Got up this morning, put on some Enya. It’s been a while. What was my path into electronic music? That’s a storied past, the result of a chain of personal connections. Started with an 8-track of Kraftwerk’s “Autobahn” that circulated among my uncles; later a buddy handed me “The Man Machine”; Emerson, Lake, and Palmer …
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Most of you don’t know this, but I grew up in a seriously disadvantaged situation. From my 7th grade onward, my family lived in a housing project. Yes, we lived in “the projects”. For most of that time, we were the only white family in the entire neighborhood, and we had to endure our own …
Wages, Ages
Here’s an example of how wrong the best motives can be. I must’ve been somewhere around 4th grade. Was attending children’s church at Highland Park First Baptist back home. Was a ministry that catered to kids between 1st and 6th grades, to keep them interested in going to church. They had fun things like puppets, …
Catching Up
So, it’s been 3 weeks or so since last entry. All’s been quiet on the web front, but stormy and busy in the real life. So, in lieu of going into details and flooding you fine folks with the useless minutia of my daily ongoings, I’ll sprinkle you with a general survey of this time …