71 year old man that I am, I am chagrined to admit I was unfamiliar with you and your music but when I read that you led the opposition to South by Southwest because of their US Army affiliation, and so many artists, especially Irish musicians, withdrew, I decided I owed you some respect, so I sampled a bunch of your songs on iTunes, now, So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings is on my top playlist and moves me to tears/makes my day every time I hear it. Hope you find your way to the Lehigh Valley, PA sometime so I can catch you live. Artsquest in Bethlehem runs shows all year along with the 10 day free open air Musikfest every August (no US Army). All best! You go Grrl!
a year ago, right about now, after 6 months of running away from the loss of my wife [to cancer], your voice found me. It pierced my hazy gray void with color, it re-connected me...to the last days of summer sun, to backroad drives with all of the windows down, to life. Listening to your music grounded me...it coaxed me to ask what I wanted in my life...from my life...my life as it now was. What a formative time for me last fall, your music lifting me up, setting me on my feet to take my first steps into a new epoch. So powerful. I told my best friend, in Barcelona, what I found in your music. A few months ago he texted from your show, unexpectedly weeping at the foot of the stage. I told him! Hahahaaa...thank you for putting your music out into the world, Ella. I know I'm not the only one who needed it in ways we couldn't have ever predicted.
Thank you for the story of touring for a whole year! Now when one hear that someone's touring, we got an idea of what that means, but a whole year! The only thing wrong with that tour was that you weren't headlining all shows;-)
your Manchester, UK gig was the best thing me and my boyfriend had seen all year (maybe longer) - we were sat at the side of YES Basement and I just let the tears stream. I bought your vinyl and the next day we bought two more tickets and train tickets for your leeds show because we couldn’t get enough. Thank you, and it’s lovely to hear how much of a pleasurable and affirming experience it’s been for you ✨
--Shakespeare, *The Tempest*, Act 5, Scene 1, Miranda,
I see some tarot cards--for a factual and insightful account of the history and symbolism
of tarot cards, check out *Tarot Symbolism* by Robert V. O'Neill, (Lima, OH: Fairway Press, 1986).
It's somewhat hard to find, but worth searching out. The author is a Ph.D. biologist and member
of the National Association for the Advancement of Science, and a student of history. The book
sees the tarot trumps as a "cosmography" -- a symbolic presentation of the world as seen by the Western tradition (Plato, neo-Platonism, the Greek mystery religions, and Gnosticism).--expressed
in a form--playing cards--that wasn't monitored by the Church. Sounds dull, but it's not
BTW, even Maryanne Faithful and Keith Richards have quit smoking. It's bad for the voice.
71 year old man that I am, I am chagrined to admit I was unfamiliar with you and your music but when I read that you led the opposition to South by Southwest because of their US Army affiliation, and so many artists, especially Irish musicians, withdrew, I decided I owed you some respect, so I sampled a bunch of your songs on iTunes, now, So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings is on my top playlist and moves me to tears/makes my day every time I hear it. Hope you find your way to the Lehigh Valley, PA sometime so I can catch you live. Artsquest in Bethlehem runs shows all year along with the 10 day free open air Musikfest every August (no US Army). All best! You go Grrl!
a year ago, right about now, after 6 months of running away from the loss of my wife [to cancer], your voice found me. It pierced my hazy gray void with color, it re-connected me...to the last days of summer sun, to backroad drives with all of the windows down, to life. Listening to your music grounded me...it coaxed me to ask what I wanted in my life...from my life...my life as it now was. What a formative time for me last fall, your music lifting me up, setting me on my feet to take my first steps into a new epoch. So powerful. I told my best friend, in Barcelona, what I found in your music. A few months ago he texted from your show, unexpectedly weeping at the foot of the stage. I told him! Hahahaaa...thank you for putting your music out into the world, Ella. I know I'm not the only one who needed it in ways we couldn't have ever predicted.
Thank you for the story of touring for a whole year! Now when one hear that someone's touring, we got an idea of what that means, but a whole year! The only thing wrong with that tour was that you weren't headlining all shows;-)
Not to mention appearances on Horse Jumper's most recent album! ;) so excited for what's ahead. -a fan from Rhode Island
your Manchester, UK gig was the best thing me and my boyfriend had seen all year (maybe longer) - we were sat at the side of YES Basement and I just let the tears stream. I bought your vinyl and the next day we bought two more tickets and train tickets for your leeds show because we couldn’t get enough. Thank you, and it’s lovely to hear how much of a pleasurable and affirming experience it’s been for you ✨
Living the dream <3
Will you be home November 10th? Bazan is in Champaign. I’ll get you and a friend tickets if you’d want to ride down with me.
"O, wonder!
How many goodly creatures are there here!
How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world,
That has such people in't."
--Shakespeare, *The Tempest*, Act 5, Scene 1, Miranda,
I see some tarot cards--for a factual and insightful account of the history and symbolism
of tarot cards, check out *Tarot Symbolism* by Robert V. O'Neill, (Lima, OH: Fairway Press, 1986).
It's somewhat hard to find, but worth searching out. The author is a Ph.D. biologist and member
of the National Association for the Advancement of Science, and a student of history. The book
sees the tarot trumps as a "cosmography" -- a symbolic presentation of the world as seen by the Western tradition (Plato, neo-Platonism, the Greek mystery religions, and Gnosticism).--expressed
in a form--playing cards--that wasn't monitored by the Church. Sounds dull, but it's not
BTW, even Maryanne Faithful and Keith Richards have quit smoking. It's bad for the voice.
A bit late in their cases.--the damage is done.