Tag: Monochrome-Madness
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Where Are We – Am I?
Where Are We – Am I? a matter of perception, as are all thingshere, there, everywhere, nowhere, all the samein perspective, finding relativities and domains imbeded in streams and eddies of space/timemeditating … at one, or fighting, kicking, screamingregardless, ends as do all things … entropic disolution yes, some flash-out, burn-out, peter-out, wink-outfilter-out, turn-out, poop-out,…
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The One Who Got Away – Memoir Continued
The One Who Got Away I was singing 2nd tenor in the choir. And a while after my neck brace was off, I was frequently walked to my next class by a beautiful young girl, Cindy B. She was the sister of Lanex, who had been one of my friends during my first enrollment at…
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LC3 Round 2 – Memoir Continued
Lorain County Community College Round 2 After a couple of days’ rest, I went out to the college and enrolled in classes. I stood in the ‘drop-add’ lines all day and had to pay a late-fee for my late registration (student loans, grants, and student work assignment after brace and sling came off – more…
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Ann Arbor – Part 5 – A Brief Return
A Brief Return to Ann Arbor I got back to Ann Arbor in late August. And yes, Guy was in an Air Force Tech School in Texas by then. Tried to get my old job back, but to no avail. So, I got a job painting apartments with a house painting crew. It paid about…
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Ann Arbor – Part 4 – Kent State Folk Festival – Memoir Continued
Kent State University Folk Festival ‘68 Guy came up to play at the Ark with us shortly after school had started in the fall. He was attending classes at LC³ and had brought up a flier advertising the 2nd Annual Kent State Folk Festival, open to all university students and folk bands. We decided to…
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Sunset Road, Beyond the Road to Nowhere
Sunset Road, Beyond the Road to Nowhere Early morning 85-degree ride along the Tucson Loop, with the sun sittingjust 15 degrees off the eastern horizon,108 predicted for the daytime high6 mile/hr tailwind helps drive usnorth toward El Camino Del Cerro ‘the Road to nowhere’ and beyondto Sunset Road, connecting two north-south arteries, either side of the dry riverbed, the…
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Ann Arbor Part 3 – The Ark
The Ark Coffee House Ted and I started playing at the Ark on Wednesday nights. It was an open-mic night, and all the local musicians hung out there. Professional touring acts played there on the weekends. It was there that I met those who would be my closest friends and confidants while I lived there……
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Ann Arbor Part 2 – Memoir Continued
Ann Arbor Part 2 I was under pressure to find my own place from Ted’s friend who’d been letting us stay at his place. Ted moved in with Sharon. Susan invited me to move in with her. Boy, that was a hard one… Hell yes, I did! She had an efficiency suite, one big room…
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Ann Arbor – Part 1 – Memoir Continued
Ann Arbor – Part 1 Yes, I was a little depressed after Gail. Ted A. was going to go and check out the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and invited me to go along for company. I was still without a driver’s license, so decided to enjoy a diversion. We went up for the…
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Memoir Continued – Community College ’67
The New York Commune adventure happened between the fall and winter quarters of the events cited below. I’ve posted the poem below preiviously, but this is where in the scheme of things it belongs. Lorain County Community College (LC³) – ‘67 Started taking classes, the basics, including English, Psychology, Western Civilization, Philosophy. Tuition was pretty…
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