Midweek Cafe and Lounge, Vol. 233

In these stressful times, I seek out music that comforts me. This brief video of Gasper Nali certainly does that for me:

I’ve featured this video before. It’s been a while. We need a reminder of the creative spirit across the globe. It’s there. It’s alive. It’s well.

Here’s another version during a video tour Joss Stone was doing a number of years ago. I’ll give her credit for trying to get into the spirit of what Gasper was doing.

In the first video, you’ll get a commenter who gives you the guitar tabs needed to play this at home.

Cheers.

12 Comments

BooMan on October 6, 2021 at 1:43 pm

I wasn’t posting last week because tragically we lost our son Jesse on Sept, 27. Around these parts he was known as CBtY or CabinBoytheYounger.

Here is his obituary which plays one of his favorite songs.

We’ll be having a celebration of life on October 16th. We try to be private people despite my vocation, but many of you know us personally and I think you ought to know what we’re going through.

Don Durito on October 7, 2021 at 12:20 am

My condolences to you and yours. Having lost a nephew in 2019, I have some idea of what you all are going through. Empathy and good vibes your way. Take care of each other.
- BooMan on October 7, 2021 at 10:30 am
  
  Thanks, Don, and thanks for everything you do.
DKleind67 on October 7, 2021 at 3:58 pm

Sincerest condolences and well wishes to you and you wife; I was hoping your lack of posts didn’t have anything to do w/anything even approaching this level of awfulness. Sending good vibes your way.
- BooMan on October 8, 2021 at 12:35 pm
  
  Alas, there was an awful reason for my lack of posting. Thanks for your kind wishes.
Susie from Philly on October 12, 2021 at 4:40 pm

So sorry, Marty. May his memory be a blessing.

Don Durito on October 10, 2021 at 10:22 pm

Taking a break for a moment before getting back to grading. Looks like my town will be in the line of fire when the severe storms roll through. Keeping fingers crossed.

BooMan on October 11, 2021 at 6:31 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GK462XnRjQ

Don Durito on October 11, 2021 at 11:10 pm

Quite poignant.

She had about a little over a decade on me, but I do remember Woolworth’s stores as a teen. My dad used refer to them as the five and dime. They weren’t anything particularly remarkable, but I was saddened when the chain became no more in the 1990s here in the US.