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Saints
A song sent to me years ago from a dear friend.He knew I loved vocals and incredible harmony.So here’s this version of ‘For all the Saints’.It fits with the Christmas theme, methinksFrom what I remember this was performed by a David Maddox who has a very small footprint on the web.This song was off an obscure album called ‘Eventide’I can’t find much more info tonight because I’m knackered.The…
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Christmasness
Smells of pungent pine and December,a brisk blue walk as you exhale crystal snowflakesthat touch the ground like a feather reds, greens and stars of gold litter your dimly lit village, happy to be gracing the place with the dreams of sleeping hills and children, deeply in the land of Nod where cinnamon, clove and nutmeg clouds grace their dreamworld offering up hope for a better world they know…
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Sweet
Although I don’t listen to much Christmas music, I do have a few favorites.This is one of them.Headphones are definitely recommended.#love #Christmas #take6 #jazz
When Doves Die
*with the passing of Ethyl Kennedy, it was time to let this little dove fly. I’ve been a musician for the better part of 45 years but of the 2,000+ weddings, parties, cocktail hours, St. Patrick’s Days, club dates and bar/bat mitzvah’s I’ve played there’s only one that takes the cake above all the others.Oddly enough, it has a somewhat political sway to it.And as I always say, ‘you can’t make…
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Milton
The first thing I thought of when I heard the name ‘Milton’ as a hurricane, I laughed. What a silly ass name for a hurricane of its proportions.Milton is a milquetoast name at the very best.Milton?Make my tea.Milton?Please take Muffy in the backyard by the flower garden to pee.Coming from New England, I’ve had my own share of monster storms but this one is bothering me. It is a leviathan-sized…
Goodbyes
Goodbyes are hardmuch like the cherished purple balloon that got away on that godforsaken windy day and flew into a cyan sky, one warm summer dayfloating up into the great unknown where God somehow finds it, cradles it, before sending it back downto the earth as a babyShe was never yours to begin with so you believe it was just meant to be, the whisper of a strange prayer, the shadow of some dark…
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The Disgruntled Tobacconist (1)
“If smoking is not allowed in heaven, I shall not go.” – Samuel Clemens Photo by Brice Cooper on Unsplash Years ago I worked for a tobacconist in Boston. The shop had been a city icon for over 150 years.They sold Cuban cigars when they were legal, that by itself is impressive.There was an old tale that lived inside the store for years.Supposedly when Kennedy was about to impose the Cuban…
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One day in September
Some thoughts from many years ago. I went to Cape Cod years ago for a few days while dealing with my Mom and Dad who were in varying degrees of dementia.I was a proverbial mess, tbh, my mind, my body, my life.I needed a getaway, My wife agreed, wholeheartedly.My best friend Michael (Deg), took me in for a few days in Brewster, MA on Cape Cod.Bless his Irish heart.We caught up a bit, had some…
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Bad Disciple
-Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe. I was raised Roman Catholic and belonged to an Irish family with roots all the way back to the motherland. Cork, Donegal, Galway and several other counties I couldn’t even begin to pronounce. My family was Irish with O’Briens, Murphy’s, Brosnihan’s, Flynn’s so my family was definitely catholic.It’s all I’ve ever known…
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Navigating the Treacherous Waters of Car Sales: A Cautionary Tale
“May the odds be ever in your favor.” – Effie Trinket “May the odds be ever in your favor,” a sarcastic quip that seemed more fitting for the dystopian world of literature than the mundane reality of car sales. Yet, as I reflect on my years spent peddling vehicles in Massachusetts and Florida, it rings truer than ever.It’s not a tale I’ll sugarcoat, nor one I’ll dress up with flowery language.…
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The Camp
When I was younger I spent most of my summer at a place we called‘the Camp’, a bare bones — no frills house set on a hill deep in the woods of Boylston, Mass.From the front porch you could see the ripples of Rocky Pond below sparkling in the summer sun; it was a pond we swam in, boated in and fished in (all we ever caught were kivers, pickerels and hornpout, hate them, (they always swallowed the…
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Stay weird
“The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There’s also a negative side.” – Hunter Thompson The music business as I once knew it was amazing. Back in the early ’80s, I was gigging eight nights a week, living for the music and the late-night breakfasts served well after 2:30 a.m. Cholesterol?…
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Lost and Found
One night many years ago, my wife and I were going out for some dinner.Can’t remember where and it doesn’t really matter.At some point before we left, I happened to look at my left hand and noticed that my wedding band was MIA.And yes, yours truly freaked out.35+ years had somehow left my ring finger and I had no clue as to where it might be.I’ve lost some weight over the last 5 years or so and I…
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Can you hear me now?
‘I shall hear in Heaven.’ – Beethoven I’m a sixty-five+ year old musician that has had problems with his hearing over the last several (maybe longer) years. My many years of playing and using side loud a/f monitors have taken their toll on my ears. Sometimes until it even hurt. But did I say anything? Hell no.I thought that was just part of the gig.I remember getting home afterwards with my ears…
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Florida, it's one hell of a drug
I’ve been here for 3+ years now.And while I’ve learned much about the state, there’s so much more to learn but God, do I really want to?Recently, my daughter sent me a video she took of a guy walking out of a Publix supermarket carrying an 18 pack of Busch Light (gotta go for the mountains when there ain’t none to be found) walking aimlessly and barefooted to his car.When did Publix allow this?Or…
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Hello it's me?
After a year long sojourn on Medium, I’ve decided to come back home.WordPress is where I once started and it seemed only fitting to land here on soft but now somewhat unfamiliar ground.I learned much about the process of Medium but after a year of little to no reaction from anyone it seemed like no man’s land; a strange outpost on the fringe of the internet.While I didn’t plan on setting the…
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1,001 Words
*this post was originally conceived as a ‘father/daughter’ post with two different interpretations of the same picture. Jenna (the bride) posted this pic on IG last Father’s Day and it hit that writing nerve in me resulting in this post. Putting your thoughts on paper and ultimately sharing them online is a dicey thing. So, this post may be updated at the appropriate time.
She was a special one,…
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