The Velvet Underground and Nico by Joe Harvard
Fun 'cause of Joe Harvard's interjections about his wild teen years in East Boston or chatting with Jonathan Richman. Interesting 'cause there always seems to be another story or another point of view on the Velvets, Warhol and all that.
Sudden Music and Why Birds Sing, both by David Rothenberg
Sudden Music is fun 'cause of the folk stories the author uses. Interesting because I don't know if I agree with his eco-aesthetics, but who wants to read a xerox of one's own notions.
Why Birds Sing is fun & interesting because Rothenberg goes at birdsong with science and poetics.
Both books (or at least the editions I borrowed from the library) have CDs of Rothenberg's music which I haven't truly listened to yet. Entirely an indication of my unwillingness to load a CD player (even greater than my hesitation to crack a book).
Back to napping . . .
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