Ben n’ Ringo and The Pearl fishers

Ben n’ Ringo and The Pearl fishers
Ostensibly, this is about music. But not really. I just saw a clip of Ben Harper interviewing and joking around with Ringo Starr. I kinda dig Ringo, he's low profile and i respect that. Ben Harper, well he's ambitious and low profile, thoroughly NorCal - interesting melange of characteristics and his Burn to Shine album put me on for a long, long time. His voice can annoy me though, so it's a mood thing, for sure.

The Pearl Fishers - I'm listening to Amici Forever right now. i know a lot of purists hate the Pop-Opera movement, but I think anything that keeps an art form vibrant and relevant without destroying the art of it is valid and I'm all for Pop-Opera since it's fun.

I'm in Minneapolis just not. No, I did not purify myself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka, but I damn sure thought about it. i've been marveling at this city - who knew? There is an eclectic vibe and industry and some sharp, interesting people wandering around. I like the energy and i can't say that about a lot of Midwestern cities. Mainly because of a prejudice developed while living in the seven level of hell (not Alabama, Indiana). I'm sleepy and I have some stuff to do for my writing class, but I just had to write something while in Minneapolis, hometown of one of the three living performers whom I would be completely unnerved to me. His royal purple badness, Prince.

Ach! There aren't words in the English language to describe how I feel about him, though I tried hard last night to articulate my feelings to a colleague. Prince: the artist who seemed to know the rhythm of my life and expressed spirt and sex ever so eloquently. And he's pretty. So pretty.

Okay, typing with both eyes closed...luvs!