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Like a song, life is best with rhythm, tuning, and a b-side.
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man of blues /
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drawing insight /
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law and order /
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The police arrived at my office today. Mayhem and a bass groove followed, but no one was arrested.
i'll be what i am /
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I shared a ride, the warm afternoon sunshine, and a white paper bag of cold drive-thru window french fries with my friend Neil Diamond this week. We harmonized to Solitary Man
elvis sighting /
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I caught a glimpse of Elvis the other day. He was overlooking a garden from a distant picture window. The scent of freshly brewed coffee painted the air and everything seemed almost blue
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.i drive /
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There isn't a time in my life when I haven't had a passion for automobiles. As a young boy, I'd often place my hand out the window as my father was driving. Then by shifting the angle of my hand ever so slightly, it would glide and slice through the air up and down while I made loud motoring sounds with my mouth. A few years later, I received my learner's permit and a big dose of independence. That day was thrilling.
The first car I ever owned had an AM radio with a single speaker mounted under the dash. It was fabulous. My next car had an 8-track tape player with big chrome buttons. Again, fabulous. Today I listen to quite a bit of public radio. I've always been strongly adamant about placing bumper stickers on my vehicles. Seems that time, age, or life have an unusual way of changing things. I've broken down and now sport a small, white Apple sticker in the lower left corner of my back window. Damn.
Time has changed alot of things, but I'm really not much different than that kid who drove around with my Dad. I'm looking forward to my drive home from the office later today. A few years may have passed since I made those loud motoring sounds, but I think today I may have to do it again, just before Led Zeppelin's D'yer M'ker is added to my westbound soundtrack. Once again... fabulous.
life intersects where the voice and guitar meet /
With my very first post of daily images, I've already cheated. Let's just call it research and development for working out the design details for this new journal and visual diary thing.
This image was taken on December 17th, 2010, just days before Emma Hern and the Offenders hit the recording studio to record their first album. I believe in lots of things. One of them is this band. Their music reaches in and touches my soul.