divine inspiration (and an open subconscious)

another year. another fahey week. day 2. 

'I never considered for a minute that I had talent, what I did have was divine inspiration and an open subconscious.' - john fahey, 1994. 

john fahey dead at 61 in 2001 (so he made it to the 21st century). horsemouth has collected some obituaries. 

sixty-one. that's now looking like an achievable age to horsemouth. in fact dying at 61 would seem like dying young. harry smith made it to 68. son house made it to 86 (and possibly, he would claim, more). 

'the time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of god is at hand. repent ye and believe the gospel.'  - mark 1:15 (king james version)

here we have fahey noodling around on mark 1:15 from the album america (yet another one that horsemouth does not own but in these days of streaming does that matter?). 

in answer to the question 'is it a longer version of when the springtime comes again?' the knowledgeable people answer;

'sort of. the first part is a new composition, but the second section is "springtime" all over again. also appears as the third of his 12-string efforts under the title, "fahey guitar sampler," from the yellow princess (extended version). but on (the) second 'best of 'album, (it is) titled as "john fahey guitar sampler" and played on 6-string.'

allegedly there's an even longer version (not abridged). 

'the flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land...' 

chapter and verse: song of solomon 2:12. 

fahey was very fond of turtles. tortoises and such like (and wildlife in general). humans he was less keen on.

outside a nice dawn. but cold out.