Category Archives: Blues

The blues as philosophy

Xmas Blues

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Memphis Earlene Gray

T’is the day before Christmas and I’ve got the blues. “No surprise there,” says Memphis Earlene. “Good times to have the Blues include all major holidays. ” Woke up this morning to the sounds of our Christmas tree falling over. … Continue reading →

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Election Day Blues

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Memphis Earlene  heard Obama sing an Al Green song on Oprah and that’s all she needed to know.  Not that she has illusions. “New Deal ain’t never coming back, not in your lifetime,” Memphis Earlene says. “Water’s gonna rise no … Continue reading →

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The Writing Blues in French

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Memphis Earlene Gray

“Woke up this morning with the unpublished writers blues. No point tryin’ when you’re born to lose.” You gotta suffer if you want to sing the blues. It’s the law. Memphis Earlene doesn’t think I’m doing it right. ” You … Continue reading →

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September Blues

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Memphis Earlene Gray

There’s only so much joy I can wring from Mitt Romney’s so far doomed efforts to portray himself as a compassionate human being. “Yes I have the Blues again, thank you for asking,” I tell Memphis Earlene and Scarlett. “If … Continue reading →

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Exercise Blues

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Memphis Earlene Gray

“Woke up this morning/ And went back to sleep”….Epstein-Barre Blues, by Memphis Earlene Gray. Woke up this morning, fed the cats, and got back in bed. That was a few hours ago. “Exercise can prevent depression,” says Scarlett, looking up … Continue reading →

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Happy Anniversary Blues

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Memphis Earlene Gray

My blog is one year old today.  I want to celebrate with a cup cake from our neighborhood bakery, but no one’s in a festive mood. “If it was your blog it would have your name on it, not mine, … Continue reading →

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Kafka Blues

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Memphis Earlene Gray

“Woke up this morning,discovered I ‘d been turned into a gigantic bug, which made it hard to get out of bed…..”  Franz Kafka Blues, in rough translation. “Yu can’t have the blues in Prague,” Memphis Earlene says.  “Not even if … Continue reading →

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Cocaine Blues.

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Memphis Earlene says she’s been part of my life since High School, when Ann Mintz left her Dave van Ronk at the Folklore Center album at my house.  The first time I heard Cocaine Blues I could feel it in my … Continue reading →

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Homesick Blues

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Memphis Earlene Gray

I left New York because I wanted off street parking and NYC was no place to raise a golden retriever.  It’s been exile ever since. I live in Washington DC. in a New York frame of  mind. I have off … Continue reading →

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Hoodie Blues

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Memphis Earlene Gray

I walk the mean streets of  Georgetown with Blues Avatar Memphis Earlene Gray, and Scarlett Ginsburg, who is a dybbuk.  She is  also my fashion advisor.  In a gesture of solidarity  I am wearing the black cashmere hoodie she found … Continue reading →

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