Like this:

“What something is, depends more on when it is, than anything else.”

— Frank Zappa, Frank Zappa : A Pioneer of Future Music

Back To It

“I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the country. What I had was a coat, a hat and a gun. I put them on and went out of the room.”

― Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely

Yup.

vacation done
my desk waiting
with the world
looking in on me#poem #poetry

— Twan van Elk (@toonvanelk) August 23, 2021

Bought some books in Maastricht last week, to keep me going for a while. (Seriously, if you ever come to the Netherlands, visit bookstore Dominicanen. It is situated in this amazing old church building. In the meantime, you can check out the 3D-tour.)

Book haul: Shaun Bythell – Diary of a Bookseller, Pablo Neruda – Selected poems, Sylvia Plath – Poems (chosen by Carol Ann Duffy)

Randomness

• Frank Zappa (VIDEO) A pioneer of Future Music (video documentary)
  A Frank Scheffers documentary, as broadcast by VPRO in the Netherlands April 2007. — A fascinating look into the life and music of Frank Zappa.
• The one where writing books is not really a good idea
  Is publishing books serially the solution?

That which cannot remain silent

Hold the line:

• The Beatles – Don’t Let Me Down
• Toto – 99 
• Blood, Sweat & Tears – Spinning Wheel
• Lenny Kravitz – Let Love Rule
• Led Zeppelin – Good Times Bad Times
• David Bowie – The Jean Genie
• Fleetwood Mac – Dreams
• Aerosmith – Rag Doll
• The Rolling Stones – Ride ‘Em On Down
• Humble Pie – 30 Days In The Hole
• Red Hot Chili Peppers – Don’t Forget Me
• Faces – Stay With me
• Chicago Transit Authority – I’m a Man

You can find more stuff I listened to on my Music Profile at Last.fm.