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  The short video, below, is a test of a new recording format for me. I’d appreciate any comments on the visual presentation and the audio. Is it too loud? Too muddy? This snippet is similar to “The Skating Song” on the CD “Christmas Raga.” Notice the iconography! Enjoy!  

*KhRRRM* (to quote Conor) I hereby propose to announce a new Christmas Policy, or rather, thematic guideline, proposed to me by m’colleague Tom, on Christmas Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve EveEve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve EveEve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve * * * * WHEREAS the truest gifts, are those which cannot be grasped nor evenContinue reading “HUMBLE GIVINGS”

Dad suggested that people make space comics so I made one.

fantastical actresses collapsing their passing praxis till they’re strapped with molasses my masses of mattresses ask pastors for plasters while my blasters last longer than a stronger man’s masters a big dog on top of a log asking god for a frog to sing songs on a ponderous slog my slugs buddies a nugget aContinue reading “Poem about things”

The troubled bluster of the sublet was but less for the butler’s subtle bustle. The staple leapt into the pasted petals, pleats of pastel on a pallid plate.

Composurefor Sonny Rollins Every note I hit is wrong.I hit it too hard or I hold it too long.I play it too slow or I play it too fast.Or I play it just right without knowing what’s next.Hearing the gap          I start to panic.My left hand goes in search of the tonic.My right hand sendsContinue reading “Composure”

The Pillow Thief by Steve O’Keefe

Soundcloud won’t let me post the full story about this strange recording, so I bring it to Cardboard Rhino for your consideration. Feedback welcome!  Ascension – UnPrepared Paino by Steve O’Keefe On Tuesday, I heard this amazing symphony on the morning show on WKCR public radio from Columbia University. You can get it online orContinue reading “Ascension – UnPrepared Piano by Steve O’Keefe”