I'm in New Jersey for the weekend, and over the course of my first two morning cigarettes I saw five rabbits from my mother-in-law's back porch. now, seeing a rabbit or two in her backyard isn't all that unusual (I've even seen deer before though her house is decidedly more suburban than rural), but two came within six or seven yards of me while another ran right past my feet.
I suspect that their usual rabbit reticence has been replaced by the bunny belief that no human would harm them on Easter weekend.
true enough.
in any case, I wanted to thank all of those who rendered very kind comments regarding my recent (posted less than 24 hours ago) Alex Chilton piece for Deadspin.com.
the whole experience, though a goodly amount of work, has been quite gratifying. but, of course, the piece would not have been possible without a really fine editor, Tommy Craggs, and, most importantly, those current and former Tuscaloosans - Cass and WIll and Wade and Kimberley and George and Sam - who shared their stories.
Deadspin was kind enough to post links to the Tusk book and to Cup of Coffee as well as mention that I'm working on two oral history/interview projects - one with 49 year olds and one with folks who have lost a job since the start of the recession (and yes, I'm looking for interview subjects - get in touch if you or someone you know qualifies - might as well post the e-mail address that Deadspin gave - tusktusktusk@gmail.com - because it'll be interesting to test the limits of my gmail spam folder).
but I wanted to provide easy access to the works of those who shared their Alex stories as well:
Will Kimbrough has a new album called Wings. Sam Baylor's latest album is Life on Trouble Street and then there's the justifiably landmark Gawk by Will & the Bushmen from the days when Will and Sam were playing together. all very worthwhile and deserving of your dollars.
happy your Easter weekend.
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