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YOU SEE IT YOUR WAY, I SEE IT MINE? IT’S THE SAME GAP

And now, the end is near And so I face, the final curtain   Wait. What? That’s the story? That’s all there is? You want it your way, you get it your way, and now this? Nooooo. Nope. Not quite. There’s more.   My friend, I’ll say it clear I’ll state my case, of which […]

AN ELVIS ROOM? THERE’S ALWAYS ROOM FOR ELVIS

I’ve spent more time in museums than any other institutions, and the idea of an Elvis room outside of Graceland seemed unlikely. And? I was wrong. “Would you like to see the Elvis Room?” What’s the right answer? For me it was another question. “You’ve got an Elvis Room?”

“THAT’S HOW GOOD I AM?”

I watched Bruce On Broadway, his one-man show, and heard him say, “Because that’s how good I am,” a few times. It was Springsteen On Broadway from 2018. I saw it this week because I like to keep up to date. It’s important to stay current in the second by second blogosphere. Here’s what I […]

SEPARATION DAY, EVERY VETERAN’S DAY

Separation day is the day you become a veteran. You get your papers and hit the road. My veteran road began in New Jersey, Fort Dix to be specific, which has a new role to play. The Army road began in Fort Ord, which also has a new role. From one September to another two […]

FAMOUS PEOPLE MAKE BAD DEALS TOO

Famous people are like unicorns around here: I’d have to make one up. Besides, I like famous people best when I know nothing about them. Call it the Elvis Effect.

A MERRY CHRISTMAS LOOKS LIKE:

  Johnny looks ready for some merriment? Or:

TACTICAL AGING: WHAT TO LEAVE OUT

Tactical aging comes with a certain age. Some call it the ‘whispering’ age. Others stick with ‘a certain age.’ Both mean the same thing:

TRAVEL MAGIC: RIGHT SONG, RIGHT TIME

Travel magic starts with the right song. Too often we hear it later and think how good it would have been. It’s the right song after the fact, the song you’d choose in a do-over of where you’ve been. But when it hits right, you know it.

GUITAR SEARCH NEVER ENDS, BUT IF IT DID …

Every guitar search starts in the same place: sound. How does it sound the first time played? In different rooms? What’s it sound like when you thump the flat top? What does it feel like in your hands from fret to pick? Look until you can’t look anymore, or just get the same guitar Bruce […]

MUSIC MUSEUM WILD MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

What came before bagpipes in music museum? Is it the ‘goat pipe?’ Maybe the ‘dog pipe?’ Which ever it was, I didn’t get to hear how they sounded. The Musical Instrument Museum in Scottsdale AZ isn’t for the timid. Music minded people throughout the ages learned to improvise. Like Elvis singing Jailhouse Rock where inmates […]