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Tales from the pilgrimage.

Juke Box

Used when posting a break in posting new material. Music videos.

  • Juke Box – She Had Me at Heads Carolina

    Maybe I’m making too much of the song “She Had Me at Heads Carolina” by Cole Swindell. It says a lot about contemporary culture in the context of the decline in public schools. “Heads Carolina, tails California”Maybe she’d fall for a boy from South GeorgiaShe’s got the bar in the palm of her handAnd she’s… Read more

  • Juke Box – Don’t Dream It’s Over

    There is something about the Hammond B-3 organ. We’ll look back on these coronavirus pandemic videos with fondness one day, I predict. (hat tip to David Shorr). Make it a great weekend! Read more

  • Juke Box – Garden Song

    Inch by inch, row by row. That’s how a gardener builds a life. I need a couple of days away from the blog after 97 daily posts in a row. While I’m gone, here’s Arlo Guthrie teaching us how to sing a song. Hope you have a happy time zone! Read more

  • Juke Box — Purple Haze

    Yesterday the weather was as good as it gets. Today looks to be more of the same. Wherever you are on this jumping green sphere, have a great day! To get you going, here’s the uniquely talented Jimi Hendrix, who left us too soon. Read more

  • Juke Box – Canned Goods

    Greg Brown’s story about Iowa is one I’d like to believe. Read more

  • Juke Box – Cowboy Take Me Away

    Too much to do in this short life. Time enough for a cover of this song though. Read more

  • Juke Box: Blue Sky

    It’s Friday with big load of work ahead. In 1972, seven days after the Allman Brothers Band released their third studio album, Eat a Peach, they appeared at the University of Iowa Field House. We didn’t know what to expect since Duane Allman had been killed in a motorcycle accident Oct. 29, 1971. I worked… Read more

  • Juke Box – Red Dirt Road

    Getting a late start today, and no, I didn’t stay up late to hear the full U.S. Senate reading of the American Rescue Plan. Here’s one of my favorites songs. Make it a great Friday! Read more

  • Juke Box – Gas Station Women

    Here’s one by Phil Ochs. “Fill ‘er up with love please won’t you mister? Just the Hi-Test is what I used to say. But that was before I lost my baby. I’ll have a dollar’s worth of regular today.” Happy Friday! Read more

  • Juke Box – To Beat the Devil

    Busy weekend ahead. Here’s a Johnny Cash version of a Kris Kristofferson song. Read more