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"A little bit of this. A little bit of that. A pot, a pan, a broom, a hat. . ."—Anatevka, "Fiddler on the Roof." This is a blog about everything and nothing. A little parenting, a little humor, some poetry, news, essays, a lot of music. I don't want to waste your time, just send positive vibes into the blogosphere. Oh, yeah, my name is Sarah Torribio. Enough about me, how are you?
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Saturday, January 20, 2018
Random Musing: In which I begin reading Keith Richard's autobiography
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I've just recently started reading Keith Richards' autobiography, "Life," and it is so splendid. He takes you from his childhood on up, gives you a lesson in the stark world of post-war England and shares the moment he turned into a lifelong rebel.
I absolutely love autobiographies and biographies and those about musicians are particularly attractive to me. It teaches me how creative lives are lived, through a series of artistic epiphanies and the occasional wrong turn.
In recent years, I've enjoyed Anthony Keidis' "Scar Tissue," Johnny Lyden's "Anger is an Energy"—named after a remarkable line in the Public Image Limited song "Rise"— Morrissey's eponymous autobiography (I could do with less complaining and more with his writing process, but what an amazing grasp of prose and what painful empathy he shows) as well as Sting's "Broken Music."
After reading this, or perhaps while, I'm going to visit The Rolling Stones' catalogue with open heart and mind.
I'm also dying to read Chrissie Hyde's "Reckless: My Life as a Pretender." If you have it, I welcome you to drop-ship it to my new digs in St. George, Utah.
Where would we be without music and without rebels? It's a rhetorical question, but see George Orwell's 1984 for a potential answer.
Where I stand now, on page 58, young Keith's world has been rocked by hearing the spare sound of Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel."
What song has rocked your world? What are you reading? And who's your favorite rebel?
Thursday, January 18, 2018
Fridge magnet poetry: "Upon the rapture"
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Upon the rapture
Earth and heaven shall scheme together.
The wild sea will protect the bee.
And night shall sound like grace.
—Sarah Torribio
Fridge Magnet Poetry: "Goals"
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Goals
I will motor across America,
live in my trunk
and shine like a Chevrolet.
—Sarah Torribio
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Monday, January 15, 2018
Song of the Day: "Dreaming My Dreams" by The Cranberries
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Oh, my goodness. Dolores O'Riordan has died. She was only 46.
I can't tell you how much I love the "No Need to Argue" album by The Cranberries. I love to sing along with all of their songs, including "Dreaming My Dreams," a gentle treasure of a song:
"All the things you said to me today changed my perspective in every way. These things count to mean so much to me. Into my faith, you and your baby."
Friday, January 12, 2018
Fridge magnet poetry: "Moon-bright fling"
a ricochet tendril.
Remember our secret rain?
—Sarah Torribio
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Thursday, January 11, 2018
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
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