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Cake day: September 11th, 2023

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  • Right, I get that. I’m just thinking that the song isn’t about racism. Other than the fact that he’s black and has the black man’s blues. If the song was talking about his life as a black man or how he ended up a bum that would be different. But it’s the way a child sees a black guy with killer guitar playing skills. Very innocent


  • Call me naive, but I always thought Curtis Lowe was about society not respecting bums who play good music for beer/wine money aka the starving artist. Even though the protagonist loved him as a mentor/entertainer.

    Racism or the fact that he was black wasn’t the main factor in the issues the protagonist is singing about, just that he happened to be black… though I’m betting it didn’t help the way people/protagonist’s mom viewed the two of them spending so much time together

    I always say him as an inspiration to Bleeding Gums Murphy and Lisa in the Simpsons.

    Just my 2 cents. I agree with the rest of your list though.



  • Life well lived for me is the following.

    1. My life ends in a comfy bed surrounded by friends and family having died before becoming a burden on them.
    2. I’ve made a positive impact on those around me
    3. I’ve left my children/family in better financial shape than I was born into (which, frankly, was pretty good already)
    4. I traveled and saw what the world has to offer

    Yeah, life is meaningless, and we’re one small speck in a universe so big it breaks our brains to think about and we only last a similar amount of time in regard to the vastness of time itself. . … so I might as well make myself and the people around me feel good

    As far as the short term? Have a good conversation with friends/family, go for a walk through a nearby forest.