by bill@thephilter.com | May 28, 2023 | Pre-VU
It seems those who tell you what to doHave already done it, before they doBut it don’t even matter — uh, if’n it’s trueBecause you know — damn well, you knowYou’re gonna do the same thing, too Here we get the moral of the story: Don’t trust anybody, not even yourself.... by bill@thephilter.com | May 16, 2023 | Pre-VU
Well, then it happenedWell, I am sad to relateWhile he’s eating SpaghettiOs, this girl’s – uh, Chinese plateHe drooled and he slobbered over the designAs down in his mouth dribbled three-month-old port wineNineteen dollars a quart, gift from his mother –... by bill@thephilter.com | May 1, 2023 | Pre-VU
Oh, you should have seen it!Oh, my God, what a sight!A fully grown man writing poems at nightTo the silly old flower blooming in the night airAs alliteration blossomed, off in his chairTo which I came attached one dusky eveningWhen I sat in our park, some stuffing in... by bill@thephilter.com | Apr 16, 2023 | Pre-VU
But he is a liar, of course he got hung upOn an androgynous small buttercupOf staminate and pistillate flowers, did heWhich happens, by the way, when you get involved emotionally, so – There are a few words worth exploring here, the first of which is... by bill@thephilter.com | Apr 5, 2023 | Pre-VU
Well I’ve got this friend, and – I’ll tell ya, man – he’s real hipAn anthropologite, baby, that is his businessBut never once – wooh! – does he ever blow his coolBecause he always follows this wondrous golden rule So first of all, what is... by bill@thephilter.com | Mar 11, 2023 | Pre-VU
One goal for this week was to sit down and listen to John Cale’s new album, Mercy,in honor of his 81st birthday. (He was born on March 9, 1942, exactly one week after Lou Reed.) I guess on some level I felt like I was doing him a favor, expending some of my vauable... by bill@thephilter.com | Mar 2, 2023 | Pre-VU
Today is the 81st anniversary of the birth of Lewis Allen Reed, and also (not coincidentally) the first birthday of this blog.3Also my mom’s 81st. Hi Mom!I think it’s gone pretty well so far, but there is room for improvement. Now that I have a sense of the size and... by bill@thephilter.com | Feb 18, 2023 | Pre-VU
The Primitives were short-lived, but Lou Reed and John Cale had found something in each other.2You might say they were men of good fortune, but that’d be a bit on the nose, wouldn’t it?Reed was looking to escape the factory atmosphere of Pickwick and play the gritty... by bill@thephilter.com | Jan 28, 2023 | Pre-VU
John Cale was profiled in The New York Times last Sunday. Creeping up on his 81st birthday, Cale has a new album out, may Jah bless and keep him. The article is well-written and does a better job than I could of summarizing his career. Here’s a link; if you’re stymied... by bill@thephilter.com | Jan 24, 2023 | Pre-VU
It occurs to me that “The Ostrich” must have sold a fair number of copies somewhere along the line, because when I looked for one a while back it was not hard to find. I think I paid $10 plus a few dollars shipping. In addition to the original 1964 release, there...