In spite of the uneven tone, the inconsistent starts to lines, and a general lack of range and endurance, it felt good to play again. There’s nothing like the sense of making music so full that it fills your body. Gonna slowly work my way back through all my method books to get back up to speed

In the words of the Mountain Goats, from the spectacular “Amy aka Spent Gladiator 1”:
I lie down in my corner
because I like my corner
I am happy where the vermin play
Pick up magic spells
we wear them like protective shells
Land mines on the battlefield
Find the one safe way
And stay alive

Oh totally. I just haven’t read as many of them yet, since tuning (my current focus) doesn’t seem to come up quite as much or as explicitly

Also, I grew up watching way too many shows with genre episodes, so for me this is no different than when Teen Titans did a death race episode starting the briefcase from Pulp Fiction

AND it’s a setting in Cowboy Bebop!

Any suggested readings?