“And I can report that if you are standing in the basement with John Darnielle and wondering how he survived this far, to stand happy in this heavenly basement, you may look down at the hand-painted album of songs you are holding and realize the answer is in your hand.”
— John Hodgman in touching yet very funny essay about The Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle. It’s worth a read, if only for how he reacts to stepping in cat vomit.
