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Ground Zero

Posted on September 17, 2009 by John

What conversation would you like rejoined,pretending that no years have intervenedand that the cares we once thought so immensestill weigh in at their same old magnitude,when those long idle hours spent in talkwith no intent except to measure timewith Prufrock’s … Continue reading →

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Back to the Bass-ics

Posted on April 27, 2007 by John

After years of playing rhythm and lead guitar, tonight I’m returning to the bass for a jam session at Roque’s Blues Hall here in Natchitoches. To reindoctrinate myself, so to speak, I’m listening back to my earliest influences and remembering … Continue reading →

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Americana circa 1953

Posted on February 7, 2007 by John

Recently back from Austria and Switzerland, where he was stationed during the Korean War, here are my father (right) and uncle circa 1953, both in their mid-twenties: Share This:

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Reunion

Posted on January 23, 2007 by John

What did you expect here in the space above my name? The golden boy you never thought I was? Redemption for some lost and lonely cause? Guess you’re right to wonder about who and what’s to blame From nothing, a … Continue reading →

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If You’re Not Growing

Posted on May 21, 2006 by John

Some of my old friends seem the same year after year: just like they were in high school, at the start of their careers They talk in careful circles around where they ought to be; and most of them still … Continue reading →

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LJ Interests Meme Results

Posted on April 21, 2006 by John

Borrowed from Ed Book. After reading his results, I was intringued, but did not imagine that my own results would prove equally as insightful. I’m really quite surprised at how closely this set of ten selected interests REALLY sums up … 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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