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Juke Box

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

  • Juke Box – I’ll Fly Away

    Taking the weekend to get chores done so I can focus on the election. “Get busy living or get busy dying.” ~ Stephen King. Read more

  • Juke Box – Jubilee

    Today’s forecast is to be sunny beginning late morning, clear, and with a high of 52 degrees. I’m prepping to get outside and don’t have a lot of availability for screen time and related reading and writing before the sun comes up at 6:43 a.m. in an hour or so. I’m leaving this here. Have… Read more

  • Juke Box – Crossroads

    Cream: Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker. This group came together and dissolved while I was in high school, before I knew it. Few bands were as good as this one was. Taking a couple days to work on other projects, in the meanwhile… Read more

  • Juke Box – Wide Open Spaces

    I’m going on hiatus from this blog until after Sept. 9. In the meanwhile, here’s one of the songs we chose for Mom’s funeral. Hope to see you mid-September. Read more

  • Uncle John’s Band

    It’s time for a brief hiatus to focus on 5:30 a.m. sunrises and clear days in the garden. I’ve been listening to tracks from the Grateful Dead’s 1989 concert at Alpine Valley in East Troy, Wisc. Uncle John’s Band is a favorite performance. My main experience with the Dead was during my undergraduate years when… Read more

  • Juke Box – Jessica

    Going into a long weekend of spring catching up. I’ll return to regular posts soon. Here’s one of my fave recordings of Rickey Betts playing Jessica. I heard The Allman Brothers Band play the song at the University of Iowa Field House on Nov. 9, 1973, shortly after it was released. They won a Grammy… Read more

  • Landslide

    We don’t have mountains in Iowa. There are only so many cliffs. The idea of a landslide conjures something abstract and usage is mostly related to politics and the hope of a big win in the November general election. Politics is not what I have in mind. I’m on a bit of hiatus. Not sure… Read more

  • Juke Box – Build Me Up Buttercup

    I’m on hiatus for a while to take care of the garden and other necessities. In the meanwhile, enjoy this song from the Foundations. “Why do you build me up, buttercup baby, just to let me down?” Read more

  • Down at the Twist and Shout

    It’s time to focus on yard and garden for the weekend. But not before a little bit of musical fun. Read more

  • Juke Box — Forever Young

    Time to slow down and consider what’s next for a while. Enjoy one of my current faves, followed by Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize acceptance speech: Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech Dec. 10, 2016 Good evening, everyone. I extend my warmest greetings to the members of the Swedish Academy and to all of the other… Read more