If you were alive and listening to music in the 1960s, you would have heard something recorded by Leonard Cohen. His music was quite different from most of the popular music of that time and, I would suggest, rather an acquired taste. Continue reading
Dealing with Uncertainties!
We have a number of stores in our downtown that have entertaining and/or thought provoking signs outside. One that I still get a giggle out of is “Trump – making Canada great again!” (printed on a t-shirt). Continue reading
“A Monarch Butterfly”
I am going to unashamedly promote my “Just Thinking” book of poetic verse! To be totally honest (why not?), this was not how this Post started, but I was browsing through some old notes and came across a comment*** from a reader of “Just Thinking”. Continue reading
“Full Moon Man”
I fell in love with Grace Slick’s voice and song delivery when she was with Jefferson Airplane and, specifically, with her rendition of “White Rabbit”. I later bought her solo album (“Dreams”) not knowing quite what to expect, and was very pleasantly surprised. Continue reading
Just Do It!
“Just Do It”, as most of the world probably knows, is the advertising slogan for Nike … but it can go so much deeper than selling sportswear. Continue reading
“Angel”
It crossed my mind that for all the musical talent we have in Canada, I have not been representing it too well here. Continue reading
“Adrift”
I recently posted a delightful comment, from an email that I had received, about a piece in my book “Just Thinking” which had been selected as a classroom discussion piece. Continue reading
“The River”
As my regular Followers know very well, I rarely do a “flashback” Post. Continue reading
“The Load Out/Stay”
I love this song from 1977 for a number of reasons however, a major one is the story line. A day in the life of a band on tour seems such an unlikely topic, but Jackson Browne did a remarkable job with it! Continue reading
“Just Thinking” & “Adrift”!
Every writer must enjoy reading good reviews about their work. Modesty aside, a lot of work and money generally goes into publishing a book, and so positive feedback makes it so worthwhile. Most writers will never see a significant income for their efforts, but the reward of just knowing that somebody, somewhere, experienced sufficient reaction to write a review … is priceless. They read the book! What more can anybody want? Continue reading
A New Direction Perhaps? 