The Hag's nephew at left

Today I met up with my brother downtown, and we went to the opening festivities of Mercy Corps, the Portland-based international relief organization, which just opened a new headquarters building in Old Town, right next to the venerable Skidmore Fountain.  (Inscription:  ”Citizens: The Riches of a City”….)

My nephew’s band, “Meet Your Monster,” was playing, and I was pretty impressed.  They have a lot of original music and some real talent; it was a nice way to spend a sunny fall Saturday, especially when ol’ Cocktailhag got a shout out,  ”My Uncle Tony, Cocktailhag….”

myspace.com/meetyourmonster

“Where have all the flowers gone?“  (2007, w/ Peter & Paul) 

“Puff, the Magic Dragon“   (2007, w/ Peter & Paul)

“Follow Me” (1971)

“The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face“  (1970)

“Early Morning Rain“  (1966, w/ Peter & Paul)

“Blowin’ in the Wind” (1966, w/ Peter & Paul) h/t Jim Montague

“Because All Men Are Brothers (The Whole Wide World Around)” (1966, w/ Peter & Paul) h/t sysprog

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New Photo. Earlier photo may actually have been Joni Mitchell. Thanks, Jim White.

Singular Girl…  Old 97′s, 2001.

Well, you can tell it to the radio, tell it to the television.

They are not listenin’, they are only machines.

I could sit around all day worryin’ and wishin’,

I was one of them, so you could tell it to me.

Chorus:

Talking to you, girl, is like long division, yeah.

I’ve been trying to find you, may I remind you

I’m under oath now,

I’ve been trying to see you, ’cause I could see you

wanted the truth now.

I’ve been trying to tell you, that I can tell you are, a singular girl.

You’ve got the teeth of the Hydra upon you. A singular girl.

You can blame it on the moonlight,  blame it on plate tectonics,

Thought I wasn’t listening, but I was.

You can talk about attraction, talk about electronics.

You are the reason, you are, because.

(Repeat chorus)