Brent SleeperChristine Mi’s lovely, illustrated impression of her transcontinental #rail journey across the U.S. aboard #Amtrak’s #CaliforniaZephyr and #LakeShoreLimited. https://wapo.st/3XolCKi
The resonance and space in Mi’s style of visual storytelling reminds me vaguely of Chris Ware’s. @[email protected] https://www.christinemi.com
A similar sojourn inspired Gabriel Kahane (@gabrielkahane)’s poignant “Book of Travelers” album. https://gabrielkahane.bandcamp.com/album/book-of-travelers
Book of Travelers, by Gabriel Kahane
10 track album
#HankWilliams sang about the #CaliforniaZephyr on the radio for Mother’s Best Flour. https://music.apple.com/us/album/california-zephyr/1501917880?i=1501921114
And #JackKerouac recounted the journey west in his novel #BigSur. #JayFarrar and #BenGibbard’s interpretation is simply lovely. https://music.apple.com/us/album/california-zephyr/334816915?i=334816919
Good time to queue up their live concert performance of “One Fast Move or I’m Gone: Music From Kerouac’s Big Sur” at the #930Club. https://www.npr.org/2009/10/27/114010246/benjamin-gibbard-jay-farrar-in-concert
Denis 🌏@brentsleeper Love this. And for those of us who don't use Apple Music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H465XvFAhM
(and thank you for introducing me to Farrar and Gibbard! Really like what I'm hearing)
