Saturdays are my long day at work when there isn’t actually a whole lot of “work” to do. My charge is to man the reference desk. I understand the importance of being available, but I’m seldom called upon to actually offer any assistance. Any given Saturday is slow, and over the summer especially so. On the upside, I get to listen to internet radio in one ear since the library is so quiet. Today I’ve asked Pandora to create a Skip James station, and gotten songs from Frank Stokes, Leadbelly, Charlie Patton, and two songs from Skip himself. It’s the perfect music as I watch the clouds outside create an early dusk and threaten rain. I wonder at my preference for mellow, heart-broken music.
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