PILGRIMAGES: Mike Albo, “Breaking the Binary Literary System” (1/6)
Mike Albo is my humor spirit guide. To see Mike […]
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PILGRIMAGES: Julia Douglass, “No Questions Asked” (6/6)
I had the lyrics for this song laying around for a long time. I wanted to write the saddest song in the world. To me, teenage car crashes are the saddest things in the world.
PILGRIMAGES: Julia Douglass, “My Boyfriend Is A Genius” (5/6)
I originally wrote “My Boyfriend Is A Genius” because a charming, brilliant cad I briefly dated at music school had implied that I was not smart enough for him, which was…
PILGRIMAGES: Julia Douglass, “Metaphorical Pilgrimage” (4/6)
During my four years in Minneapolis I went back to my musical roots, as well. I was a classical musician, I played the French horn for many years–I think around twenty or so…
PILGRIMAGES: Julia Douglass, “How a Minnesotan Thinks” (3/6)
Yes. Going back home is an old story. And it was not easy. My east coast, razzle dazzle, highly voluble husband was completely freaking out about the quirks…
PILGRIMAGES: Julia Douglass, “Black Watch Kilt” (2/6)
Yes. Sometimes one needs to visit the scene of the crime to finish something. The song “Black Watch Kilt” is about my friend Carol. I had been trying for years to write about…
PILGRIMAGES: Julia Douglass, “A Journey or Search of Moral or Spiritual Significance” (1/6)
Out of all those singer-songwriters of ‘90s NYC, I’m so […]