Episode 27 “New Blog / Throwback Episode 4: Help”
As my limitations from multiple sclerosis increase, I’ve had to get comfortable asking for assistance. Asking for and accepting help is one of the secrets of effective people. Or so I’m told.
Winter rolls on. I continue to produce content and work on the site daily. Being with family and experiencing multiple sclerosis or disability can be difficult to manage, and pressure only increases during the holiday.
Papa’s Got A Brand New Blog
I’ve added a blog to the site, and I discuss my first post, about a disabled woman’s social isolation. Episode 4, “Help” from the pre-history, chronicles never giving up, in an echo of Episode 25.
I never stop reviewing records
I am reviewing Marshall Allen Volcano Quartet’s CD Volcano Swing. Marshall Allen was part of the Sun Ra Arkestra and this band is a continuation of that. They were in London in 2011 when a volcano exploded in Iceland, grounding all flights. The band took a three-day residency at Cafe Oto in North London.
They stopped by the BBC Radio to promote the gig and recorded this CD. At the end of the CD there is a live interview and Marshall Allen reveals that he was a member of the Sun Ra Arkestra trapped in Seattle when Mount Saint Helens exploded in 1984. Pretty awesome, it makes it clear that a musicians life is always about getting that next gig in line.
Episode Synopsis
- It is cold in the garden and there was light frosting a couple of times this week
- I’ve got a new blog
- People in wheelchairs are judged and face cruel realities
- Marshall Allen Volcano Quartet “Volcano Swing” CD review
- Throwback Episode 4 “Help”
The holidays are almost over — just New Year’s. Hopefully I’ll hike somewhere good.
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