Melancholy Maestro Gifts

Playing Sad Songs on the Piano.

Neil Young

Sad Songs.

'We thought it fit his rather plaintive personality.'

'Got the blues so bad...'

Picasso's Blues Period

I've decided to shift down a few gears.'

"I've got those 'Don't worry about me, I'll just be here, all alone' blues."

Charles Addams.

"Events seem to be headed in the right direction. Unfortunately, it's not taking me with it."

"The artist-in-residence is struggling a bit, but other than that we're fine."

"Billy's room gets cleaned for free! The cleaning service uses it to train employees how to clean a hazardous waste dump."

The day Bob finally understood radiation of species.

How to identify the alarming mood swings of male menopause.

"Wow! You're a real good guesser, mom...that's exactly what we had at Jonny's party! Spaghetti an' cake an' ice cream!"

"These brisk fall afternoons remind me of Chekhov, which reminds me of Putin, then Trump, the alt-right, facism, nuclear weapons ... let's go home."

"In closing, I'd just like to say you've been a great crowd, folks. Don't forget to tip your waitress, and I hope this final number breaks your heart the way show business broke mine."

Edgar Allan Poe

'I hate my life.

'Dreams of how it might have been.'

'My Death Story....chapter one...'

DOUR and TROUBADOUR

Trilby - 'Malbrouck s'en va-t'en guerre'.

"Look at you! Dirty all over! I told you not to play with your ink!!"

Books: Success stories & Sob stories.

"Perhaps a dirge would lift your spirits?"

"But this way I know where everything is."

Martha Stewart at Home.

"I asked Bill to accompany this presentation with something in a haunting minor key."

"I never got a chance to say 'Shut up.' "

"Oh, good! Lucille is sending me some stuff!"

"Fall makes him sad."

Tears

Items from the Fall 2018 Melancholia Catalogue.

Just go ahead and draw - I can't hit the broad side of a barn lately. Naw, I ain't really in the mood today. Low Noon.