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.

"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."

"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.'

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

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

Picasso's Blues Period

Items from the Fall 2018 Melancholia Catalogue.

"Fall makes him sad."

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

"I like sad songs."

There's a tear in my beer.

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

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

Sad Songs.

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

'We thought it fit his rather plaintive personality.'

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

Looking miserable out there today...

"This drink? It's called loneliness. Care to join me?"