Been reading Beowulf again, different translations, different versions, some all poetic text, others prose, still others illustrated. And that got me thinking about caves. If I were Grendel or his mother, I think I would stay in the cave, among the rusty swords and dinosaur bones. Consider the following how I think that would sound, a pleasant life lurking cave style:

Playlist:

• Virginia Grand Military Band, featuring J. P. Sousa, Loras J. Schissel - Transit of Venus March
• Anthony D'Alessandro - Sacred Ground
• Way Ahead Trio - Goo Gone The Snail
• Keiichi Suzuki, Hirokazu Tanaka, Hiroshi Kanazu, & Toshiyuki Ueno - Dangerous Caves
• Elyot - Tomeholder
• Arid Landscapes - The Optimist
• Pauline Oliveros & The Deep Listening Band - Trog Arena
• Vess L. Ossman - A Bunch Of Rags
• King of Foxes - Dynamo
• S. H. Dudley, featuring Joseph Arthur - The Village Choir
• Hugo Blouin - La sauce
• Monica Lewis, featuring Jose Morand & His Orchestra - Made For Each Other
• Loud in the Pines - Tree Song
• Eileen Barton With The New Yorkers - If I Knew You Were Coming I'd've Baked A Cake
• Kevin Asher and The Barnburners - You Ain't Around
• Kathleen Edwards - Need A Ride
• Noeline Hofmann - One Hell Of A Woman
• Al Trace & His Silly Symphonists - I Wuv A Rabbit
• Grumpy - Bird Parts
• McGnarley's Rant - Catch-22
• New Model Army - Reload
• The Fall - White Lightning
• Tangle Eye, featuring Alan Lomax, Fred McDowell, Denise Gardner, Mattie Gardner, Ida Mae Towns, Lucille Powell - Heaven
• Dave Matthews Band - Lie In Our Graves
• Ultan O'Brien - Packie's Pandemonium