How To Sing The Blues Most blues begin “woke up this morning.” “I got a good woman” is a bad way to begin the blues, unless you write something nasty on the next line: “I got a good woman – with the meanest dog in town.” Blues are simple. After you have the first line right, repeat it. Then […]
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Home Plate – Stay At 17 Inches In Nashville, Tennessee, during the first week of January, 1996, more than 4,000 baseball coaches descended upon the Opryland Hotel for the 52nd annual ABCA’s convention. While I waited in line to register with the hotel staff, I heard other more veteran coaches rumbling about the lineup of
The Ant And The Grasshopper The Original Version The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away. Come winter, the ant is warm and well-fed. The
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The Best Things In Life Falling in love. Laughing so hard your face hurts. A hot shower after a good workout. No lines at Costco. A special glance from someone special. Taking a drive on a picturesque country road. Hearing your favorite song on the radio. Lying in bed listening to the rain outside. Hot
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My mother smoked, my father smoked and my grandmother, who lived with us in her final years, smoked one cigarette right after another. Growing up I used to hate riding in the car with them because it smelled really bad. I have to admit that I actually tried it once, because of peer pressure, but
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