Omaha Blues
Posted on February 8, 2007 by Tito
I’m about halfway through the paperback of former NY Times executive editor Joseph Lelyveld’s Omaha Blues: A Memory Loop. So far, so good -though Omaha doesn’t play many roles in this memoir other than being the place Lelyveld defines himself as being from (no small role, though) – a memory of being from somewhere else. In fine American fashion, I can relate so I like it.
Along similar lines, Chris Ware talks to the Omaha World-Herald about his upcoming graphic novel, set in Omaha:
Q. What do you remember or miss about Omaha?
A. Mostly, I miss all those things that are no longer there, like family and friends who have died or moved away or the grocery store where my mom and I used to go shopping, my school. All pretty embarrassing, sentimental stuff. I try to visit the family and friends who are still there, of course. I generally only get back every few years, but it’s enough to know that some of it is still really there and not just a part of my fading memory.
I’m still loving Simon Joyner and the Fallen Men’s latest record, Skeleton Blues (one of my top 10 albums of last year, though I have no ‘list’). Here’s a track: The Only Living Boy In Omaha [mp3]. Do pick up the album, you won’t be disappointed.
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