“In the dime stores and bus stations, People talk of situations, Read books, repeat quotations, Draw conclusions on the wall. Some speak of the future, My love she speaks softly, She knows there’s no success like failure And that failure’s no success at all” Love Minus Zero/No Limit by Bob Dylan I have been a […]
“There’s something happening here What it is ain’t exactly clear” For What It’s Worth — written by Stephen Stills I was in the ninth grade in the spring of 1967, living in Jacksonville, TX, when I first heard Buffalo Springfield and this Stephen Stills penned single; “For What It’s Worth.” The intro with its two alternating […]
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Almost Woodstock — Kerrville Well I came across a child of God, he was walking along the road! And I asked him tell where are you going, this he told me:! Well, I’m going down to Yasgur’s farm, going to join in a rock and roll band.! Got to get back to the land, set […]
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“Don’t let it bring you down It’s only castles burning Find someone who’s turning And you will come around” Don’t Let It Bring You Down – Neil Young – After The Goldrush – 1970 Let me start this column off by saying that despite what some folks say, artists have every right to express their […]
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Sparrow and ISIS Column by Randy Lewis Brown ISIS and the Sparrow “Asallah pulls her burka tighter Like loose feathers to her skin She shivers in the evening chill And the memory of the men One by one, they traded places Backed by guns and holy law They left her here, a broken bird Beneath […]
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