Sunday, July 14, 2013

And if you should arrive at a 105

Well, what d’ya know? Another 365 days come and gone. That means I get to recycle my favorite birthday mantra. It goes like this: For every year that I get older, I vow to act another year younger. I still haven’t done the math, but the way I figure it, if I should survive to 105, think of all I’ll derive by arriving at 5! And this is the best part; I’ve got a head start! Penny tax, touching green, no changies!

"Goodnight Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are."
Not a clue who this guy is


Friday, July 12, 2013

The Drifters Survived

The Drifters never had any control over the songs they sang, the manner in which their music was prepared, recorded or presented. They never even owned the rights to the group name. They were basically a revolving cast of poorly paid hired hands that ran through a string of lead and backing vocalists according to someone else's whim. Despite that ...