Author: Jack Leitmeyer
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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)…
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Take Me Out To The Ballgame
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Because of my recent eye surgery, I’ll have to watch the Phillies opener from home this year. But baseball season always reminds me of my Pop-Pop Waters. Born in 1908, Pop-Pop was a lifelong Phillies fan. He would listen to every game on the radio, or watch them on TV…
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Everybody needs to have a Friend
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“Trust in me, I’ll try to doEverything to help you that I canBroken wings can heal and mend againDon’t be afraid to cry your tears out loudEverybody needs to have a friend” Everybody Needs To Have A Friend- Wishbone Ash (1973) When I was in my early teens, I learned…
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The Most Terrifying Day of My Life
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It was 13 years ago today- March 11, 2011. at 2:46 PM Japan Time, a 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake occurred in the Pacific Ocean, 45 miles east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region. It lasted approximately six minutes, causing a tsunami. It is sometimes known in Japan as…