Had a bit of time

January 27, 2002

Had a bit of time and saw my friends today. I was driving around running errands all over greater Los Angeles. Have you ever thought about blood oranges? Think about one. Say it again . . . Blood orange. "Here honey have a blood orange". Its such a viscous image. "Captain Beefheart Bit into the Blood Orange: A California Moment". That might be the name of some rock coffee table book. Listening to Ben Folds today. He plays drums pretty well on that new album. His voice is beautiful and real. I used to think that there was no such thing as rock piano but I've changed. This brings us back to last night's mention of Elton John. The guitars always made the music rock but the piano glued in there with the bass in a nice way. Somehow the grand piano makes it seem like the singer is emoting in a more sensitive way. Somehow more sophisticated, schooled, complex and introspective. A lot of times that just sucks.

Jerry Lee Lewis & Little Richard are, of course, two of the more noteable historic exceptions to my idea.

CN