November's cold chain, made of wet boots and rain

Tom waits is the man during the autumn and winter months. If I was a keeper of statistics, the one concerning my listening habits would reflect a higher volume of Tom Waits between October and March than at any other time in the year. My friends who are fans of his have commented to me before that it's the same for them. I'd be willing to guess this phenomena is widespread, and that Mr. Waits is surely aware of this. I can't think of a time when he's released an album in the summer months. Maybe he never has.

I present this to you not as a revelation --- it should be obvious to anyone with even a passing interesting in his music that Tom Waits does not equal summer fun, the way say, Jimmy Buffett does--- but more as a reminder to myself that the colder seasons have their virtues. And also because I'm sitting at my desk listening to "The Black Rider" and really getting into it. That's all.

A thought just came to me: wouldn't it be a fun exercise to make a list of various artists and bands that I enjoy and match each one with its corresponding season. Well, I don't know how much "fun" it would be for me to dive into that right now; I have other priorities this night, which don't include surfing the net for porn, by the way--- why does everything have to do with sex with you guys? But, because I have a pure heart --- which has no relevance to the matter; I just wanted to point out the fact--- and because it might actually be fun, I'll devote a couple of minutes to the exercise. Here are some match-ups I thought of:


1. Leonard Cohen/ autumn

2. Beach Boys/ summer (duh!)

3. Sea & Cake/ spring & summer

4. Bob Dylan/ autumn & winter

5. Woven Hand/ winter


None of this is brain surgery, which is precisely why I won't go into an in-depth analysis of the significance of the pairings. See, I hold you all in such high regard thatI wouldn't think to insult your intelligence. And with that, I'll end this so I can start trolling the net for some quality porn.