This is Prog. This is Love. This is Yes. PROGENY (2015)
A review of YES, PROGENY: SEVEN SHOWS FROM SEVENTY-TWO (Rhino, 2015).
PROGENY (Rhino, 2015)
As I’ve mentioned a number of times, I was born in the summer of love, 1967. The youngest of three boys (eight years younger than the oldest and five years younger than the older), I inherited my music tastes at a very early age. Our house always had music playing—whether classical, jazz, rock, or pop. I especially loved the first three, though I could belt out most of the words to Three Dog Night with the best of three year olds. Crazily, I was able to sneak out of the crab, crawl downstairs (duplex), and put my favorite records on the turntable at 3 in the morning. No, I’m not exaggerating. I wanted the entire house to listen!
My favorites, though, even as a little kid were the songs by Yes, the Moody Blues, and Jethro…
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Prospectus for LORD OF THE HOLLOW DARK
Kirk’s greatest achievement. Published by St. Martins, 1979.
Russell Kirk’s LORD OF THE HOLLOW DARK is not merely my favorite Kirk book, it is one of my favorite books, period. It is an amazing horror story, full of real evil and real good.
The good, not surprisingly, are stuck in a sort of purgatory, while the evil make their own hells. If you’re looking for a gentle read, this isn’t it. But, it’s darker than anything Stephen King has written.
Its genius, though, can be found in Kirk’s uncanny ability to combine the mythologies of T.S. Eliot with his own.
Kirk had been planning the novel for almost a decade before it finally came out from St. Martin’s in 1979. During those years of planning, he produced a number of outlines. Here’s one of many. Enjoy.
[With apologies–but I’ve removed the prospectus. –I posted this without permission, and, frankly, I should’ve been more thoughtful!–Brad, September 15, 2015]
The First Issue of Sand Blast
Here is the first publication (serial) Kirk created and edited. It’s a World War II magazine, The Sand Blast, just for those stationed at Dugway near Toole, Utah. Enjoy.
Stormfields 