Category: Music

  • Rockaria

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    Jack Leitmeyer

    “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…

  • Too Old to Rock ‘N Roll?

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    Jack Leitmeyer

    “The old rocker wore his hair too longWore his trouser cuffs too tightUnfashionable to the endDrank his ale too lightDeath’s head belt buckle, yesterday’s dreamsThe transport caf’, prophet of doomRinging no change in his double-sewn seamsIn his post-war-babe gloomNow he’s too old to rock and rollBut he’s too young to…

  • Let There Be Music

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    Jack Leitmeyer

    “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…

  • Time Waits for No One

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    Jack Leitmeyer

    “Yes, star crossed in pleasure the stream flows on byYes, as we’re sated in leisure, we watch it flyAnd time waits for no one, and it won’t wait for meAnd time waits for no one, and it won’t wait for meTime can tear down a building or destroy a woman’s…

  • 1973 – I Never Knew Me A Better Time

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    Jack Leitmeyer

    “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…

  • Saying Goodbye to My Living Room

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    Jack Leitmeyer

    “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…

  • Living Retirement “In The Pocket”

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    Jack Leitmeyer

    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…

  • Chicago Makes Me Smile

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    Jack Leitmeyer

    “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,…

  • Everybody needs to have a Friend

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    Jack Leitmeyer

    “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…

  • The Queen of Pop

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    Jack Leitmeyer

    “It’s time for the good timesForget about the bad times, oh yeahOne day to come together to release the pressureWe need a holiday” Eva and I both liked Madonna when she first burst onto the scene in 1983. We saw her perform a few songs at Live Aid in Philadelphia…