Archive for the 'Life and Life Only' Category


Cast Your Soul

When you think you know where the road will go There’s another mystery around the bend Every night I lie on the floor and listen to Deezer Elite and my old favorites come alive. It’s funny, it doesn’t work during the day, I’m nocturnal anyway, I’d prefer to live in darkness, when the world slows […]

Sweet Emotion

They couldn’t be anything else. The first time I heard “Dream On” was just about now, only forty one years ago, crossing the great state of Massachusetts from Amherst to the 91. There were no iPods, never mind Walkmen, and unless you had a modern car, you were limited to AM. And my automobile was […]

Gold Dust Woman

Well did she make you cry Make you break down Shatter your illusions of love And is it over now Do you know how Pick up the pieces and go home Not at that point, the crying came later. Although she had disappeared, she hadn’t told me it was over, but the silence seemed to […]

The Pleasures Of An 18 Inning Baseball Game

My father was the least athletic person you’d ever meet. But I loved baseball. And sports in general. Sure, I enjoyed sitting in front of the tube on Saturday afternoon at 5, watching “Wide World Of Sports,” but even more I liked to participate. From baseball in the spring to football in the fall to […]