Even though I am amazed by how much better I feel today over yesterday, I am staying (mostly) in bed just to get to 100%.

But this morning, I forgot to post this, so I am back at my desk!

In the event you’re interested in Tom Waits…

This is one of my favorite records of all time. Seriously. It ranks in my Top 5. And it was just remastered.

I listened to it last night, in my bed, candles lit. Me, trying not to cough, etc.

And I was really overcome. They did a great job.

I hadn’t listened to this album in it’s entirety for a few years. And so many memories came rushing back — mostly memories of living in that hellhole on E.12th Street in the East Village in NYC in the early 1980s.

This album came out in 1983, right when I left my first husband and moved to E.12th Street because it was all I could afford while staying in Manhattan. (Back then, the East Village was just a god-awful, bombed out sort of war zone. Really high crime, tons of drugs, cops were almost worse than the criminals. However, I have such incredible memories of my life there because it was just so intense.)

Anyway. I wanted to share this with you, in case you wanted to get it.

Tom Waits, Rain Dogs, Re-Mastered 2023

Here are a three of my absolutely favorite songs from the album (1983 – these are not remastered). Enjoy.

Okay, back to bed!!