Three days ago in my little

May 26, 2011

New England town it had been 51 degrees during the day and 48 at night. For the end of May that is cold for even us.  Then one day later,  it turned into  summer. Day time temperatures soared up to  the 70 and 80′s. That is just plain old baffling weather to a guy who [...]

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Osama,panorama, Alabama, cinerama

May 3, 2011

This is how I see bin Laden.     First of all, let me say some thing about the derivation of his surname.  Bin in Arabic is like O in Irish. It means "of".  John O’Sullivan- John from the Sullivan clan. Osama from the Laden clan.  Where do you think Johnson comes from?  The son of John. [...]

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Can you imagine if you had to

April 20, 2011

List the hospital in which you were born on some form as the Such and Such Prison Hospital?    Nationally, 6-10% of women in prison are pregnant.     And some of the women have one wrist handcuffed to the operating table while giving birth. Did you ever think about that?   It is a reality that happens every [...]

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I just read a bumper

April 18, 2011

sticker that said: I want Morgan Freeman to narrate my life. Pretty funny and…..  it sounds reasonable.

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After many discussions

April 17, 2011

but…  internal and otherwise, I decided to do two shows in Indiana last weekend. One was in Bloomington, the main campus town of Indiana University, where 36,000 students learn stuff and the other was the quintessential Midwestern city, Indianapolis. Did you know that Cole Porter, Leroy Carr, Yank Rachel, James Dean, The Ink Spots,Wes Montgomery [...]

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Remember my friend Johnny C?

April 7, 2011

If you do not, you might want to read the post from a few days ago about him before you read this one. It is only about a page long and it will help with a good idea of who Johnny is.     I was recently recalling a few conversations Johnny and I had about 10 [...]

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Oh well, I am not sure T.S.Elliott was right about April.

April 3, 2011

Leold 23[5].pdf Download this file

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I have been thinking of my friend Johnny C.

March 23, 2011

   He is totally broke. I have not seen him for about 7 years because, well, because I have not seen him.  John is a nice guy. His mother was a drunk. His father did the best he could but he has passed away.  John is an orphan, sort of.  Now John C. is an adult [...]

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Oops, I forgot to keep you abreast of this…

March 21, 2011

   I would surely be foolish, unwise, not thoughtful, and unkind to myself not to tell you that the new air dates for airing of the documentary film, So Glad I Made It, The Saga or Roger Salloom, America’s Best Unknown Songwriter are now:             Thu, Apr 7, 2011 14:30:00                Thu, May 26, 2011 17:00:00             Sun, [...]

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I would expect most of you to have never heard

March 19, 2011

the voice or guitar of the great Memphis Minnie…here, listen to this.. Her music  gets to me crazy with the joy and love of life.  Thank you for letting me show it to you for the first time if I am so fortunate.                                                                                     ° These two photos say very different things to me and I [...]

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