Tag Archives: America

Some Kind of All American

Posted on March 27, 2006 by John

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 →

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Hello Mister America

Posted on January 18, 2006 by John

Hello Mister America, you’re just in time for tea There’s no Kennedys or Rockefellors, so I guess it’s just you and me I’ve got soda crackers instead of crumpets, but I think you’ll agree We’ve got to watch the deficit … Continue reading →

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Red(neck) White and Blue

Posted on December 16, 2005 by John

OK, so I’ll admit there’s something dangerous about listening to Jerry Reed, Johnny Paycheck and Hank Williams Jr. while at work on a Thursday afternoon. Follow that up with dinner at a restaurant at the edge of a college town … Continue reading →

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Obviously Lefty Frizzell

Posted on October 28, 2005 by John

I’ve always been obsessed, thematically, with silence, journeys, and the contexts in which real “life-changing” epiphanies occur. It seems to me that one of these places is on the road touring (and it seems to be backed up by what … Continue reading →

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Art of the Midwest

Posted on July 28, 2005 by John

I understand the Midwest: there is no substitute for work, labor being the sacred art that transcends even grief. What is madness, but belief that toil will not resolve conflict, and an aversion to the sweat through which the Holy … Continue reading →

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Moving to America

Posted on July 19, 2005 by John

When right-wing zealots take control and change the living here, in bonfires roasting unfit souls with smoke that never clears, to forgo the auto-da-fe I’m sure will be required, where can a person choose to move and still remain inspired? … Continue reading →

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What fools would try to wrest a nation’s fate

Posted on June 6, 2005 by John

What fools would try to wrest a nation’s fate from tyranny imposed by those with wealth who presuppose as theirs the right to rule because none dare to meet them face-to-face, who in religion’s name defy what gods they claim … Continue reading →

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