Call me the thumb
Sometimes people need some simple entertainment to take their minds off - ahem - more weighty topics. Those weighty topics are suuuuper important, but if we don’t take an opportunity to enjoy ourselves, even for 3 minutes at a time.
Or even just 2 minutes and 48 seconds. That’s the length of the latest release from the steadiest of kids’ musicians, Mista Cookie Jar. It’s a new-yet-old track from the SoCal troubadour — “Just Another Finger” was originally a Dog on Fleas track, but a few years ago MCJ and Dog on Fleas’ ringmaster Dean Jones combined to produce a most righteous mashup. In terms of social importance, an ode to the noble thumb might not be the highest on the list, but a little silliness can be just the trick, even if only for a little while. Dance a bit, if you can, to this release, out today on all the various digital places. Let your fingers (and/or your thumb) take you there…
Mista Cookie Jar - “Just Another Finger” [Bandcamp]
