Song for 2026

Fifty years ago this month, I was a sophmore at UC Davis. Although I lived off campus my freshman year, I lived in the Malcolm dorms as a sophmore. My roommate was Cortland Greer.

Over the course of the year, there was a lot of music played loudly on the dorm floor. Cortland liked Jethro Tull, a band that I hadn't been exposed to before.

My song for 2026 is Locomotive Breath by Jethro Tull.


You can find the work in progress Soundtrack for My Life here!

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