1980s
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RIP, Mike Peters
My Welsh family loved Tom Jones, of course. But I came of age digging a newer generation of music from the homeland, The Alarm and Super Furry Animals and a few Welsh-language bands. The Alarm, from Rhyl in NOrth Wales, rocked it hard in the ‘80s thanks to frontman Mike Peters, who died at age Continue reading
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“Are You So Blind That You Cannot See?”
Being a devoted BBC World Service listener, I already knew who Nelson Mandela was and apartheid before The Special AKA came out with “Free Nelson Mandela” in 1984. But what made this song was that a whole lot of people knew about Nelson Mandela after hearing it. I have come back to “Free Nelson Mandela” Continue reading
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The road rarely taken
Somewhere on Interstate 70 in Ohio I’ve driven this side of Interstate 70 only a handful of times in my life. But they’ve been for significant reasons, so some of the memories remain, no matter how long ago. It’s funny how that works.On the trip out of Pennsylvania, and for much of the trip to Continue reading
About Me
Journalist and writer. Loves writing, storytelling, books, typewriters. Always trying to find my line. Oh, and here’s where I am now.
Nows and Forevers 