Author: Jack Leitmeyer
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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…
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Lockdown
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“I’m in a lockdownI’m in a lockdownAin’t nobody else aroundI’m in a lockdownLockdown Got no feverGot no shakesGotta watch my backWhatever it takesGot a face maskAnd some rubber glovesI’m washing my clothesIn an old bathtub I’m in a lockdownI’m in a lockdownKeep my head close to the groundI’m in a lockdownLockdown Keeping my distanceAt least six feetAnd I’m microwavingEverything…
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The Waiting
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“The waiting is the hardest partEvery day you get one more yardYou take it on faith, you take it to the heartThe waiting is the hardest part” As anyone who has dealt with cancer knows, waiting for test results can be brutal. I was first diagnosed with prostate cancer in…
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In My Family
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“That’s how it’s gonna be, in my familyFrom the biggest branch to the smallest leafStill you’re gonna see similarity…In my family, that’s how it’s gonna beFamily- It’s like any other familyBig and small- It’s like any other family” I’ve always been fascinated by genealogy. When I started researching my family…
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Hello Old Friend
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“An old man passed me on the street todayI thought I knew him but I couldn’t sayI stopped to think if I could place his frameWhen he tipped his hat I knew his nameHello old friend(Hello old friend)It’s really good to see you once againHello old friend(Hello old friend)Really good…
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Doctor, Doctor
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“Doctor, there’s something wrong with meMy health is not all that it used to beMy heart is out of beat, I got chokers on my feetMy eyesight’s getting dimmer, I can’t seeDoctor thanks for seeing me today, I’m gladI’ve got every sickness there is to be hadI had whooping cough…
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Let There Be Music
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“It’s so hard to keep on smillin’when people try to make you frownBut, we’re all in this togetherSo why run one another downYou know we can’t expect our problemsto grow wings and fly awaySo fight the fight just as hard as you canwhen it’s time for you to playLet there…