The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
Beauty in the eye of the loving beholder… transcends all other. Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, July 9, 2007
Sunday, July 8, 2007
Where have they all gone?
Elvis the Pelvis, the Beatles and Janis, too?… oldies radio. Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, July 6, 2007
Existence and the Pursuit of Happiness in a Disjointed World
I am! Love me…. Please. Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Reality
Bombs bursting in air, just July Fourth fireworks… except in Iraq. Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
The Fourth of July
Are we still the land of the free? Or just a failed democracy? Independence Day is nigh In a country gone awry. Are we still the land of the free? I’m not sure -- someone please tell me. Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, July 1, 2007
Tellin' It Like It Is
Notapoet can’t rhyme Worth a damned dime. Like a silly monkey, Sometimes he gets lucky. Given enough time, Even he can rhyme. But it ain’t poetry. It’s more like horse hockey. Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Stormy Aftermath
Receding thunder, soft rhythm of falling rain… sweet, gentle sleep comes. Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, January 9, 2007
From the Music Collection
“Dark Side of the Moon,” With songs like “Time” and “Money…” Pink Floyd’s tour de force I was managing a stereo component store in Raleigh, North Carolina the first time I heard “Time.” I was picking up some forgotten item at an associated store in the Crabtree Valley Mall near where I lived. While... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, January 8, 2007
All That Jazz
Brubeck and “Take Five,” Musical epiphany… I love all that jazz. “Take Five” knocked me out when I first heard it. I was about sixteen and didn’t know anything about jazz then. But I knew what I liked, and I knew I wanted more of it. That one recording and subsequently the album that contained it,... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, January 6, 2007
Righteous, Tempting, Supreme, and Imperial Tales of Love’s Joy and Woe
Unchained Melody… You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling… First, best, and lost love. “My Girl” was our song… The Temptations made it so… “Where Did Our Love Go?” The Supremes told us… “Someday We’ll Be Together….” Empty promises. Little Anthony, Backed by The Imperials… “Tears On My Pillow.” These little... Sign in to see full entry.