Italo Calvino, “Moon in the afternoon.” In Mr. Palomar, trans. William Weaver (New York: Harcourt, 1985).
Mr. Palomar, as his name suggests, is an observer. Reading Italo Calvino had prompted me to pay a little more attention to the moon. See also “Is cognac waning, Papà?”
Our moon was full last night, a full moon of many names. I like Sugar Moon, which I think would be a fine name for a tune. And, lo — there is one, by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys. Its Sugar Moon falls in, well, of course, June.
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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
“Moon in the afternoon”
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After listening to the Bob Wills version I stumbled across this equally excellent one by The Burnett Sisters Band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3llBj-nev1M
Really nice. Thanks for sharing it, Jim.
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