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Gwyneth's avatar

Impressive knowledge and depth of understanding of a musical era.

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Friedrike Merck's avatar

We just happened, amid all the Substack posts out there, all the noise, the cacophony of the crises at hand, we just happened to have stumbled upon one of America’s great writers. Lucky us.

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Dr. Deborah Hall's avatar

Yes.

Mark McInerney is indeed

one of America's great writers.

We have found treasure.

Thank God we know it.

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Friedrike Merck's avatar

I thought I would pass over this post, as I have limited reading time and there is much to cover re the authoritarian take-over. Never much cared for jazz either but your brilliant writing is irresistible, and the bigger story, how people fight their way through repression, how Art saves lives, always deserves a moment, always, like a rose, deserves the honor of stopping everything else for a moment of respectful, delightful appreciation.

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Mark McInerney's avatar

Thank you so much!!!!!

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Dr. Deborah Hall's avatar

These artists would love

to read you, Mark

They would be so happy

that you hear their spirit

their aspirations

their fire for freedom!

They would rejoice

that you share their music here

with powerful poetic words

lit from the same source

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