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Opening with “I Love You Suzanne” the album New Sansations is one of Lou Reed’s more underrated offerings. A very upbeat number sets the tone for what is probably one of the most uncharacteristic albums in Lou Reed’s catalog. “I Love You Suzanne” is one of my favorite Lou Reed songs because it is so…
Just a few shots this time around, but I promise they are worth it. First up we have Xavier in one of the last soccer games of the season. He did really well and has some natural athletic ability. Not sure where that comes from. Here is Déla and the man behind the song we…
There are a lot of shorter songs on Legendary Hearts. Of the eleven songs, only one clocks in at over 6 minutes, with four under 3 minutes and six between 3 and 4 minutes in length. Did returning to his previous record label do something to Lou Reed? His previous album, as well as this…
Yes, I know this is late and everybody has moved on from this day at this point, but I’m having a long but great week. part of which will be in another post. You might remember I mentioned carving pumpkins on the last Phamily Foto Phriday. This is my favorite. All Dela’s idea. The one…
This month’s box came in last week, and August it might not be the best month’s content, but still is of good quality. Here is the video of him opening it up first. The shirt is a pretty cool design. Especially if you watched “Stranger Things”. Which we have not. These magnets were probably the…
The Blue Mask was released in 1982, and opens with “My House” a typical Lou Reed story song told in the first person. It is difficult to tell just how autobiographical this song is, but by name checking his then-wife Sylvia, one suspects the lyrics were indeed inspired by some real-life event. She is named…
Before I get into the rest of the pictures I want to first highlight one from yesterday and the story behind it. Yesterday I took the boys and Grace to get flu shots while Laura and and Dela were at a (routine, regularly scheduled) school conference. Instead of going to the clinic we normally go…
Right now, well, not necessarily right now, but you know what I mean. So, at this point in time I am watching “Star Wars: The Clone Wars”, listening to the audiobook version of Phasma, and reading all of the Star Wars comics. There is a lot of canonical content out there aside from the movies. In the last…
Musically this album starts out… upbeat? What is this? Growing Up In Public was Lou Reed’s album written, recorded and released at the dawn of the Reagan era. 1980 saw a cultural shift, and Lou Reed was shifting as well. The opening number “How Do You Speak To An Angel?” is about the uncertainty of…
This morning’s spin class was a themed ride, and I was going to be going regardless, but this certainly seemed like a fun theme that I was looking forward to. The set list started out with The Pointer Sisters “I’m So Excited” and it was a solid selection to kick things off. “It’s Raining Men”…