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21. Songs of Our Fathers
Mountain reveals the source of his musical ambitions...sort of.
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20. Gnawing Old Piano Bones
Ten or so years later, I'm back at the piano, this time in the basement, still trying to figure out what I'm supposed to play.
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June 2022

19. My Uniquely Unique Times
Bob Dylan and Thelonious Monk walk into a bar where they run into Igor Stravinsky who is already drunk.
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May 2022

18. Fate v. Chance
The Mountain returns and he's in a ontologically foul mood.
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17. Basement Basketball
We move up in the world; I move downward (and inward)
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16. Uptown
Art of the Steal
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15. Politics in C Major
The Tonality of Uncomfortable Privilege
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April 2022

14. Bach 'n' Blue
The time has come for...Piano Lessons(!)
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Blues, Preludes & Feuds-The Index
Start Here If You're New to This Thing...
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13. Folk's Music
There was plenty of music in the house...not necessarily the kind I would need.
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12. Remedial Reading
This is an ongoing story, meant to be read in order. If you’re just arriving here for the first time, please start at the beginning by following the…
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11. Pequeños Bebés!
This is an ongoing musical memoir. If you are just wandering onto this page and didn’t see the first four chapters of “Blues, Preludes & Feuds,” please…
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