checks all the boxes: sad sack, lonely smoky bar, missing your lover, railroad tracks. pedal steel guitar and fiddle to top it all off π
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for those who straddled the last gasp of this era of country during childhood (tbh this probably came out before i was born)
Jan 22, 2024
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Specifically, In the Shadow of the Valley By Bing Nathan, Don Burnham, Rick Dougherty, and Chuck Aronson.
This twangy, heart pulling classic has been heavy in my current rotation. I live in NYC but am from the Wild West, so this is the perfect jam for my late night commute home on the J. Makes me feel like I just spent a long day hearding cattle in the city (I have). Also, itβs fantastic for a brooding, forlorn 22 year old woman that longs for a love sheβs never known with a strong, stoic cowboy.
Apr 23, 2024
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because no one ever said you have to put your fruits and veg in plastic bags. you wash them anyway, right?
Apr 11, 2025
when the day didn't exactly go your way and you crack an egg for dinner and you get a double yolk, it's like someone's looking out for you ππ
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I can legitimately say I would not be the same person I am now if I had never seen Amelie. there's this episode of This American Life called "Spark Bird" - the bird that first sparks someone's interest in/obsession with birding - well I like to refer to "spark movies" and Amelie was it for me. it showed me what cinema could do. I had never seen a movie that encapsulated my worldview but also how I wanted the world to be and look. seeing it as a teenager probably had a lot to do with it - the longing, the quirkiness - but the visual/artist part of me realized movies could do and express things I never thought possible and never had words or images for. it was like a floodgate opened, it was my gateway drug to more movies, art, music, and the way I experienced myself in the world. it was so formative for me it's like my brain soaked it up and I can't help that it's always there permeating everything with more whimsy, flair, and color β¨
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