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A Million Dreams – Part II
I woke up with these words in my head last week and posted them as a poem. I considered it kind of a silly post but the funny thing is within a couple of days it was one of the most viewed posts in my two years of blogging. At the time I knew they Read more
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A Million Dreams
If I had a million bucksI would give it all awayAnd run naked through the woodsJust to have something to do If I had a million dreamsI would spend a million yearsTrying to make them all come trueMaybe I already do If I had a million wordsI would weigh them on my tongueTrying to find Read more
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Perfect Day
In 1972, Lou Reed wrote and recorded a song called “Perfect Day” for his album Transformer. It was released as the B-side to “Walk on the Wild Side.” I think anyone who’s had a perfect day can relate to its simplicity. I was going through a box of photos, looking for something else, when I Read more
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The Artists’ Prayer
When I was small, I prayed. It connected me to something bigger than myself. Henry Miller prayed to a different god than the one I grew up with. We all pray to our own gods and goddesses. In 1934, the Apollo Theater opened in Harlem. Babe Ruth, in his last year as a Yankee, hit Read more
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Two Hearts Beat As One
“Say I’m a fool, you say I’m not for youBut if I’m a fool for you that’s something” I saw U2 at the Garden Monday night and was reminded again of how similar a rock concert is to a Christian mass. Bono – following in the footsteps of singers like Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Read more
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Racist Friend
“If you have a racist friend Now is the time for that friendship to end.” The Special AKA I ran across this picture and it got me thinking about the false logic behind racism and the type of bigotry that likes to think of itself as rational, as even a type of common sense. It’s Read more
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