"the moon and sun are travelers through eternity. even the years wander on...'

horsemouth has worked and walked back home and has had a little nip of pastis to celebrate (he will now have a coffee to sober back up and probably fry some potatoes). horsemouth has been listening to robbie basho's two concerts from Coe College's Sinclair Auditorium and to an unreleased rarity death song, basho uses his wordless singing the way most rock bands would use a lead guitar solo - to take him up and beyond.

beautiful golden autumn sunlight is shining into his room - horsemouth would like more beautiful autumn sunlight to shine in his room but without rearranging the building it is impossible.

horsemouth has a plan to tour around the sun - if a leeway of a week is allowed - horsemouth has already played the summer solstice 21/06 (on 28/06 as part of musicians of bremen at ayesha's secret house party), lammas (9/08) on 6/08 for tim goldie's abject bloc, the autumn equinox... musicians of bremen lamentably failed to play on but they did manage samhain (well halloween) on 31/10 at cafe bohemia. horsemouth has a cunning plan to play the winter solstice (21/12) on the 20/12 as a solo gig (more details soon). of such bodging and haggling is his life made. but it feels good to get his musical endeavours in sync (sort of) with the heavens. thereafter his next gig should be early february (imbolc/ groundhog day) midway between this and the vernal equinox is fahey week (incorporating basho day) - horsemouth will try to get blue crystal fire (by robbie basho) an airing.

today is the anniversary of the death of the poet matsuo bashō (from whom robbie basho took his name);

 "The moon and sun are travelers through eternity. Even the years wander on. Whether drifting through life on a boat or climbing toward old age leading a horse, each day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.”