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Every generation…
Every generation produces a group of artists fueled by and strung out on drugs, sex, poverty, and other forms of desperation and desire who create something entirely new. Subsequent generations produce those who copy the original group, note for note, word for word, stroke for stroke, and believe they are carrying on the tradition of… Read more
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Fragments of Innocence
When I was young I had to earn my knowledge by exposing myself to painful, heartbreaking experience. In old age, knowledge requires equal tenacity in shielding my remaining fragments of innocence. Read more
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The Swallowtail Jig
It is presumed that The Swallowtail Jig was written in the middle of the Nineteenth Century and came to America with the Irish migrant caravan of that era. It is also known as The Dancingmaster and both names come from the men’s coat that forks in the back like the tail of the swallow. Here… Read more
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I Stand With The Jewish Community
Originally posted on charles french words reading and writing: (https://pixabay.com) Today we have seen the commission of a horrible act of terrorism and murder committed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A shooter opened fire inside a synagogue and killed 11 and injured 6 others. I am not sure if those horrific numbers will increase–I hope they do… Read more
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Alternative Realities
You can create all the alternative realities you want, believe me I know, but eventually the oppressive, impersonal one will return and establish its dominance over you, as certain as death. Read more
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