Migrating Geese, and, Happy June 1 <3
Occasionally I’ll write something and then revisit to edit it a few times (or more than a few) as I discover exactly what meaning I seek to convey. Or even, simply, understand what it is that I am trying to understand. Writing is discovery, often, I find, and sometimes it’s easy, sometimes not. I joke that songwriting (or any kind of writing) is for me either easy, or impossible. There’s a grain of truth to that. Sometimes my best work happens when I put in very little effort and find myself laughing and smiling as a piece makes itself with the aid of my hands and voice. And as I’ve observed before, I think that may be “The Muse” rewarding me for the other times in which I sweat and toil through dark puzzles in search of a distant beckoning source of possible light. Dramatic? Why yes, Petunia, it can be.
Hi! CaturSunday, had a nice morning walk, saw bunnies (yes rabbits) and some honking geese on their way north. Humbly grateful for this visit to our unique and lovely planet, may we care for her.
I’ve received a few really sweet notes recently, from folks out there who have somehow found and listened to some of the music I’ve written and/or produced, and it really means a lot to me. I just used the word “really” twice in one sentence, and for me, this must mean I really mean it! The ol’ tree falling in the woods metaphor, we artists and writers must deal with it. You put a record out online and at the moment you upload it, untold thousands of other tracks are uploaded to the same platforms, many of them now “generated” by “AI” (Artificial Idiocy? Apocalyptic Imbroglio?), and amid them, also some brilliant, heartfelt works from actual hoomans. So in all that context.. I’m glad our “trees” are heard and appreciated sometimes. Thank you.
What else? On nothing. Here’s our Madison Avenue Man single floating along a nice cool summery river, courtesy of our pals at Distrokid.
All best,
Eric Din
Berkeley Cat Records Chief Tree Forest Listening Officer (CTFLO)
Oh, PS! For clarity and context –
- I didn’t write “Madison Avenue” – that’s a cover, you can read about it here, and
- The blog post I edited a few times, leading to this train of thought, is here.
