Turning A New Leaf...

Oh, Pueblo Waltz readers…I have not forgotten you! I have simply been very neglectful. Funny that I used to throw myself into fits over missing the odd Saturday Songs post or the shortchanged two-post week... I have my excuses—Madrid, Paris, cross-continental travel, and family among them—but I’ll glaze over those for the moment. What I'm really back to say is that I’ve made a crucial decision to revamp a few of Pueblo Waltz’s mission.

You’ll notice—as of half an hour ago—that the pseudo-mission statement below my header has changed. It once described Pueblo Waltz as a “blog about the arts: music, film, and literature, occasionally delving into photography and the more visual arts.” As you can now see, I’ve elevated photography and painting into the ‘normal’ list of discussed topics, having removed the thoughtful tag “occasionally delving into.”

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This change is the product of a long and fruitful time abroad in Scotland—thanks partly to new surroundings, partly to my visiting some of the more famous museums in the world (the Louvre and Prado among them), but mostly to my friend Josh (if you’re friends with me on Facebook, check you my profile picture; it’s a brief sketch of me done by Josh).

A painting student at Kansas University and also abroad for a semester in Edinburgh, specifically at the Edinburgh College of Art (connected to the University of Edinburgh), Josh was, of course, so much more than just an ‘artist,’ but his effect on my critical outlook had everything to do with his unique perspective into art and the problems and possibilities it creates.

That’s a rather vague reason to offer for why Pueblo Waltz has shifted into a full arts blog (still with the exception of dance, about which I’m still clueless…perhaps Leah can offer some insight into ballet at some point?), which might only serve to invigorate its already scatterbrained tendencies. (What other blog offers thoughts on the problematic nature of digital album track-listing and angry asides about why characters on Arrested Development are the best and worst?!)

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In addition to those broader changes, there is another change on a smaller scale that will shift the weekly appearance of Pueblo Waltz. I’ve decided, after some serious thought (me staring at the ceiling in my room), to phase out the “Saturday Songs” series and replace it with something more succinct—“Song of the Week.” Rather than grill readers with five songs and all-too-brief thoughts on them, I’ve decided that it would be worthwhile to pick one song and really dig into it. 


Of course, I will not entirely phase out potential ‘lists’ in the future, similar to the alternative Christmas songs post from last year. If you have questions, concerns, suggestions, complaints, humorous asides, send me an email at tjcpoet@gmail.com!