Wondering who the proprietor of this blog is? Well, just click through the birthday presents that her husband, who knows her quite well, gave her. This should pretty much get it done: This, this, this, this, and this.

And about that Lucinda Williams album. (the live one)  I’ve seen her in concert three times, (the last about 5 years ago), and while her voice has always been the definition of raw, here, it’s crossed over to ravaged. "Joy" is like going through therapy.