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I changed my blog to http://genemyers.blogspot.com
I recently changed my blog from this WordPress site to Blogger: http://genemyers.blogspot.com. The reason I did this was search engine optimization (SEO). For more details, see my latest column on the Haiku Society of America website. Gene
Posted in haiku, music, poem by Gene Myers, poetry
Tagged journalist Gene Myers, poet Gene Myers
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Larry Eats A Pancake – Larry David – Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee
Larry Eats A Pancake – Larry David – Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee. For some reason, this little show makes me feel better about aging…
Stupid blogging platforms!
I am driving myself nuts trying to pick a blogging platform. I hate the look of Blogger templates. They’re ugly compared to other blogging forums. But I also hate that WordPress puts ads on my blog. I have no choice … Continue reading
“It Could Be the First Day…” (Richie Havens interview)
As he watched over a sea of people while on stage at the Woodstock festival in 1969 Richie Havens got a sense of which way the wind was going to blow as the days moved forward. Continue reading
Posted in interview
Tagged Fred Neil, Freedom, Greenwich Village, Jack Kerouac, Paul and Mary, Peter, Richie Havens, Tom Paxton, Woodstock
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Celebrating life–even at death’s door!
Whether it’s for gems to share with readers or to light the way in my personal quests, I am always searching for nuggets of wisdom. Sometimes I strike it big and they are revelations that seem like they should be … Continue reading
Live from Daryl Hall’s House – That’s The Way I Feel About Cha (live video)
Monte Montgomery and Daryl Hall on Live From Daryl’s House – That’s The Way I Feel About Cha Soul. What more needs to be said?
Haiku: one line of type
“Traditionally the Japanese print haiku in magazines and books in one vertical column of writing…This equates to one horizontal line of type in Western languages…” The Haiku Handbook by William Higginson and Penny Harter
Brandi Carlile, 30 and staying young at heart — the Bear Creek interview
Some people are able to separate the art they enjoy from its creator. They don’t care if a singer has mob ties or if they are at home popping pills and shooting their television in their spare time. I am … Continue reading
Posted in interview, music, The Joy of Life
Tagged Brandi Carlile, brandi carlile Bear Creek, Brandi Carlile interview
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my white window sill (ku)
my white window sill; the caterpillar’s long road
haiku
lightning in the distance the feeling of a poem clearing the table
Posted in poem, poem by Gene Myers, poetry
Tagged haiku, poem, poem by Gene Myers, poetry
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George Clinton (Funkadelic, Parliament, P.Funk All-Stars) interview
…doo-wop is probably the funkiest of all of the R&B music… Are you hungry for some “Cosmic Slop”? If you’re “Up For the Downstroke” you must be a George Clinton fan. Only to the freaky few would Clinton’s lyrics make … Continue reading
Posted in interview, music
Tagged Funkadelic, George Clinton, George Clinton interview, P.Funk All-Stars, Parliament
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Sometimes you need to lose things
Sometimes you need to lose things – a security camera hangs in the corner
