My Favourite Things (MFT): July 10
My Favourite Things (MFT): July 10
Painting with John Lurie, live-streaming Dead & Company's final farewells, wit and wisdom from Irish centenarians, Bruce Cockburn's latest, the enchanting musical legacy of an Ethiopian nun, and more.
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John Lurie’s Wonderful Watercolors and Weirdness
Once upon a time there was something delightful….
One summer about 25 years ago, my lifemate, Maury, and I were visiting New York City when our friend Allen, knowing Maury’s fondness for angling, asked if we’d ever seen the short-lived television series Fishing with John.
We had not. Allen insisted we had to find it. This was the late ‘90s. And I’m not sure how we did it, but eventually we tracked it down on, I think, VHS. Although maybe it was a set of DVDs. Or both. They’re still in the house somewhere. I promise to find them before we move. But I digress…