Author: Jack Leitmeyer
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Art for Art’s Sake
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“Gimme a silver, gimme a gold. Make it a million for when I get old. Art for art’s sake; money for God’s sake” I distinctly remember about 25 years ago when my parents went to a Broadway play, and my dad telling me later he didn’t care for it- he…
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Tea and Theatre
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“Lean on my shoulder nowThis story is doneIt’s getting colder nowA thousand songsStill smolder nowWe play them as oneWe’re older nowAll of us sadAll of us freeBefore we walk from this stageTwo of usWill you have some teaAt the theatre with me” -by Pete Townshend (the Who) – 2006 Many…
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Up, Up and Away
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“Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon?We could float among the stars together, you and IFor we can fly (we can fly)Up, up and awayMy beautifulMy beautiful balloonThe world’s a nicer place in my beautiful balloonIt wears a nicer face in my beautiful balloonWe can sing a song…
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My Happy Birthday Cheesesteak!
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I rarely eat red meat- maybe once a month, at most. But this year I decided to splurge on my birthday and check off another item from my bucket list. Google “What restaurant has the world’s most expensive cheesesteak?” and the response will be “Barclay Prime” at Rittenhouse Square right…
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The Machine of a Dream
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“OoohThe machine of a dreamSuch a clean machineWith the pistons a pumpin’And the hubcaps all gleamWhen I’m holding your wheelAll I hear is your gearWith my hand on your grease gunOoh, it’s like a disease, sonI’m in love with my carGot a feel for my automobileGet a grip on my…
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Three Little Birds
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Rise up this mornin’, smile with the rising sunThree little birds pitched by my doorstepSingin’ sweet songs of melodies pure and trueSayin’, “This is my message to you”Singin’, “Don’t worry about a thing‘Cause every little thing is gonna be alright”Singin’, “Don’t worry, don’t worry ’bout a thing‘Cause every little thing’s…
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Bleecker Street
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“This is life on Bleecker StreetWhere the tourists shuffle to a boom box beatOld men sit and stare at their feetThis is life on Bleecker StreetAll kinds of people come from who knows whereAll kinds of people who knows how much they care” As a fan of Richard Bush and…
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Live Like It’s Your Last Day
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“Live like it’s your last daySing karaoke and sip some RoséThis won’t last foreverBut if you’re cleverYou just might sail awayAnd live like it’s your last day” I really enjoyed the recent film on Netflix called “The Life List” in which a woman, following the death of her mother, is…
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Friends
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“We’ve been friends now for so many yearsWe’ve been together through the good times and the tearsTurned each other on to the good things that life has to giveWe drift apart for a little bit of a spellOne night I get a call and I know that you’re wellAnd days…
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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…