Talk:The Innocent Age

Twigs and Pseudonyms

Since I bought a used copy of this album in the early 1990s, I have been fascinated by two things about its track The Lion's Share. First, Kenny Passarelli is credited with playing bass and broken twigs on it. Nowhere else (at least not on the Internet) can I find mention of "broken twigs", literally or as an alternative name for any other instrument, being used in music. Anyone know which, or was this a one-off innovation for that particular recording?

Second, I wonder if anyone knows the identity of "Homer" whom he addresses in this song's very first line (Grand Slam, your moment's at hand...). Literal name, or cryptic reference? A Grand Slam is a Home Run, or a "Homer". Of interest is Dan's later claim that he himself was the addressee of this second-person lyric and that its topic was the creative process . . . which is almost exactly the answer he gave when asked who the likewise second-person, Greek myth-referencing Icarus Ascending (a track on his final album) was addressed to. Any ideas?

173.219.118.86 (talk) 06:53, 29 December 2011 (UTC)