August 2011
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We did! We wrote this song! I miss you Seth. Why can’t I live in Massachusetts/Brooklyn/Arkansas at once?MercyBell & I wrote a song tonight and dedicated it to Sara.
Maybe it was just me, though I know MercyBell voiced her appreciation as well, but our voices together were really beautiful. We pulled the basic verse chord structure from a random selection out of an old bluegrass book I own. Here’s…
pay it forward
The TSA guy in the Little Rock airport saw my snotty, tearstained face and asked me “Why so glum?” I said “Goodbyes.” He said “Goodbye never looked so pretty”.
Then at a bodega in Providence, I didn’t have cash and couldn’t use a card to buy a Gatorade, so the cashier winked at me and took a dollar out of his pocket and paid for it for me.
A sad, crappy day made better by gentleman and acts of kindness.
beautiful.I used to pray for God to hear me, now I pray to hear God.
“Y’all have a good life, don’t let nobody drag your spirit down.”
—Smokey, an old blues musician at Memphis Music who kissed us on the cheek.
“I ran away from home once. I made it to the driveway.”
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My rad 11 year old friend Allie (via theorderofthings)
Allie is my new BFF.
My interview with Mercy Bell is now published at Thank Folk For That →
thankfolkforthat.com
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You mainly perform in New York City - what made you choose New York, and how has the city treated you?
I moved to New York because I knew I’d have fun there and it’s New York City. The city made me who I am. It’s rough, you have to be lonely with your thoughts and strangers and sing in bars where no one is paying attention. But once you do that nothing phases you. And then those strangers become your best friends. It brings out the brave in you.
I interviewed Mercy Bell for Thank Folk For That, and the link above takes you to it.
