The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
19,000 people fit into the new Barclays Center to see Jay-Z perform. This blog was viewed about 66,000 times in 2012. If it were a concert at the Barclays Center, it would take about 3 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.
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More than a few people have wondered where the name of this blog comes from.
Am I depressed, or just dark?
None of the above. I just love music.
If you’ve read the About page, you already know that the name of this blog is lifted directly from a Carter Family song.
Because Will You Miss Me When I’m Gone? is getting a lot of hits because of my coverage of Asphalt Orchestra and Lincoln Center Out of Doors, I figured now was a good time to give you a taste of the timeless tune. So much of American popular music stems from the Carter Family that it seemed appropriate to use one of their songs as a sort of theme for this blog about music, theater, art — all forms of the arts — and life in general.
So here’s an Emmylou Harris version of the Carter Family classic. Enjoy:
Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone? 