Month: June 2016

My Great American Journey Part 8 – The Audition

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My Great American Journey – My Audition Have you ever been a bus person or food server in a busy restaurant? If not, have you ever simply observed the ballet that goes on in a restaurant during the peak hours – Breakfast, lunch or dinner? The first thing you’ll notice while you wait for your table … Read more

My Great American Journey – Pt 7

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Pt 7 –  9th and Wilshire There is a remarkable scene at the end of the Martin Scorcese film, “Gangs of New York”. It depicts a small cemetery, ensconced by weeds that cover the head stones of some of the characters that once populated a once colorful, ultraviolent, operatic time and place;  peopled by an array of … Read more

Good Times by the Monkees – Review

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REVIEW Good Times by The Monkees It’s difficult to know where to begin describing this album. Yes, I said it! It’s an album. Like back in the day when people weren’t just downloading one song at  a time. Not that you can’t. But trust me… you wouldn’t want to. The title of the title song … Read more

In Memorium

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In Memoriam 2018 In Memoriam 2018 Celebrity Baby Boomers and Icons 2017 In MEMORIUM RIP Glen Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) 2016 In MEMORIUM Death of Alan Thicke at 69 Causes Growing Pains Really? Alan Thicke, Now?    Greg Lake (of Emerson Lake and Palmer) November 10th  1947 – December 7th, 2016   Singing … Read more

My Great American Journey – Pt. 6

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California, Here We Come – Pt. 6 So, just to recap, shortly after I left New Mexico, I picked up two hitchhikers en route to Los Angeles and up until now, the weather all the way from Philly through to Arizona was like the frozen Tundra. In fact, before leaving on tis excursion, I had hoped to … Read more