Islands In The Stream by Kenny & Dolly and Ella & Troy
Vin Maskell Family room, Melbourne, June 2012You don’t have to own every song you like. You don’t have to possess all the music you love.
IT WAS A TIME WHEN SILLY BEES COULD SPEAK by JOHN DOWLAND Reflection by Ria Andriani
Beyond the petty squabbles of bygone nobles is a familiar thread of my own time. These words feel like the same complaint of the silent, angry and polarized masses.
IT’S A LONG WAY TO THE TOP by AC/DC. Story by Paul Dufficy.
Baldy wished Steve a happy birthday and opened the door of Steve's birthday present, the Chrysler Valiant Baldy had just stolen.
ITALIAN LULLABY by CONNIE FRANCIS. Story by Lucia Nardo.
The sweet, pure voice of Connie Francis singing Italian Lullaby hurtled me back to an encounter in a café that spoke to me tenderly of parenthood.
JACKIE by SINEAD O’CONNOR. Story by Rijn Collins.
But I remember watching Sinéad on stage. I remember trying to absorb some of her strength, to physically inhale it across the crowd. That’s how you construct identity, surely?
Jackson by Johnny Cash and June Carter. Story by Rijn Collins
Rijn Collins Jackson, Mississippi, August 2012With Hurricane Isaac approaching, our bed and breakfast evacuated and New Orleans airport closed, we had little choice but to jump on a train and head north.