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“Living in America”
In 1976, I spent part of my fifth summer alive on this earth in the panhandle of Texas at a place our family called “The Grove.” The Grove was appropriately named because it was a grove of shade trees my … Continue reading
“And if I Haver”
“Hey I know I’m gonna be, I’m gonna be the man who’s havering to you.” – The Proclaimers haver (verb) (SCOTTISH ENGLISH): talk foolishly; babble: “My posts occasionally haver on this website.” My buddy Joe recently texted me a short … Continue reading
“Goin’ to Kansas City”
“Gonna get my baby one time, yeah, yeah” – Little Richard Stacey King was a constant in my life in the late 80’s. He occupied two-hour chunks of my teenage years between 1985 and 1989. I probably saw him play … Continue reading
“Downtown the Young Ones are Going”
“Downtown the young ones are growing.” – Kim Wilde I can’t tell you where I heard it or who said it, but I once heard that your 50’s is a decade of reflection – a time in life where you … Continue reading
“Jungle Life. We’re Living in the Open.”
“All alone, like Tarzan’s boy.” – Baltimora For years I’ve tried to lure Baltimore Orioles into my backyard. Not Gunnar Henderson or Jackson Holliday in some childish fanboy plot to become best friends. No, the actual orange and black birds, … Continue reading
“May Good Fortune Be With You”
“May your guiding light be strong.” – Rod Stewart The man is 81. The man continues to tease his signature spiky blonde locs. And the man is still producing quality tour shows. I’ve used Rod Stewart’s music several times on … Continue reading
“If You Believe in Forever”
“Then life is just a one night stand” – The Righteous Brothers After I turned 21 sometime along the summer of 1992 my dad took me on my first trip to Las Vegas. He and my mom took many trips … Continue reading
“The Past is Gone”
“It went by like dusk to dawn.” – Aerosmith Nearly 72 hours later, I still cannot get enough. If you’ve seen or heard enough already, feel free to skip this unabashedly, completely biased patriotic post, because I’m just unleashing patriotic … Continue reading
“But I’m Here in My Mold”
“I am here in my mold” – The Verve For the majority of his 37-year life, Clayton Edward Kershaw has been in the mold of an elite baseball pitcher. For the last 18 years, it has been that of a … Continue reading
sincerely, the 80's 