Melancholy Musers Mugs

Lost

Pastorius wonders why.

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."

"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."

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

Lord Byron

"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."

'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'.

Books: Success stories & Sob stories.

"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?"

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

Tears

Items from the Fall 2018 Melancholia Catalogue.

"Fall makes him sad."

Picasso's Blues Period

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

There's a tear in my beer.

"I like sad songs."

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

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

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

Sad Songs.

Philip Larkin.

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

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