today's edition of my obsession with pomplamoose music takes a turn for the xmassey, a month late but still, with a wide-eyed rendition of mr. sandman. like most thoughts that continually preoccupy and intrude on my mind, i will let this one run its course ...
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"no word can adequately express the emotions i felt today" is a fucking cop-out.

the word, as best as i can put it and, for once, succinctly, is

loved.

it turns out that there is no better substitute for therapy or drugs than feeling loved by those who don't have to love you. that is what my more-than-acquaintances gave me yesterday, the best gift of all. i know, i'm starting to sound like a hallmark card but the truth is, i feel like a hallmark card. i have tried so hard to be disliked along the years that it is really disheartening when so many people actually put a willful effort into doing something nice for you. yesterday was the last straw...

first, my dear, dear brother from brazil actually appears in a ribboned box outside my door on friday, scaring the living crap out of me.

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today's pomplamoose update comes to us from 1946 france where my grandparents were still rejoicing over the liberation of the country by the allied forces by enjoying the carelessness of edith piaf's la vie en rose, here perfectly interpreted by my favorite eyes in the world.

okay, i cannot get over these pomplamoose people... jack conte's playing and arranging of their own songs as well as covers that range from earth, wind & fire to piaf is dizzyingly original. nataly dawn's buttery voice should be registered as a historical monument and her neverending eyes that never blink would probably turn me ...
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this is literally the best thing to wake up to. ever. but so confusing. nataly dawn, historically the cutest girl to sing earth, wind & fire's september, not only has a voice like butta' but she plays bass! not only that but she recorded this song as a birthday gift to her dad! not only that but she has a band, named ...
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