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Ghost Pepper #8 (Image Comics, February 2026) variant cover by Michael Bowden, Adriano Lucas

Some quietly influential musicians end up being like that thanks to the company they keep and which gives them the legitimacy that results in many people checking you. For instance, J.D. Souther might be one of those with a lot of famous friends, including The Eagles, who actually made a comeback by covering one of his songs and some of them also worked with him on his own LPs. Why shouldn't they, he's a solid songwriter and I'm sure the scene that surrounded him give him many benefits, including a variety of chances to hone his tunes. However, I get your questions – where's his quiet influence? Well, I would say he was not the main characters of his environment, he was a supporting one, yet the places would be less without them.

That was amazing...everything I could have wished for...

Another April morning, and here we are again, standing in blossom. Snow off the mountains. Indictments dismissed. The geometry of sunlight on backyard fences. Sparrows in the bird bath at their slapstick ablutions. All of it familiar. All of it comfort. Let the record show Sally sprinting and barking along the bright alley. Quail like courtiers in their feathered hats. Payback forgotten. Trespasses forgiven. And, yes, the whole day left.

Music: Happy Family by Sundara Karma Shot with the Panasonic Lumix GH5 180fps Handheld. Sigma 18-35mm Sigma 15-100mm DJI Phantom 4

Woop, woop rounds of beers and good cheers for everyone.

PLEASE.