"You hold a grudge with intense clarity and firmness."
This also describes my 8 year old. Kid who threw a piece of apple in the cafeteria and accidentally hit her in the head? DEAD TO HER. FOREVER. No coming back from that.
p.s. Iris Dement is an incredible artist. Her duets with John Prine make me so happy, and I will never stop listening to her song "The Shores of Jordan."
Dec 19, 2023·edited Dec 19, 2023Liked by Josh Gondelman
hi josh
thank you for linking kenny deforest's special. i'd never seen his work before. what an incredible storyteller! what a loss for this world. condolences to those who love him.
Dec 18, 2023·edited Dec 18, 2023Liked by Josh Gondelman
Josh, you are a blessing. Love the idea of delivering ham cubes, mainly because a person where I used to work (now happily retired—my condolences to the laid-off reader) was actually fired for stealing ham cubes. The story goes that he took them from the cafeteria salad bar ($5.99/lb.) and hid them under a layer of popcorn (each bag cost $1). And he was a well-paid engineer—we're not talking Jean Valjean stealing bread for his starving sister. So somewhere out there is a person being triggered by Cubr, and I thank you profusely for the laugh. Hope to see you in Beverly!
My wife and I watched your People Pleaser special last night, what a joy. Unfortunately it also encouraged me to listen to Caress Me Down for the first (and last) time. I think you slightly undersold what a monstrosity that song is!
"You hold a grudge with intense clarity and firmness."
This also describes my 8 year old. Kid who threw a piece of apple in the cafeteria and accidentally hit her in the head? DEAD TO HER. FOREVER. No coming back from that.
p.s. Iris Dement is an incredible artist. Her duets with John Prine make me so happy, and I will never stop listening to her song "The Shores of Jordan."
dear josh,
i love you and i love your newsletter as always!
some specific things i love:
-- "Madonna’s voice sounded great, and the spectacle of the arena show was really spectacle-ular (there has to be a better way to say that)"
-- "I am terrified of you, but in a good way!"
-- "You make people feel like old friends no matter how long you’ve known them!!!"
-- your beautiful remembrance of kenny
thank you for sharing it all.
love,
myq
hi josh
thank you for linking kenny deforest's special. i'd never seen his work before. what an incredible storyteller! what a loss for this world. condolences to those who love him.
Got tickets to see you in St. Paul for the first Saturday show - really looking forward to it! I’m glad you were able to reschedule!
"I feel like a wet sock" is so evocative! I, too, feel like an old wet sock, but in my case it's depression.
These pep talks are the best!!!!!
Josh, you are a blessing. Love the idea of delivering ham cubes, mainly because a person where I used to work (now happily retired—my condolences to the laid-off reader) was actually fired for stealing ham cubes. The story goes that he took them from the cafeteria salad bar ($5.99/lb.) and hid them under a layer of popcorn (each bag cost $1). And he was a well-paid engineer—we're not talking Jean Valjean stealing bread for his starving sister. So somewhere out there is a person being triggered by Cubr, and I thank you profusely for the laugh. Hope to see you in Beverly!
I just yesterday saw People Pleaser on Freevee (hopefully you got some 💰 from the ads) and it was a damned delight!
I also wonder what you are doing with your hands, but I’m glad to see that you’re doing it emphatically!
My wife and I watched your People Pleaser special last night, what a joy. Unfortunately it also encouraged me to listen to Caress Me Down for the first (and last) time. I think you slightly undersold what a monstrosity that song is!