Monthly Archives: September 2008

Thoughts On The Importance Of Music


I think music is important for many reasons.  Music is a great uniter, a common interest, a shared love.  People from all walks of life appreciate music.  There’s no barrier it cannot break, no boundary it cannot cross. I need music to live … Continue reading

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The Last Hippie


  The last hippie, Gary David Samuels (a.k.a. Earthtone Rainbow), passed away in his sleep last Friday at Happy Acres Retirement Village in Pedro Valley, California, at the age of seventy-one.    The funeral procession for Mr. Samuels was held … Continue reading

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Jack The Stripper


  Jack The Stripper stalks onto the stage, his long black cape swirling, his dark eyes leering wetly from under the brim of his black silk top hat.  The spotlight tightens as Jack scans the crowd menacingly, seeming ready to … Continue reading

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Hot Sauces That Should Always Be Kept On-Hand


  Melinda’s Original Habenero Pepper Sauce XXXX Special Reserve   Tabasco’s Jalapeno Pepper Sauce   Tabasco’s Garlic Pepper Sauce    Try Me Brand’s Tiger Sauce   Crystal’s Lousiana Hot Sauce

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I could run this country


  I could run this country It doesn’t seem too hard You make a lot of promises And rake the muck real hard   And once you get elected You hire all your friends Get lot of contributions And gifts … Continue reading

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Nightmare Box


  Everyone has a nightmare box they fill up all day long With hurts and pains and wicked thoughts and anger felt so strong   Some boxes are very small and barely hold a thought Other ones are very vast … Continue reading

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Food Of Love


  Feed my eyes with your bright smile Feed my ears with your laugh Feed my nose with flowers From your sweetly-scented bath   Feed my hands with warm, soft skin Feed my mouth with a kiss Feed my heart with … Continue reading

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A Fine Kettle Of Fish


  I came home early, late one night, excitedly I ran I snuck inside to be with her, but found another man I pulled my gun and pointed it; he didn’t say a word She screamed at me, I yelled … Continue reading

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The Seasons (a la Nordine)


  Spring   Spring… a time when Mother Nature wakes from white slumbering sleep. Spring… its gentle warmth warming, its icy ice melting, its flowery flowers flowering. Spring… all the greens there to be seen, all the greens that have … Continue reading

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