Some journeys refuse to stay the same.
When the original Polly Barton album first arrived on the airwaves of Kay GOD, it quickly became one of our favorite musical explorations of the Norton Street universe. But as often happens in the studio, new ideas kept appearing, new performances emerged, and the story continued to unfold. Continue reading
[Verse 1]
When you’re living through history,
It’s just another Tuesday.
Coffee on the console,
Smoke drifting through the haze.
Somebody’s tuning up a guitar,
Somebody’s late again.
Nobody’s chasing glory—
They’re just punching in. Continue reading
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Barbershop Quartet
There was a time when four voices were all you needed.
Long before amplifiers, synthesizers, or digital effects, singers gathered on street corners, in barber shops, train stations, and neighborhood parks to create rich harmonies using nothing but breath, timing, and friendship. The result became known as the barbershop quartet—a uniquely American tradition where melody, harmony, humor, and heartfelt storytelling blended into something far greater than the sum of its parts.
Now, somehow, those harmonies have drifted onto Norton Street. Continue reading
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BRITISH INVASION
The British Invasion changed popular music forever. Suddenly, the sound of guitars, vocal harmonies, and unforgettable melodies swept across the Atlantic and transformed an entire generation.
Now imagine that the invasion took one unexpected detour. Continue reading
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1930 Cabaret
Step through the velvet curtains and into another time.
Tonight, Kay GOD presents 1930 Cabaret, a collection of original Norton Street songs reimagined as though they were performed in one of the legendary nightclubs of the early twentieth century. The lights are low, cigarette smoke curls toward the ceiling, the piano has just found its key, and somewhere in the back of the room a trumpet quietly waits for its entrance. Continue reading
Puy Roti Lady (Benjawan Kaewsaen) whose video I have posted below, has become one of the best-known street food personalities in Bangkok. She makes roti near the Silom/Sala Daeng area and has built a huge following through her livestreams and videos. She usually works from late afternoon into the evening, and after closing she often chats, sings, or spends time with her online audience. Continue reading
Everyone knows the old Las Vegas saying:
“What happens here, stays here.”
It’s a clever advertising slogan, but it also describes something much deeper.
Think about a computer game. Continue reading
The Gemini Gallery has a full stock of wholesale paintings and prints. Ask at our morning meeting on zoom.
There are records you play to impress your friends.
There are records you play while cleaning the house. Continue reading
