"I came to the conclusion some time ago that the desert is paradoxical - what's true one year might not be true the next."
(from David Darlington's book "The Mojave: A Portrait of the definitive American Desert")
Dream Date #8, Death Valley
Really gearing up for this year's trek down thru the Central Valley to that greatest of Deserts, the Mojave - and our Death Valley NPy Workshop! I have the setlist for the 10-hour drive (over two days) all set up - many of the connections made are obvious (songs like Wild Horse Road, Next Best Western, Kern River, Willin') - other titles, CDs are more oblique, for sure: (Powderfinger, Sketches of Spain, Ultra, Barber's Adagio) - but hey, it's my setlist for a Dream Date!
Northline - soundtrack to the book by Willy Vlautin, Paul Brainhard
California Bloodlines by John Stewart
Feast of Wine by Calexico
The Joshua Tree - U2
Any Day Now (Songs of Bob Dylan) by Joan Baez
The Caution Horses by Cowboy Junkies
Music for the Native Americans - Robbie Robertson
Invisible 5 - critical enviro-audio tour of Interstate 5 by Kim Stringfellow
The Shepherd's Dog by Iron and Wine
Ultra by Depeche Mode
Courier by Richard Shindell
Spirit Horses - R. Carlos Nakai, James DeMars
American 5: A Hundred Highways - Johnny Cash
Chinatown - The Be Good Tanyas
Wrecking Ball - Emmylou Harris
Eponymous album by Cry Cry Cry
First Love, Last Rites by Cockrobin
Sketches of Spain - Miles Davis
Barber's Adagio - Various Artists
The Story by Brandi Carlisle
Unearthed, Vol. 5 - Johnny Cash
The Phoenix Concerts - John Stewart
West of the West - Dave Alvin
Now Again - The Flatlanders
Oh! And there's still time to late-register for the Full Moon Night Photography Workshop held in Death Valley, October 30-31 and November 1, 2009 - details at http://www.thenocturnes.com/workshops/deathvalley.html - call or fax in registration for this great trip! We need to hear from you by Monday . . .
From The [not so] Daily Nocturne
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