my wife's head
sometimes {now} i finish reading a book {straight man} from an author {richard russo} that i enjoy so greatly, i simply do not want to read anything else. i pick them up and set them down, pick them up and set them down, still held captive by the world i just left and did not want to leave. perhaps this is a metaphor of sorts for the situation in which my wife finds herself presently. maybe if i can begin a new book, she will somehow through osmosis find her move {literally and figuratively} to this new world more graceful.
the above photo was taken by mike schwartz as the three of us {keri, mike and i} drove across the united states last fall. nevada. i played with it quite a bit in photoshop, and have decided to use it for the time being as the new promo photo for music, as there is such a sense of mystery and longing in it. maybe this longing comes from the face that we cannot see. the endless land. and soon dear reader, i will no longer feel as though i too am looking at the back of my wife's head.
Posted by jeff pitcher at August 24, 2005 01:01 PM
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jeff,
what great words.
longing is such a great word to discribe this photo. i love it. i loved the photo keri had posted (one from andrea) as well. i must say there is just something about this photo that make me not want to stop looking. i think it would be a fantastic promo pic.
i've been trying to send keri peace about her move as i understand it all too well. i just moved to a forign place (erie, pa) after living in arizona my entire life. i must say the build up to the move is worse than the actual move. it does get easier. the longing for the familiar has yet to leave me but it does get easier.
i always always enjoy coming to your site. i hope one day to visit andrea in sf and would love to see you play if ever in that area.
jenn
Posted by: jenn at August 24, 2005 07:47 PM
i think you must be standing on a bump, you are not that much taller than me.
four days and counting...or is it three? do we count sunday?
Posted by: keri at August 25, 2005 05:45 AM
funny, i had the same thought. is keri that much shorter than me? perhaps it's just one long day with lots of long naps.
thank you for your words jenn and jodi...i LOVE the photo too...a bit is lost with it being so small though~ and by all means, do come see a show if in town~
Posted by: jefferson pitcher at August 25, 2005 11:06 AM
I'm truly hoping she likes it here. Davis is far from perfect, but it's like paradise compared to the (ironically) "paradise" I just left. We've only been here four months...and I already feel half-healed. (Not having to work the first three months helped enormously.) I hope Davis will resonate with her, so the two of you can find some contentment here...if even just for awhile. I don't like to settle in one spot for too long...just want the spots I pick to give me something while I'm in them...
Posted by: Marilyn at August 26, 2005 03:05 AM
Hi, this is a great photo - but there's something about it that I find creepy (sorry Keri!) - it reminds me of The Grudge or The Ring, I think. It will definitely make a great promo pic, it's hard to stop looking at it.
Posted by: linus at August 26, 2005 11:02 AM
