I Am Getting

 to be the age

where unexpected

pain

is not met with

frustration

But a resigned

"of course"

and that's

why my arm

tingles

while discussing plants with a nine-year-old

Me : do you know what perennial means?

9-year-old : no, but I know what piranha means

I hate that you were ever born

But I’ll love you ‘til the day you die

All The LP’s I Listened To In 2025

 Big year for school band records  

1. Gail Laughton - Harps Of The Ancient Temples
2. Green Dragon - Dead Of The Night
3. The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan XX anniversary companion
4. The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan
5. Doug Hammond And Mo’ Folks - We People
6. The Trusty Knife - self-titled
7. Muneer A.F. and the Rhythm String Band Vol. III - For Them
8. Whitey Theador - Jes’ Me
9. The Brass Winds - Untouched
10. The Gwinn School Choirs - Messages In Melody
11. Trenton High School - Jazz Ensemble, Concert Band, Wind Ensemble…
12. DAS - Hope
13. Rev. Joseph Flush & Rev. James Pinder - Priest’s Chant of the Sacramentary
14. The Gospel Messengers - Sing About Heaven
15. Sonic Graffiti - Bad Twin
16. The Reneaus - The Mother
17. Various Artists - Detroit Theater Organ Club Command Performances Vol. 2
18. The Slabtown Marching Society - self-titled
19. Easy Pickins - In On The Edges
20. Claire Cirocco - Drawing Circle Around The Center
21. Fiddlin’ Steve Whalen - self-titled
22. Alice Coltrane - Ptah The El Daoud
23. Rev. TL Barrett - Like A Ship Without A Sail
24. Rual Yarbrough & The Dixiemen - California Cotton Fields
25. Various Artists - Friends of Brighton Vinyl Sampler
26. Olive Brown And Her Blues Chasers - self-titled
27. Patrick & Rose Marie - Born Movin’
28. Dr. Igor Sonevytsky Sings Volodymyr Tysovsky
29. Muriel Grossman - The Light Of The Mind
30. Nico - The End
31. Dar Stellabotta - Lo-fi Rejection
32. Lamposts - 100% Tuff
33. Terry Allen - Juarez
34. Troy Gregory - Xaviera
35. 1972 Youth For Understanding Chorale (Ann Arbor)
36. Lance Luce - Pied Piper Pizza Peddler Presents…Lance Luce Live
37. John M. Thompson And The Northsiders - Thanks For Loving Me
38. Ragtime Charlie And Sister Katie - Messin’ Around
39. Arnold Barker - Sings Sweet Holy Spirit
40. Jim Ayars - Again
41. Various Artists - My Greatest Revenge: Flamenco Recordings 1904-1938
42. Tall Black Guy - EIght Miles To Detroit
43. Various Artists - Belong To The Wind
44. Chris Gatton - My Favorite Razor’s Edge
45. Human Expression - Love At Psychedelic Velocity
46. Warm Drag - self-titled
47. Jack Johnson - Live At Third Man (new test pressing)
48. Marcellus High School Music Department - Symphonic Band / Jazz Band
49. Gasper Nali - Zoona Malawi
50. Royal Oak Dondero High School - Highlights of 1969 Performances
51. Hotline TNT - Raspberry Moon (test pressing)
52. Animaleja - Nostalgia De Mar
53. My Wall - Over
54. Frank Bridge And His Orchestra - Music For The Carriage Trade
55. Wiccans - Bad Habit
56. Archie Shepp - The Magic Of Juju
57. Various Artists - A Taste Of Iceland Airwaves 2024
58. Tarah Who? - The Last Chase
59. Thomas Kleinsmith - Distance Beyond The Point
60. J Rowe / Jordan Schug - Missant
61. Various Artists - Ghost Riders 
62. Barbie - Just For You, Dear Lord
63. Baby Boy Warren - Detroit Blues
64. Bob Milne - Boogie Blues & Rags
65. Garnet Rogers - self-titled
66. Arlington County Music Festival 1966
67. Annie Johnson - Little Organ Annie
68. Dino Valle and the Venetians - An Evening With…
69. Roy Cobb - Traditional Sounds Of Bluegrass
70. Only A Mother - The Romantic Warped
71. Roy Cobb & The Coachmen - Country Special
72. Phil Marcus Esser Musical Theater of Detroit - Brel Lives!
73. Various Artists - Subnormal Girls Vol. 3
74. I Cospiratori - 2013-2023
75. Rod Modell - Northern Michigan Snow Storms
76. Diane Green - Ghosts
77. I Cospiratori - Here Comes The Dark
78. The Southern Show Boys - Hills of Caroline
79. Muriel Grossmann - MGQ Live in King Georg, Koln
80. The Narrative - The Narrative
81. Various Artists - The Best Of Dope Folks Records
82. Ghost Wolves - Consumer Waste
83. Mike Good - The Establishment of Equality
84. Matt Cox - Let The Pigs Fly
85. Wayne State University Men’s Glee Club - Victory!
86. Various Artists - This Is Fame: 1964-1968
87. Intra-Faith Community Action Choir And Wind Ensemble - Christians United In Joyful Voice
88. The Germs - Germicide
89. Grosse Pointe South Girls Glee Club 1971-72
90. Elvis Shelton and the Country Crew - self-titled (untitled?)
91. Bleakness - Living Shadows
92. Our Lady Of Sorrows Parish Choir - Songs Of The Liturgical Year
93. Joey Van - self-titled
94. Romeo Jr. High Presents the Cadet Band
95. Jim, Nancy, Shawn, Nicol, Todd Smith - How Rich I Am
96. Jere Hutcheson - Contemporary Ensemble Works
97. Marion Brown - Vista
98. Metalife - Hit Of The Week
99. Mick Vranich - The Black Box
100. Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee
101. Scrapper Blackwell - Mr. Scrapper’s Blues
102. Lonnie Johnson - Blues & Ballads
103. Ralph M. Lewis - The Science of Mysticism (A Roiscrucian Recording)
104. The Tony Williams Lifetime - Emergency!
105. Buddy Guy - This Is Buddy Guy
106. Inspector Cluzo - Less Is More
107. Soft Location - Land Electric
108. Jeremy Waun - City Vibes
109. Jeff Wilkinson - Pitchin’ Pennies
110. Heatmiser - Mic City Sons 2xLP expanded reissue
111. Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Live 1960
112. Mississippi John Hurt - Today!
113. Jimmy Reed - I’m Jimmy Reed
114. Rage Against the Machine - Live on Tour 1993
115. Various Artists - Satan’s Party 16 Slices of European Early 70’s Proto Metal Madness
116. Jesus And Mary Chain - Psychocandy 40th Anniversary 4xLP
117. Soul Asylum - After The Flood
118. Dangermouse and Daniel Luppi - Rome
119. Jesus Moreno and His Barcelonians - s/t
120. Babs Gonzalez - Ghetto Street Poetry & Funk
121. Nomads - Unity
122. Jimmy Williams - I Walk Alone
123. Night Out - self-titled
124. Jimmy Williams - Originals
125. Maanta Raay - self-titled
126. X-Cetera - Summer 2000
127. ECK! - Behold…ECK!
128. Windbreakers - Terminal
129. ECK! - Flatland
130. The Lost Record Original Motion Picture Sountrack
131. Nirvana - Live at Hollywood Underground Club
132. Mask Appeal - self-titled
133. Bruce Bolen - Breaklight Symphony
134. Ban-Joes of Michigan - self-titled
135. John Humphries / Bruce Humphries etc - We Believe in Music (at Rips)
136. Snooper - Worldwide
137. Peter Stark - Mushroom Country
138. Komitas Choir St. John Church - Divine Liturgy Of The Armenian Church
139. Toad The Wet Sprocket - Welcome Home: Live 
140. Private Function - ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
141. Ethan Daniel Davidson - Cordelia
142. Battle Elf - 10
143. Bogue - How’d You Feel About Talkin’ To Me
144. Infinite River - Dark Ages Ago
145. Doug Howell & Berti Hosford - Love’s Lights
146. Bilal Abdurahman - Sound, Rhythm, Rhyme and Mime For Children
147. Black Maracas - The Anecdote
148. B. Lynch - Circle/Spiral
149. Sole Waves - Remixes
150. Redford High School - Annual Winter Concert 1974
151. Stevenson High School - Jazz Ensemble
152. Ida High School - Sounds of ‘67
153. Mackenzie High School - Symphonic/Stage/Marching Band
154. Northville High School Jazz Ensemble
155. Mott High School Music Department - Bye, Bye Blues
156. Bel Air Lip Bombs - Again
157. Okemos High School Orchestra - Highlights from 1974-75
158. Grosse Pointe South High School Stage Band - 1971
159. Grosse Pointe South High School Jazz Band - 1981-82
160. Wayne State University Choral Union - Concert of Sacred Music
161. Grosse Pointe South High School Jazz Band - Straight Ahead
162. Billy Strings - Me And Dad
163. Andover High School Concert Band / Jazz Rock Ensemble 1970
164. Northville High School Stage Band - Swings the Wonderful Big Band Sound
165. Quintron And Miss Pussycat - Chrystal Crunchy
166. Port Huron High School Honors Band - Spring Concert 1973
167. CHILL - Take It From The Blind Side
168. Wesley and the Boys - Rock & Roll Ruined My Life
169. Scout Pare-Phillips - Lupine Daughter
170. Jack Brokensha - Modern Sound of Three Faiths
171. Redford Union High School - Chorale Sounds ‘72
172. New Haven Chorale - Tours England
173. Air Field - Vol. 2
174. The Velvet Underground - Live At The Paramount Theater
175. Lowrey Jr. High Jazz & Concert Bands - Best of 1979-1980
176. Geese - Live at Third Man (test pressing)
177. Fen Fen - In Your Sights
178. Wet Leg - Moisturizer
179. Cameron Winter - Heavy Metal
180. Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes
181. The Earwigs - Orange County 1981 The Lost Debut Album
182. Hayden Pedigo & Chat Pile - In the Earth Again
183. Billy Strings - Live in Rosemont
184. Oswald Slain - Bucky
185. West Virginia Snake Handler Revival - They Shall Take Up Serpents
186. Muriel Grossmann - Breakthrough
187. Esther Smith & Voices of Deliverance - Matite Moss Clark Presents…
188. Radcliffe Jr. High Bands - Sounds of ‘73
189. James Rodgers Jr. High Band - Spring Concert 1974
190. Kevin Ray - Love And Other Myths
191. Neil O’Neil - Memory Museum
192. Ottawa Hills High School - Dimensions in Jazz 1971
193. Hope Levy - Hope Levy Sings Connie Converse
194. Various Artists - Hillbilly Wolf
195. The Velvet Underground - The Other Side of The Mirror
196. Vorhex Angel - Heavenly
197. The Velvet Underground - Live at the 2nd Fret, January 1970
198. Big Star - The Show Must Go On
199. Connie Converse - How Sad, How Lonely
200. All Seeing Eyes - Trone Des Fleur
201. Billy Strings - Turmoil And Tinfoil
202. The Velvet Underground - Boston Tea Party, July 11th, 1969
203. Turnstile - Never Enough
204. Father John Misty - Mahashmashana
205. Parcels - Loved
206. The Wailers - Out Of Our Tree
207. King Tuff - Cozy & Twisted Vol. 1 Grandma’s Favorites
208. Galaxis - Galaxis
209. The Beaches - No Hard Feelings
210. Black Country, New Road - Forever Howlong
211. CMAT - Euro Country