Monthly Archives: June 2010
The Void
When someone leaves your life, when death takes him away suddenly and irrevocably, he leaves behind a lot of nice things: those memories of your time together and of his particular way of being, maybe a photo or a favorite … Continue reading
It Was the 3rd of June
While we won’t ever know for sure just what she and Billie Joe threw off the Tallahatchie Bridge, Bobbie Gentry’s lazy, throaty delivery of the story makes us feel the weight of its secrets and innuendo. Why not click the … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Leitmotifs, History Lessons, Music
Tagged 3rd of June, Bobbie Gentry, Emmett Till, Fancy, Ode to Billie Joe, Tallahatchie Bridge
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