Author: Jack Leitmeyer
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My Beacon
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“I’ve sailed the oceans and all Seven SeasI’ve been separated by all Six DegreesWhen breaking my bones or just skinning my kneesYou’ve always been such a comfort to meI’m grown up nowAnd I have children of my own, you knowLived East and WestBut never found that place, my second homeSo…
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Lunchtime Fun in my Golden Years
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In 2023, I set an unusual goal for myself- to treat a different musician to lunch every week. I saw plenty of bands in my younger days but never considered the possibility of actually meeting or getting to know the musicians. After retiring, I began attending so many shows I…
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Learning Japanese
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“Well, I’m starin’ at my Sony, a-drinkin’ Kirin beer.I had a nickel in my pocket when it all came clear.I hopped into my Honda, it’s a little bitty car.And I’m drivin’ down to meet you at the Sushi Bar.But don’t tell me I’m crazy until you hear my plan.I’m gonna…
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2024 – Escalator of Life
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“We’re riding on the escalator of lifeWe’re shopping in the human mallWe’re dancing on the escalator of lifeWon’t be happy ’til we have it allWe want it all!Escalator of lifeUp and down!Escalator of lifeRound and round!” As Robert Hazard so aptly described, we’re riding the escalator of life – up…
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Eye of the Tiger
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“It’s the eye of the tigerIt’s the thrill of the fightRising up to the challenge of our rivalAnd the last known survivorStalks his prey in the nightAnd he’s watching us all with the eye of the tiger” – Frankie Sullivan and Jim Peterik (Survivor) – 1982 In early 2000, our…
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Watching TV
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“Watching T.V., the American showsWatching T.V.,with those super heroesWatching T.V., and I’m gonna be someone just like them somedayWell, I like T.V., ’cause it shows me what the world’s all aboutAnd I watch endlessly, every car chase, every fatal shoot-out, (oh yes)I wanna be like Starsky & Hutch,and those Sweet…
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Working Man
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“I get up at seven, yeah, and I go to work at nineI got no time for livin’, yes, I’m workin’ all the timeIt seems to me I could live my lifeA lot better than I think I amI guess that’s why they call meThey call me the working man”…
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Getting Better
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“I’ve got to admit it’s getting better (Better)A little better all the time (It can’t get no worse)…Getting so much better all the timeIt’s getting better all the time (Better, better, better)It’s getting better all the time (Better, better, better)” It’s been exactly two weeks since my total knee replacement,…
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Celluloid Heroes
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“Everybody’s a dreamerAnd everybody’s a starAnd everybody’s in moviesIt doesn’t matter who you areThere are stars in every cityIn every house and on every streetAnd if you walk down Hollywood BoulevardTheir names are written in concrete” I received a request for a blog on my favorite movies- a great topic!…
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Rockaria
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“Well, we were reelin’ and rockin’ all through the nightYeah, we were rockin’ at the opera house until the break of lightAnd the orchestra was playin’ all Chuck Berry’s greatest tunesAnd the singers in the chorus all got off on them singin’ bluesAnd as the night grew older everybody was…