light (malt extract) .33 oz Galena (Pellets 13.00 %AA) boiled 60 min .75 oz Cascade (Pellets 5.50 %AA) … Continue reading →

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Hunger Express

Posted on 2010 December 9, Thursday by JamesIsIn

Hunger Express [16] Patricia Barber — I Could Eat Your Words [from "Verse"] Tom Waits — Temptation [from "Frank's Wild Years"] Holly Cole — Trust in Me [from "Blame It on My Youth"] Tom Waits — Trouble’s Braids [from "Swordfishtrombones"] … Continue reading →

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Portable Desires

Posted on 2010 December 6, Monday by JamesIsIn

Portable Desires [18] Nina Simone — I Put a Spell on You [from "Best of Nina Simone"] Joe Cocker — You Are so Beautiful [from "Ultimate Collection"] Portishead — Glory Box [live] [from "Roseland NYC Live"] Patricia Barber — Regular … Continue reading →

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Fallen Petals

Posted on 2010 September 10, Friday by JamesIsIn

Fallen Petals [16] Legendary Pink Dots — I Love You In Your Tragic Beauty [from "The Crushed Velvet Apocalypse"] Love & Rockets — The Teardrop Collector [from "Love & Rockets"] Jefferson Airplane — Third Week in the Chelsea [from “2400 … Continue reading →

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Every Era Is Ending Early in My Morning Cup

Posted on 2010 September 10, Friday by JamesIsIn

Every Era Is Ending Early in My Morning Cup [16] Big Bopper — Chantilly Lace [from "Hello Baby: Best of the Big Bopper" or pick any similar album] Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians — If You Were a Priest [from … Continue reading →

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Delivering a Slow Fire

Posted on 2010 September 10, Friday by JamesIsIn

Delivering a Slow Fire [17] Fleetwood Mac — Over My Head [from "Rumors"] Al Green — I’m Still in Love with You [from "Immortal Soul of Al Green"] Creedence Clearwater Revival — I Put a Spell on You [from “Creedence … Continue reading →

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Pre-Epiphanous

Posted on 2010 September 10, Friday by JamesIsIn

Pre-Epiphanous [16] Blossom Dearie — Dearie‘s Blues [from "Blossom Dearie Verve Jazz Masters 51"] Tom Waits — Hold On [from "Mule Variations"] Fleetwood Mac — Oh Daddy [from "Rumors"] Kurt Elling — Close Your Eyes [from "Close Your Eyes"] Bob … Continue reading →

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Digital Dawn

Posted on 2010 September 1, Wednesday by JamesIsIn

Digital Dawn [13] Kohachiro Miyata — Sanya [from "Shakuhachi - The Japanese Flute"] Irwin René Abularach-Sierra, guitar — unknown [track 1 from "Guitar Music of Three Centuries"] [good luck finding a copy of this one] Bebop and Destruction — Here … Continue reading →

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Au revoir, ma tante

Posted on 2010 August 9, Monday by JamesIsIn

As some of you may have already learned, my aunt Judy was murdered by some crazy dickhead by repeated stabbings. He was a tenant in the building she managed and would probably assert that she was controlling his thoughts with … Continue reading →

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