absolute music

a short pause in the scary season

ah!  who am i kidding?!  the scary season is always in my heart.  but now anna & i celebrated our 23rd wedding anniversary by renting a cabin in south lake tahoe.  the place: camp richardson.  the cabin: the buick, named after a classic car, like many cabins in the compound, rustic without telephones or TV.  it was a very beautiful place with a multi-million dollar view of lake tahoe.  we packed a lot of adventures in & around lake tahoe including going to the casinos on the stateline & winning a few bucks.  that was a very fucking pleasant surprise.  the buick was rustic without a telephone or TV but this ain't the end of civilization.  i had my phone & could & did connect to the interwebs.  so on friday night after anna & nick went to bed [i am a nite owl by nature] i opened a beer & picked up my phone.  i clicked the youtube app.  & i saw this song, 'harvest moon' by neil young, performed by my favorite cover band foxes & fossils.  i don't remember seeing the band do this song before.  then i looked at the date.  it was uploaded on 10/16/19.  it is brand new!  & the band, including all the vocalists, are back together.  holy fucking shit!  i listened/watched & tears rolled down my cheeks.  i shit you not.  this song is like opening a present on christmas.  the lead singer's, maggie adams, voice is always beautiful but in this version of young's classic song her voice has become a remarkable instrument of tone, timing, pitch & timber.  all of the musicians are first rate.  & a new song by the foxes & fossils is a cause to celebrate.  i know that to each their own when it comes to tastes.  i grant us all that of our varied & various beings.  however, for me this cover band is one of the best in our land.