Yes, I have the day off. And I don’t have another day off until a week from today… so I gotta make it count.

(And the reason I only have one day off, and EIGHT shifts in the next seven days, is because when they texted me and asked me if I could substitute for a caregiver who needed time off, and pick up 4 of her shifts this week with a 98-year-old Japanese man who lives way out in the Hinterlands, I said “SURE!!” because I love Japanese guys, no matter what age. And then when I went to mark it on my calendar, I immediately saw my folly: What the fuck was I thinking?? but, alas, it was too late…)

Anyway. I guess I’ll appreciate it when my paycheck arrives in my bank account while I’m in NYC, spending a fucking fortune…

Okay.

The stunning fall weather will be even more amazing today than yesterday, so I’m planning to take a walk today. Do yoga at some point. And then spend the rest of the day writing at my desk. So it should be a good day.

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Again, not much news — although I loved all the stuff about Trump working at McDonald’s yesterday! Too fun.

Andy the Gabby Cabby (UK) – Sunday Night LIVE With Andy The Gabby Cabby (1 hr):

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Sanity4Sweden – What’s with the Pride Crosswalk in Colorado? (5 mins):

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MONDAY 21ST OCTOBER 2024 (10 mins):

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Well, there was no shortage of “news” from Milan yesterday. Wow!

There were so many videos and photos from the Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds’ Wild God concert in Milan last night, that I still haven’t gotten through all of them.

The show looks like it was really off the charts. The crowd seemed to be so intense. Here are a few photos:

Next, they play Zurich, tomorrow, Oct. 22nd. You can buy tickets here.

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Okay! Our daily feature!!

What Would Keith Richards Do?

Once again, our random sampling comes from the seemingly endless Chapter Five, Daily Affirmations. This time, the topic is Self-Knowledge. Keith advises:

“I’ve come to a conclusion after many, many years of not knowing what the hell I’m doing: It’s to just do it.”

And if that doesn’t help guide you through your day, I don’t know what will!!!

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All right.

Enjoy your Monday, wherever you are in the world!

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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I leave you today with this.

As I’m developing notes for my (really, really emotionally overwhelming) memoir about my life from 1971-1980, I remembered one of the final things my dad said to me while he was still coherent.

We were sitting together in this really beautiful area in the high rise where he lived, that overlooked the dining hall with its enormous windows. It was a beautiful day. He and I were alone — no caregiver, no hospice nurse. And suddenly he said to me, “I hope you didn’t legally change your middle name. Because it was a really beautiful name.”

“No, I didn’t legally change it, Dad. I just wanted to keep my middle name private and not have it part of my career.” Which is true.

“Good,” he said. “Because I don’t see why you would ever want to give up a beautiful name like ‘Joy.'”

And I don’t.

And then this song suddenly came back to me over the weekend, while I was working on the memoir. It was a huge radio hit in 1972. I was 12, and not only did I really, really love this song, but I loved the name of it.

Based on Bach’s “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring,” the song “Joy,” by Apollo 100 from 1972. Enjoy!!!