Author: Jack Leitmeyer
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Our House, In the Middle of Our Street
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“Father wears his Sunday bestMother’s tired, she needs a restThe kids are playing up downstairsSister’s sighing in her sleepBrother’s got a date to keepHe can’t hang aroundOur house, in the middle of our streetOur house, in the middle of our…Our house it has a crowdThere’s always something happeningAnd it’s usually…
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1973 – I Never Knew Me A Better Time
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“Crocodile Rocking is something shockingWhen your feet just can’t keep stillI never knew me a better time, and I guess I never will”– Crocodile Rock (Elton John/Bernie Taupin) As a child, I would listen to the radio with my portable cassette player at my side, hitting “record” whenever a song…
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In Memoriam – Drink A Beer
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“When I got the news todayI didn’t know what to saySo I just hung up the phoneI took a walk to clear my headThis is where the walkin’ leadCan’t believe you’re really goneDon’t feel like goin’ homeSo I’m gonna sit right hereOn the edge of this pierAnd watch the sunset…
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Caution: Flying Discs!
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“If you’re looking for some fun that’s out in the sun- disc golf.If you wanna exercise then you can realize disc golf.When you’re down on your luck and don’t have a buck- disc golf.In our community we play for free- disc golf.If you can throw a disc than you can…
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We Are The Boys of 160
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“We are the boys of 160 you hear so much about,The people stop and stare at us whenever we go out.Oh, we’re not a bit stuck up about the clever things we do,Most everybody likes us and we hope you like us too.Oh, as we go marching, as the band…
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Saying Goodbye to My Living Room
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“I’d walk for miles, I’d walk for miles just to see you smile againGive away all I have if I thought it would bring you backDreaming calls you to my mind, every day I wait to findin the garden that we grew there’s a rose there just for youDown the…
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Living Retirement “In The Pocket”
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What do Todd Rundgren, Andrea Bocelli, Britney Spears, Cyndi Lauper, Katy Perry, Dan Aykroyd and ME all have in common? We all have stories included in “88 MORE Ways Music Can Change Your Life”, by Vincent James and Joann Pierdomenico. As you’ve probably figured out by now, I’m neither a…
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Chicago Makes Me Smile
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“Hey now, everybodyPlease don’t romp or roamWe’re a little nervous now‘Cause we’re far from homeCome on, everybodySit back and let us throughAnd let us play for you” “Introduction” by Chicago (Terry Kath) – 1969 The year was 1971. I was 14 years old and hanging out at a friend’s house,…
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Rockin’ Down the Highway
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“Got those highway blues, can’t you hear my motor runnin’?Flyin’ down the road with my foot on the floorAll the way in town they can hear me comin’Ford’s about to drop, she won’t do no moreAnd I smell my motor burnin’Underneath the hood is smokeCan’t stop, and I can’t stopGot…
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Raw Goat Sushi, Anyone?
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“Don’t wanna argue, I don’t wanna debateDon’t wanna hear about what kinds of foods you hate You won’t get no dessert ’til you clean off your plateSo eat it, don’t you tell me you’re fullJust eat it (eat it), eat it (eat it)” Eat It – “Weird Al” Yankovic (1983)…