Try to remember.... bits and pieces..: Archive

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Jul 1st

Little Boy Lost

I have to say the most towering, haunting, revered figure I can think of from my childhood is my grandmother Anne. No one in my fading memory of my formative years takes up so much room, and has so much influence on who I’ve become, which is remarkable given that she only impacted the first 6 years. Quite of the ideals that I think I try to carry in myself I can trace to her. Her love of...

Jun 30th

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Happy Birthday Florence Ballard The Supremes...

Jun 30th

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Jun 30th

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Jun 30th

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Sometimes a song says better than you can what you...

Jun 29th

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Jun 29th

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Ka-Boom

One of the few times my father ever seemed to get excited about anything was for the 4th of July, for fireworks. Never did he get excited for Christmas, or Thanksgiving, or his own birthday, but at least I know there’s a reason behind him not liking his own birthday. But what endlessly fascinates and entrances him like fireworks is still a mystery. Nothing will rile his passions like...

Jun 28th

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Jun 28th

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Jun 28th

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Mitty Collier “Miss Loneliness” (Her...

Jun 27th

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Jun 25th

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Jun 25th

Jun 24th

Edwin Starr “Headline News” (1966) ...

Jun 23rd

A Reflection on 10 years ( + or -) on Pride Week...

It seems so distant, that time when I was officially closeted (We’ll just ignore my success or lack of success in keeping that secret), to today, as I stand a 28 year old Gay male, looking at how genuinely an exciting time for many SF Pride week is for many. All the prepping, preening, and economy stimulation (“what do I wear?” “honey, something that doesn’t show beer...

Jun 23rd

Earlier this week I posted the B-side to this song...

Jun 23rd

Toy Sable

I’m weird admittedly. I’m a car nut. My mother swears my first word was not mother or father, but Car. My cousin Gary remembers by the time I was 4 I was able to name each passing car at least by Make and Model, and soon by model year (which admittedly was hard amongst a host on new and recently used cars in the mid 80s since planned obselescene was something of my fathers childhood...

Jun 22nd