As probably no one of you all know, I have two Samoyed, dogs from northern Siberia, had Sams for 32 years now, and and Tommy and Tenoch like all Sams don't bark so much as they do howl.
All this Walk Away Renee and Pretty Ballerina posting had me singing Left Banke songs in my best falsetto which no one but the dogs ever get to hear. And they love it! Every time I hit the high notes on "somewhere a mountain is moving..." they just howl away! We are having great fun! When we are not singing and howling, we have been listening to the 8 Mile soundtrack album - and wow, it is great! The third song on the cd, Eminem's title track for 8 Mile, is about as authentic Detroit longing as you can get. My sons were conceived and born in Detroit, my oldest is the same age as Em, the younger is a real Em fan, and that song resonates with the yearnings that I have heard a lot... it also has some wickedly funny lyrics. The Macy Gray track is also great, Boomkat (Taryn Manning) is a star that will emerge because of the soundtrack, Gangstarr's Battle is also quintessential Detroit, and the entire soundtrack cd is really a great piece of music, except for the opening track, which is Em's current single, Lose Yourself, which IMHO is one of Em's weaker efforts. But he more than makes up for it with Love Me, Rabbit Run (another great escape Detroit song) and 8 Mile. Vince
