Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for December 05, 2013
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cheers for the cheerless for the burned-out c'mon, guys. i'm really tired, dispirited & uninspired. all things gold & burgundy fill me with a vast ennui. for the depressed two bits four bits six bits a dollar! curl into a fetal ball and listen to some mahler! mahler mahler symphony #6 the tragic mahler kinder-toten lieder for those who have moved on. redskins? football? i don't care! i;ve discovered solitaire! for those who never cared much anyway. push 'em back push 'em back sis boom bah! footbal is an-athema!
Mahler’s 9th puts a smile on my face. His “Kindertotenlieder” (Songs on the Death of Children), not so much.