Well, we lost Kris Kristofferson last Saturday, which means the only Highwayman left is the man who wrote this week’s title song. Of course, I spent the weekend listening to Kristofferson’s music, but I also turned my attention to his various interviews and actions over the years of his long career, and found a man […]
Willy Tea Taylor
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Cupid is Stupid
Love is pretty wild, isn’t it? There isn’t a lot of raw data suggesting that love as a pursuit will pay out in dependable dividends of domestic comfort. The ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus suggested that a lack of pain and a tranquility brought on by a dearth of fear over one’s mortality were the keys […]
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Music Tonight: Sunday, February 10
Willy Tea Taylor is a singer/songwriter and raconteur who hails from a cattle family in the San Joaquin Valley. He plays a type of well-crafted folk that is personal and witty while punching in unexpected places lyrically. He plays The Arcata Playhouse tonight at 8 p.m. with support from Sam Chase, who is a good […]
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The Cold Rain and Snow
In ancient Greece, the Corybants were the dancing priest celebrants of the cult of the northern goddess Cybele. They were characterized by an armed and seemingly unchoreographed dance of wild flailing dedicated to their Phrygian patron. Eventually, the word corybantic came to mean inconsistent and wildly unpredictable behavior. As I write this, I can say […]