Melancholy Muser Gifts

The Bluebird of Nothingness.

Philip Larkin.

"I'd like to dedicate my next song to that delightful little table in the corner."

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

Pastorius wonders why.

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

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

Neil Young

"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."

Lord Byron

The Bar & Grill of Ordinary Men: Quiet Desperation 11 am - closing (Karaoke on Saturday)

'I hate my life.

'Dreams of how it might have been.'

A depressed artist imagines a drawing, but it turns black.

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

'As I feared, the X-ray shows that you are crying inside.'

"Our flavors of the day are Prodigal, Importune, and Mal de Siècle."

"Perhaps a dirge would lift your spirits?"

Books: Success stories & Sob stories.

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

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

Picasso's Blues Period

Items from the Fall 2018 Melancholia Catalogue.

"Fall makes him sad."

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.

Death awaits the last leaf of Autumn with a rake.

Sad Songs.

"I'm full of an unspeakable sadness and it goes a little something like this..."

There's a tear in my beer.

"I like sad songs."

'Boy...usually it just gently weeps.'

Where the boulevard of broken dreams crosses the avenue of broken appliances...

Tailpiece to E Dowson's 'The Pierrot of the Minute'

'Your work is so bleak, so despairing, your angst so wrenching. I've never read a party invitation quite like it before.'