Freaking cold this morning. Sun breaking over the lake, and I am blasting Patti Smith’s record “Horses,” on a magnificent sound system in a mansion by the lake. It’s a funny life. Is there a better opening for a record than “Jesus died for somebody’s sins, but not mine?” I think not. The only album-openers that come close for me are the rim-shot opening Dylan’s “Highway 61 Revisted,” and the descending notes from Keith Richard’s guitar on the Stone’s “Let it Bleed.” As the Lovely Carla Hayden says about me, “Jammer is a r&r purist.” Hah. I know what I like, & I am always looking for moments of passion & truth. The new 50th anniversay edition remaster of “Horses,” is freaking glorious. “My sins are my own… they belong to me…” Yes, so liberating & exhilarating! – Jammer