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Meanwhile, back out in the country…

My fifth song for February Album Writing Month is “The Kitchen Table,” a simple country waltz. Unlike every other song I’ve done for FAWM this year, it’s not really autobiographical at all. The basic idea came to me early yesterday … Continue reading

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A Meme For FAWM

My fourth FAWM song is “25 Random Things About Me.” If you’re on Facebook, you’re probably sick to death of being tagged for the “25 Random Things About Me” meme. Apparently, no one on Facebook has ever seen a meme … Continue reading

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I Am a Strange Loop

My third song for February Album Writing Month is a self-referential song in honor of Douglas Hofstadter, whose new book, I Am a Strange Loop, is about our concept of “I.” He proposes that our consciousness comes from our ability … Continue reading

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Stupor Bowl

An IM exchange with mary_wroth tonight prompted song number two, “Stupor Bowl.”

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First February Song: “The Sun Shines On St. John’s”

It’s February, which means it’s February Album Writing Month again. FAWM is a community project in which thousands of musicians around the world try to write 14 songs in 28 days. This is my third time doing it, and so … Continue reading

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Protected: “Our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken. You cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.”

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Protected: Making the Call

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Protected: Don’t Hesitate, Call 911

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Protected: Saboteur Tiger

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“He’s a no-account son-of-a-bitch”

William Zanzinger killed poor Hattie Carroll With a cane that he twirled around his diamond ring finger At a Baltimore hotel society gath’rin’. William Zantzinger, immortalized by Bob Dylan as a racist murderer in “The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll“, … Continue reading

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