2nd
& 3rd October, 2008
New concerts announced!
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Photo by Jay Hagan,
7/12/08 Burbank, CA
A Thought for Today
In its comprehensiveness love embraces
success and failure.
300, 301, 302 . . . I’m counting the songs for the all request concert
next month in Palm Springs. Tomorrow I’ll begin the elimination process.
See you on the weekend.
- RM
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Thursday 2 October
Bud Abbott o
Lorraine Bracco o
Clay Felker o
Peter Frankel o
Mahatma Gandhi o
Graham Greene o
Moses Gunn o
Ayumi Hamasaki o
Paul von Hindenburg o
Donna Karan o
George "Spanky" McFarland o
Don McLean o
Groucho Marx o
Don McLean o
Rex Reed o
Wallace Stevens o
Sting o
Tiffany o
Maury Wills
Friday
3 October
Gertrude Berg o
Erik Bruhn o
Lindsay Buckingham o
Neve Campbell o
Chubby Checker o
Eddie Cochran o
Pamela Hensley o
James Herriot o
Kaci o
Tommy Lee o
Warner Oland o
Emily Post o
Steve Reich o
Madlyn Rhue o
Kevin Richardson o
Gwen Stefani o
Stevie Ray Vaughn o
Gore Vidal o
Eric Von Detten o
Jack Wagner o
Dave Winfield o
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Even if you love the lion, don't crawl into his cage.
Thank God for the grave, finally someplace
to go and stay.
Grumblers ought to be made to form a circle
open only to themselves.
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MEDITATIONS ON OCTOBER |
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In October when
the year starts
home to die, certain compromises
can be made and kept. While
traveling down the motorway always
wear your duster and never trust the
wind to be your friend. Don't waste
what time is left adjusting every
leaky faucet. When the flood does
come you'll have been and gone.
Keep a set of spare keys on the dresser;
smile a lot and pray along the way.
And don't forget tomorrow's not a promise–
it may not even be another day.
Always look both ways at traffic crossings.
Never go to bed without an extra piece of pie.
And if you can't say something real nice about
somebody, a sure attention-getter
is to poke them in the eye.
Settle all the debts you've been amassing;
never bet much more than you can pay.
Remember that true death is everlasting
no matter what the Swaggarts have to say.
Is there meaning in this life? Who knows.
But if there is
I'll bet it is
in poetry
and not
some ancient prose.
Try to be of use to every girl and fellow;
never shrug and say, Aw, what the heck.
When a tooth comes loose
put it underneath your pillow
and wear a chain of garlic round your neck.
Please tear along the dotted line when told to
and use no hooks whenever
use no hooks applies.
And once you find someone to give your germs to
the flu and you will bring them down to size.
Why not make the world a little better?
Don't do drugs and always be
accountable for your space.
And even when your chores seem insurmountable
resist the great temptation to play your final ace.
Cancel all those magazine subscriptions;
pour that Grecian Formula down the sink.
You may be old and graying with conniptions,
but God or Teddy Turner will put you in the pink.
Viagra helps the staff that’s growing older;
Viagro is for all your healthy plants.
And let us not forget that V’s for victory
if you
keep your passion in your pants.
October's not a long way from December,
when you're in spitting distance of
The Famous Void.
Do rail against the night but do remember:
Be happy. Be prepared.
Be paranoid.-from A
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