Hey! How are you? I hope you’re doing well, and that you enjoyed your New Year-related festivities. Have you gotten a jump on those resolutions yet? One of mine is to read 12 books this year, one of which will be “Crying in H Mart” by the incredibly talented Japanese Breakfast.
I've always been fascinated by how everyone first plays off their love of the band as ironic or similar. Not claiming any high ground here; I was as guilty as anyone. These were the tapes that often sat under my front seat, and only came out when driving alone (yes, tapes. I'm old).
You'd think at some point, that would change and people would just be cool with jumping in. I dunno, maybe it already has?
What I can say is that there sure are a lot of Steely Dan fans out there. I wrote a quick piece on medium about Becker on the anniversary of his passing, and the comments came from all corners. It was really cool.
P.S. If I had to pick, my fave is "Peg," with "Reeling in the years" coming in second. But man, it's a long list.
I've always been fascinated by how everyone first plays off their love of the band as ironic or similar. Not claiming any high ground here; I was as guilty as anyone. These were the tapes that often sat under my front seat, and only came out when driving alone (yes, tapes. I'm old).
You'd think at some point, that would change and people would just be cool with jumping in. I dunno, maybe it already has?
What I can say is that there sure are a lot of Steely Dan fans out there. I wrote a quick piece on medium about Becker on the anniversary of his passing, and the comments came from all corners. It was really cool.
P.S. If I had to pick, my fave is "Peg," with "Reeling in the years" coming in second. But man, it's a long list.