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Sunday, August 19, 2007

August, 1977

I was at my small stereo and record store in Aberdeen, North Carolina, listening to a pop music station while I worked, when I heard a news bulletin about the death of Elvis Presley on August 16, 1977. Sad to say, it didn’t surprise me as much as you would think. My wife of less than four years (our... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, August 18, 2007

August, 1967

Ten years after Elvis Presley rocketed into the world’s consciousness, and ten years before his premature death, the Beatles had replaced him atop the pop charts. But Elvis would outlast the Fab Five (as a group) and stage an impressive comeback while the former Beatles had varying degrees of... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, August 17, 2007

August 16, 1957

A 22-year-old Elvis Presley was still riding the peak of his initial wave of popularity with his eighth number one hit in less than 18 months as a charted pop singer. “(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear” would have been Elvis’ ninth number one hit if he hadn’t kept himself from the top spot in late 1956.... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Vietnam Era Theme Song

Eric Burdon sang “We Gotta Get Out of this Place…” the soldier’s anthem. Based on songs like “The House of the Rising Sun” and “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood,” the Animals were actually my favorite British rock group throughout most of the mid late sixties. A third song always stands out in the... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Carolina Heat

Hunnert an’ seven, in the shade an’ more commin’… August ain’t funnin’. Just a short commentary on the weather we’ve been having in my neck of the woods. Man, did I even pick the wrong time to give up smoking and go into training for basketball and the Senior Games. The last time I remember being... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 6, 2007

Ray Charles on My Marriage

ay’s “Hit the Road, Jack” and “I Can’t Stop Loving You”… sad ending to love. Close enough for the purpose of the three lines above. In real life she left and I eventually got over it and drug myself out of the depths of depression. Another girl put both of those songs firmly in my mind for life. We... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, August 5, 2007

Jack Jones? No way.

“Wives and Lovers,” then “Love With the Proper Stranger”… when young love blossomed. I still haven’t decided how much, if any at all, I will continue to play with this category. I wasn’t intending to post anything here tonight, but a trip down memory lane got me to talking about old movies and... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, August 2, 2007

A New Path

I'm going to quit trying to force the poetry, And instead just try to concentrate on being me. Does this mean I’ll have to depart the category? We’ll see. Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Summertime Pleasures

Garden of delight, a beautiful crop of weeds… lawnmower’s busted. What? You expected serious twice in a row? Sign in to see full entry.

Nightfall

The whispering night relieves daylight’s intense heat… and predators prowl. Sign in to see full entry.

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