Sinister: Almost Amish

[Jenny Payne]

I've just been skimming through posts lately but I didn't hear a mention 
of the new David Byrne album "Lead Us Not Into Temptation" (music from the 
film "Young Adam") yet.  It features members of Mogwai, The Delgados, 
Reindeer Section and Belle and Sebastian.  It's fantastic and mellow and 
dreamy... and I think Byrne's done a good job of letting each of the 
participating groups shine in their own way.  There's even a Mingus cover 
("Haitian Fight Song") which is the most upbeat one.  Some songs are 
similar to the better ones off "Storytelling..." the piano ones, not the 
crap ones with talking and sound clips from the movie!  I was surprised to 
see this released on the Thrill Jockey label, one of my favorites.  

I am probably appreciating this album more than usual since I've had very 
little to listen to lately on my Walkman cassette player during the power 
outages from hurricane Isabel.  This is day 8 with no power at home and 
it may be as long as October 2 before it's restored.  At least I 
can use the water now without boiling it first.  That was no fun.  This is my
first day back at work since last Wednesday because we didn't have power here
either.  I am trying to not be jealous of fellow Richmond Sinisterites 
whose names start with "V" WHO GOT POWER BACK ON SATURDAY!  Grr grrrr 
grrrrrrrr.

I'm sorry I missed Kim and others at the DC meetup and "The Wag."  I went 
up to Philadelphia that weekend for My Morning Jacket, The Shins and 
Guided by Voices (amazing show!!!) and found out Matt Pond PA and Luna 
were the next night and that I could get a sweet hotel room for $100 
cheaper than the usual rate.... so I stayed.  There are so many 
interesting things to do in Philly I ran out of time.  Hmmm, I wonder if I 
should head up for the Tower Theatre show?????

Very near my hotel was Benjamin Franklin's grave.  It's a large, simple 
flat slab of marble with his name and his wife's.  Atop the marble were a 
bunch of pennies people had left.  I'd never heard of this tradition and 
neither had the little girl next to me who asked her mother why it was 
done.  Her answer?  "Because his picture is on the penny!"  As she 
looked closer at one of the pennies, she blushed and quickly led her child
away by the hand as I snickered.  hehe  

Jenny



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