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Monthly Archives: March 2006
Some Kind of All American
When this life of mine is over, if it’s been of any worth Royal Oak can lay a claim as the place of my birth, and where my ash is scattered they may choose to put a plaque; the rest … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Songs, Statements
Tagged America, nationality, patriotism, pride, travel, uncertainty
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Confucious
The words that rend my soul’s speech are my own; they are not borrowed from another’s lines. From someone else’s field, of their seeds sown, come not the fruits due me at harvest time. To posit otherwise is to admit … Continue reading
Posted in Poems
Tagged Confucious, education, gurus, knowledge, responsibility, teaching, words
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A Song Worth Singing
“People only want to hear the few songs that they know.” That’s what some will tell you drives live bands and radio: the lowest common factor in the drunkest, toughest crowd who only care to listen if it’s familiar and … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Songs, Statements
Tagged commercialism, crowds, disappointment, expectations, music, performance, radio
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Something I Can Feel
This bar’s got a jukebox; for a quarter, you can hear the latest big-time songs; there’s no need to book live entertainment if all you want is just to sing along. Yes, I’ll take requests, but not too many; don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Songs, Statements
Tagged awareness, music, performance, personal responsibility, self-similarity, truth
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Come Out to the Cherokee
Sometimes, it’s the craziest little line that starts off a whole chain of thinkin’. This one, of course, is not based in reality whatsoever; but it does beg the question … when IS that Jeff Rachall website going to be … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Statements
Tagged Campti, Cherokee Club, humor, Jeff Rachall, live music, music, performance, relationships
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Stretched at the Seams
I’m living in a small, rural town again. It may have a university campus smack dab in the middle of it, but face it: Natchitoches, Lousiana is not a center of urban sprawl. I’ve lived in small rural towns before. … Continue reading
Posted in Conversations
Tagged adjustment, communication, ignorance, relationships, rural living, small towns
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