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I am a #GenX #Jewish Midwesterner in exurban #Nashville, #Tennessee, USA.
[he/him or they/them]
I have a PhD in #philosophy (history of philosophy & social/political), but I’m not using it.
Politics: #Utopian #socialist.
Brain complaints: #ADHD, Delayed Sleep Phase Symdrome (#DSPS), #Depression, #Dysthymia, and #Anxiety
Subjects favored: #Soccer, #cooking, #gardening, #reading old books, and “the ruthless criticism of everything existing”.
Also, #cats
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Abner Jay claimed not to know his own birthday, but he did on one occasion describe himself as "25 years older then you think."
#Thrifting #ThriftStoreFind #Folk #Blues #Vinyl #OutsiderArt #OneManBand #Nashville #Atlanta
"...out of all the creatures on earth...every creature on earth has sex lives except one creature, and that's a mule. That's why a mule's face is so long. When you see a man or woman with a long face, they ain't hittin' on nothin'! Look how long my face done got since my woman been gone. And the longer my woman be gone, the longer my face gon' get." -Abner Jay
#Thrifting #ThriftStoreFind #Folk #Blues #Vinyl #OutsiderArt #OneManBand #Nashville #Atlanta
Here's the title track, "The Backbone Of America Is A Mule And Cotton" in its entirety. It's the only original song on the album, but gives you a pretty good glimpse at Jay's personality.
#Thrifting #ThriftStoreFind #Folk #Blues #Vinyl #OutsiderArt #OneManBand #Nashville #Atlanta
Feeling really lucky to have come across this artifact. Traditional songs have, by definition, been done to death, but Jay's renditions are entrancing. His rendition of How Great Thou Art nearly brought this atheist to tears.
The Wikipedia article on the man reveals so much more you'd never know from looking at his own autobiography and notes. Take a look if you've got a few minutes to learn some American history nobody's trying to teach you.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abner_Jay
#Thrifting #ThriftStoreFind #Folk #Blues #Vinyl #OutsiderArt #OneManBand #Nashville #Atlanta
Some of Jay's recordings were complied by an Oregon record label called Mississippi Records in 2009 for a collection called "True Story of Abner Jay." It includes a two-page autobiography by Jay. It's good reading.
Here's a thoughtful review with some excerpts and whatnot
#Thrifting #ThriftStoreFind #Folk #Blues #Vinyl #OutsiderArt #OneManBand #Nashville #Atlanta
https://www.covermesongs.com/2017/05/abner-jay-true-story-of-dixie.html
On the back cover are what I assume to be Jay's own notes
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The ripple effect of Trump’s tariff war with Canada on Nashville’s local economy https://www.byteseu.com/956673/ #Canada #Conflicts #nashville #tariffs #TrumpAdministration
Just found this at the thrift for $2, and subsequently went down the rabbit hole learning who Abner Jay was. Seems like he was a real character !
https://www.discogs.com/release/9893362-Abner-Jay-The-Backbone-Of-America-Is-A-Mule-And-Cotton
#Thrifting #ThriftStoreFind #Folk #Blues #Vinyl #OutsiderArt #OneManBand #Nashville #Atlanta
Despite being in introvert people burnout, went to a public meeting tonight to give feedback on a redesign proposal for the East Bank of the Cumberland River. If you live in Nashville and think it’s a bad idea to put a 6-lane road thru the middle of a new neighborhood, please check this out and give your feedback: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/EastBankBoulevard #Nashville
A little cooler today at 15C/59F for a 14.4km/8.9mi walk. I lingered at 9'14" per km and a moderately light 100 BPM (66%). Sheesh, I know people who have a resting heart rate of 100 BPM.
Last day for the Brooks Ghost shoes. Nice cushioning, light-weight, but the fit was horrible. Back to the Hoka Bondis.
#TodaysWalk #Walking #Nashville
THIS IS OUTSTANDING.
"#Tennessee neighbors form human chain to prevent #ICE from arresting father in driveway
The man and his 12-year-old son were in their driveway when ICE arrived.
Neighbors in the outskirts of #Nashville prevented immigration officials from detaining a man in his driveway, and then formed a human chain to allow the man and his son to return to their home."
Tonight, #nashville obscure #film snobs: 4K restoration of Joan Didion's contemplation of mental illness "Play It As It Lays" at Belcourt Theatre!
https://www.nashvillescene.com/arts_culture/film_tv/play-it-as-it-lays-4k-restoration/article_7d34e455-d676-47e9-98c7-fb63eedebb03.html
"This is as serious a slice of alt-pop as you'll hear all year, honestly it's a really beautiful track - tune in."
https://www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/chris-lippincott-maya-de-vitry-david-williford-over-and-over-self-release
Find this great tune floating around both the newly minted Slow Oddities Playlist.
https://www.submithub.com/link/slow-oddities
At 12C/53F today's 14.4km/8.9mi walk was quite pleasant. An okay 9'00" per km average, and the old heartbeat was back at a barely moderate 105 BPM (70%).
Maybe the new shoe effect is wearing off, or maybe it was the later than usual start. Who knows?
#TodaysWalk #Walking #Nashville
While We Are Debating Vocabulary, Climate Change Is Roaring Onward https://www.byteseu.com/930129/ #Climate #ClimateChange #flood #GlobalWarming #nashville #NaturalDisaster
Two Months After Trump’s Funding Cuts, a Nonprofit Struggles to Support Refugees and Itself
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After the Trump administration cut its funding, a Nashville nonprofit is fighting to provide refugees with the support it promised, despite contending with depleted resources, layoffs and disillusionment.
https://www.propublica.org/article/refugees-funding-cuts-nashville?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
"Take These Chains from My Heart" is a song by #HankWilliams. It was written by #FredRose and #HyHeath and was recorded at Williams' final recording session on September 23, 1952, in #Nashville. The song has been widely praised; Williams' biographer #ColinEscott deems it "perhaps the best song [Rose] ever presented to Hank... It was one of the very few songs that sounded somewhat similar to a Hank Williams song." Williams is backed by #TommyJackson (fiddle).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QvVT4V2pxs
BNA celebrates Icelandair’s inaugural nonstop flight to Iceland https://www.byteseu.com/919212/ #bna #Iceland #local #nashville #NashvilleInternationalAirport #News #Tennessee #wsmv
