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Elizabethtown
Some kinds of closure only come in story books and movies; real life rarely turns out quite so neat and clean: with one door neatly sliding open as another firmly shuts; such coincidence is rare and far between. To compress … Continue reading
Posted in Poems
Tagged Elizabethtown, endings, happiness, love, movies, reality, relationships, reviews
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Hanging on Dreams
I know you want me to say I love you in some tired cliche: forever in a bright pink bow with Hallmark lines I ought to know; and when I speak, some hidden strings should start to play. It should … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Songs, Statements
Tagged advertising, disappointment, dreams, mass media, reality, television
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Why is a Cat Like a Sidewalk?
OK, there’s a joke that runs something like this: Q: If a hen and a half can lay an egg and a half in a day and a half, why is a cat like a sidewalk? A: Because neither one … Continue reading
Posted in Conversations
Tagged alt.country, Americana, country music, hypocrisy, reality, reviews, roots music
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My Reality
She’s no human interest story torn from some eighteen point headline in the times; she offers no redemption or salvation to the readers of these lines, like those miles that you fly over as you run from one place to … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Songs, Statements
Tagged love, partnership, reality, relationships, Starlight Dances
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The Honkytonk Manifesto
Real country music is not defined by its performers, recording studios or media labels. It is not a style of music so much as it is the embodiment of a way of life. Real country music’s appeal is universal because … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Statements
Tagged art, commitment, country music, manifestos, music, reality
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Each moment is a threshold
Each moment is a threshold hinged upon an ancient door; we swing between two rooms: the future, and what’s come before. Experience, the lubricant that smooths the rust and squeaks, we start to use, and learn to hoard, before we … Continue reading