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The Last Homonid

from Just Sayin' Volume One by The Middle Americans

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Denny Carlson sent me another piece of his from his Berklee days and Joe Hadar spoke his mind to it.
Denny’s instrumental was called “Shimmering”
Joe Hader’s reading was called “Reflections On The Last Two Million Years”
Erick Hovey

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Reflections on the last two million years
Report from Katalyst Grueppe 47
Siedlung Humboldt, Iowa
You’ve been here for the blink of an eye
For the last two million years
Did time change for you slowly
Did time ever happen to anyone
When time goes on forever
What then is two million years
The last hominid the first species to use symbology
You use symbology
In some sort of abstract logical schemata
The last hominid some sort of intelligence
Some sort of abstract logical schemata
Pondering metaphysical philosophical ambiguously willful
Willfully ambiguous and its led to inducting man into our own hall of fame
Constantly wandering the age-old question
To be or not to be
For that is always the question
To be this
When you think about thinking about
The next logical negation
Then you will see that you have left another half a world behind
And in every operation, there is a symbolic opportunity
To calculate the chance of any human reaction
Just like batting averages of the soul
I hope you manage to hit one out of the park
Good luck
Good luck to the crowd behind third base
God knows we love you and we’re on your side
To be or not to be
To be this or to be that
You have been here for the blink of an eye
For two million years
What then is two million years
To be or not to be
You

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from Just Sayin' Volume One, released September 10, 2021
Lyrics by Joe Hadar, music by Dennis A. Carlson, produced by Erick Hovey
Recorded by Denny Carlson in East Cambridge, MA, and Erick Hovey in The Barn
Mastered by Dave Hearn
Vocal: Joe Hadar
Percussion and vibes: Denny Carlson
Mini Moog: John Shultz

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Erick Hovey and Friends Fort Dodge, Iowa

Erick Hovey's music is peppered with seasonings of blues, roots rock, jazz, funk, old power trio rock, reggae, and newer folk fusion styles. His lyrical content has not only good humored nods towards classic blues and rock clichés’, but spans the afterlife, and existentialism as well. Sometimes it’s spooky, sometimes it’s raw, spiritual, and sensual. Think Mark Knopfler, JJ Cale, and Peter Green. ... more

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