and he keeps them pearly white

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 @ 12:01 pm

Inlet

The dragon roars from the other side of the canal, startling me from this sketch about something that may or may not have happened. It certainly could have I suppose, and possibly did somewhere.

Another exercise in repetition. Another exercise in repetition. I dream of one day writing a song with no repetitive elements. A song that grows, as Virgil Thomson has said, like a plant, organically flowering from root to stem to limbs stretching toward the Sun. A natural progression that builds upon itself and then takes leave of its previous melody and rhythm.

Today is not that day. The dragon is getting closer….

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  • Okay, I won't. Thank you. Okay, I won't. Thank you.
  • Erika
    I personally like repetition in a song - don't swim away from that!
  • Thank you...happy to be your Memory Doctor today!!
  • Joey Madia
    alright alright alright!! good stuff, Doctor! Makes me miss home, whether it be the Pt Pleasant side or the Squan side, good memories of squalls, curvy scenery and many a good guy and gal going down...
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