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KRIS KRISTOFFERSON MAKES IT THROUGH THE NIGHT

September 30, 2024 by

Kris Kristofferson died yesterday. I found out in a text from one of my guitar guys. “RIP Bobby McGee.” We mourned Tom Petty’s passing, now Kris. In baby boomer world, it’s reminder of our tenuous grip on life.

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GOOD MOOD MAKES A DIFFERENCE?

March 13, 2024 by

A good mood sets the day. A bad mood? Everyone has one, but not everyone shares it over and over. And over. Is there a huge difference between the two?

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A MERRY CHRISTMAS LOOKS LIKE:

December 25, 2023 by

  Johnny looks ready for some merriment? Or:

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HISTORY CLASSES WITH PROFESSOR JOHNNY HORTON

February 23, 2023 by

Dear readers, history classes are more than remembering dates and kings and generals. I know this because college changed from that to a more comprehensive picture of time and event during my protracted historical education. The standard when I graduated in 1991 included three books: a novel of the times, one writer’s opinion in a […]

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DEPRESSING CHRISTMAS WITH JOHNNY CASH TO CHEER THINGS UP

December 18, 2021 by

I’d never heard Johnny Cash sing Christmas songs. It was a revelation. Adding to my ignorance, I wasn’t aware of so many depressing Christmas songs. Maybe it’s the times, or age of man, but Johnny Cash doing spoken word depressing Christmas is a perfect fit. When he sang a mournful Silent Night he changed how […]

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AGING PARENT PROTESTS GETTING OLD

July 22, 2020 by

An aging parent is the hardest part for kids growing up. We like them in their prime years, when they could do anything, and did. The part the kids never understand is how long we get to be an aging parent.

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MUSIC MUSEUM WILD MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

April 23, 2019 by

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 […]

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AUTHOR PHOTOS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS? Pt.2

March 17, 2018 by

    Exercise your laser beam eyes?   Nothing says “buy snake oil” either in print or bottle, than an expression that includes laser beam eyes.   This author looks like a button downed English professor forced to read WR121 funnel essays year after year. With that in mind does he have laser beam eyes, […]

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Oregon Loggers Work In The Woods Singing Johnny Cash

August 28, 2017 by

    Tillamook State Forest has plenty of trees, and plenty of piles made by Oregon loggers. Visitors from around the world need to see the beauty of Oregon, and the clear cuts. A close up view.   One belongs to the other. I wouldn’t advise anyone going into a working coal mine, but why […]

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How To Keep Baby Boomer Time

September 18, 2013 by

The First Step: Hank Williams Birthday With Live Band Karaoke. How often does something come up and you think, “I don’t have time for that?” You don’t have time? Or is it something else, like, “I’m too old for that?” Boomer, please. You have your dignity. You have your pride. You’ve paid your dues. Step […]

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