📷 The blank billboard was just beyond the parking lot of the convenience store where I paid the power bill. To frame it, I walked on grass and weeds with broken bottles and other trash.
The car was parked 10 feet away, door open, and as I fine-tuned the framing, "RockFM" cued up "Shattered" (1978).
"Sorry, Song. Can't take you to dinner—skint. We could go to Tom's Diner. I'll get us a coffee and make pithy observations about the scene in real time.
▶️ A manic episode commenced when I woke from a nap about 8 PM Thursday.
My last notable "episode" lasted 22 days in April.
I'm fine. I've ridden this wave for 35 years. Usually intensely creative and emotionally positive, but there are dark manic periods, too. This one feels "up."
I saw this #Thunderpuss remix of #Madona's "Don't Tell Me" today for the fist time. It's a great metaphor for how my mania feels—life, as a dance floor remix.
"A special Fatboy Slim #DJ mix (27:42) around the classic album 'You've Come A Long Way, Baby' for its 25th Anniversary. Featuring Praise You, Right Here Right Now, The Rockafeller Skank, In Heaven & more!
>>>"If this don't make your booty move, your booty must be dead!"<<<
@toddo Great advice! I hope a lot of people see this.
I had a irl friend and long time participant in a music sharing FB page I used to have tell me he lost a lot of respect for me because I once said I liked Sublime 😂 Music snobbery is something I’ve never tolerated.