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Here we are at another midweek. This Wednesday’s Oblique Strategy: trust in the you of now
Some music from one of the prog rock bands that never seemed to get quite the appreciation that their peers enjoyed:
Jethro Tull had quite a run through the 1970s, and their LP Crest of a Knave managed to win a Grammy for best heavy metal album in 1988 (even though the album in question was very far from metal, and that award pissed off probably everyone but me). They were supposed to tour last year, but a pandemic got in the way of that. They’re set to release their first LP in over 20 years pretty soon.
I’ll leave you with this video, released on the 50th anniversary of the release of Aqualung.
The jukebox is working. The bar is open. Please tip your host generously. It’s been a long week already.
Cheers!
You jogged my memory on Jethro Tull getting a heavy metal award. What a joke that was. And I hate metal.
I practically fell out of my chair when I got news of the award. I had to learn about this bit later, but also fun: the record company for Tull, Chrysalis, put out an ad afterwards to promote their surprise Grammy winning band with the tagline “The flute is a heavy, metal instrument.” Tull were not there to receive their award in person. I guess the record company was not going to fly them out or arrange accommodations because they were not expected to stand a chance. I always hated Metallica, which was supposed to win that year. As The Dude would say, “a bunch of a**holes.”
Thursday’s Oblique Strategy: Mute and continue
Friday’s Oblique Strategy: Simply a matter of work
How are you all this Sunday?
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I have an interview scheduled tomorrow morning for a programmer to fix the site’s database and streamline things so the site loads fast. If he works out, relief should be coming soon.
Awesome! Let’s keep the fingers crossed.