Curations from the Human Jungle
[I sense that a lot of Silverbacks are affected by the recent of death of Brian Wilson. He was the king of vulnerable and he peaked just when many of us were at our most vulnerable. Our mourning, however, should have been a half-century ago when Brian apparently left this planet for a different Jungle.... Continue Reading →
[A heartfelt tip of the hat ... SB SM] https://youtu.be/MXl4VDycNG4 from the NY Times, 6/11/2025, posted by Silverback David (Arid Zone SBs) Brian Wilson, who as the leader and chief songwriter of the Beach Boys became rock’s poet laureate of surf-and-sun innocence, but also an embodiment of damaged genius through his struggles with mental illness... Continue Reading →
[This is an excerpt from Grendel: the Four-Chord Opera, Part 1 of which is now accessible with its own page on Silverback Digest. In this installment the co-protagonists, Greg and Del describe the fateful moment when their musical paths first crossed. SB SM] The Boys Meet Del: We went to a private boys school called... Continue Reading →