Tuesday, September 29, 2015

"The Workshop"

I recorded this song first for my “December 1985” cassette. I re-recorded it for “TFM” in 1986. The six cassettes I recorded between October 1985 and May 1986 may represent the apex of my creativity. Those tapes were just rudimentary and experimental 4-track efforts, but even though my songwriting, voice, and recording techniques all improved later on, I don’t think I ever topped that burst of creative flow. These days, most of my effort is going into school. I have a discussion post due tomorrow. I’m in week 6 of an 8 week course, the first in my MPA program at Upper Iowa University. It’s all online, which is not ideal. I hope I can get into a school with an actual classroom. Right now I’m eying Dartmouth or Brown, for an autumn 2016 start.

The Workshop

© Brian Hutzell 1985

Retire to the workshop
Lock the door
No one gets in and he never comes out
What does he eat?
Light's on twenty-four hours a day
What's he doing in there?
Is he okay?
When does he sleep?

He just disappeared one day
With a notebook in his hand
Said he had big plans
He never stops
Works on and on
In the workshop

Reside in the workshop
What is it for?
No one goes near and he never appears
Is he alive?
Yes, we hear him tinker away
Night and day
Why does he stay?
Can he survive?

He just disappeared one day
With a notebook in his hand
Said he had big plans
He never stops
Works on and on
In the workshop



photo by Bob Rein

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