Tag Archives: Music

Music to My Ears

Posted on 08/01/2007 by chick

I am grateful for my iPod. I let it play in shuffle mode yesterday and was delighted by all sorts of artists and composers that I had accidentally forgotten about, like Erin McKeown, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Dave Matthews Band, Danny Elfman, … Continue reading →

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Musical Marriage

Posted on 05/25/2007 by chick

Warning, faithful reader! This post may contain spoilers. I finished The Sirens of Titan. I loved it and I loved the music that I chose to go with it. What kind of music goes best with Vonnegut? The action of … Continue reading →

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Judging a Book by Its Cover

Posted on 05/19/2007 by chick

Thanks to the library, I now have a copy of The Sirens of Titan. It’s a clean 2006 trade paperback edition, apparently only checked out once before and possibly never read. It’s great but for the front cover, which looks … Continue reading →

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Player Piano: Don’t Forget Bing!

Posted on 05/06/2007 by chick

I wanted to hear “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” but it didn’t occur to me to check my Bing Crosby collection. Of course he sang it! And now that I’ve listened to it, I understand why Vonnegut specifically chose that song. First … Continue reading →

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Player Piano: Associations

Posted on 04/27/2007 by chick

My local library did not have Player Piano, so I ordered a copy through the interlibrary loan system. It finally arrived today. Yay! The phrase “player piano” reminds me of the real player piano that my grandparents had in their … Continue reading →

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