I Just Read About That…

SOUNDTRACK: FISHBONE-Set the Booty Upright Bonin’ in the Boneyard single (1990).

This is a slight remix EP of their classic “Bonin’ in the Boenyard.”  The two remixes of the song (Bonin’ in the Jungle) and (New and Improved Bonin’) are okay (really nothing beats the original which is not included).  But the 3 other songs are fun b-sides.  “Love and Bullshit” is particularly good (even at under 2 minutes). It’s fast and furious.   “In the Name of Swing” is a jazzy romp with a few different sections for fun, and it features the nonsense that the band members talk and shout to each other in the background.

This is not essential by any means.

[READ: December 26, 2008] “Feel This”

This story about a brother returning from WWII has more depth than it might at first appear.  As we learn that the brother, Jack, has returned from the front under special circumstances, we see the family’s reaction to how he was discharged…honorably? …dishonorably? …or something else.

But really the story is about the family’s father, and how he handles disappointment (grief not really being an option for him). As Jack reveals his secret, the backstory of the father’s trips to New York City throw a lot more light on the family than you might at first realize.

This piece was short and I’m not sure I’d want to read a whole novel of it (or even a much longer story), but it was quite affecting. It’s available here.