It's Tom Waits time in the Brain DJ's playlist. Tom Waits, "Widow's Grove" (2006) #Music #TomWaits

Useless quote for 19 December: "A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees." ~ Amelia Earhart (1897-1937), undated quote from www.ameliaearhart.com #UselessQuote #AmeliaEarhart

From the Brain DJ's tour of music in my head from the 1970s (not necessarily heard in the 70s, though) – The Grateful Dead, "Ripple" (1970) #Music #TheGratefulDead

Useless quote for 18 December: "… we don’t just read 'good' books because they’re good for us. We read to expand our horizons, to understand and connect with something outside ourselves, good and bad." ~ Mariko Tamaki in a 2016 interview with Tom Speelman, Comics Alliance, 24 Jun 2016 Link to source:

ComicsAlliance

We Read To Challenge Ourselves: An Interview With Mariko Tamaki

Mariko Tamaki reflects on her evolution as a comics writer from Skim to This One Summer, and the importance of queer characters in her work

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The Brain DJ is humming an old song of love from the 1980s – Rickie Lee Jones, "We Belong Together" (1981; live released 1995) #Music #RickieLeeJones

Useless quote for 17 December: "… my only assumption is that audiences, of all ages and backgrounds, are intelligent, lively, curious – and want a good time." ~ Joanna MacGregor, in a 2024 article in Classical Music Link to source:

Classical Music

‘Dedicated and damn brilliant’: Joanna MacGregor on transforming Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra

Pianist, conductor, curator, composer, and one of few female music directors on the UK professional symphony orchestra scene, Joanna MacGregor refl...

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The Brain DJ has caught a time machine (because I was watching Lily Savage clips last weekend; I know this song because I listen to it sometimes) – Marlene Dietrich, "Falling in Love Again" (1930) #Music #MarleneDietrich