Rod McKuen - Flight Plan


THIS ONE DOES IT FOR ME!		A Thought for Today October isn't just the month we wait for frost, it is the time frost waits to tell us that it's time for a change ....... that change is coming whether we approve or not. Dear Ken, In response to your request for examples of Rod's songs bringing back memories... In 1971, living in South Africa, I had a new girlfriend who later became and is my wife. My father bought me a new Rod McKuen album for my birthday (I was already hooked by then). So happy was I in my new state of love that it seemed that the words of the second track 'All I Need' could have been written for me. It seemed to express everything I felt. I still sing that song to myself in quiet moments and the lyric and the lovely melody take me back so vividly to a wonderful time. Most of Rod's songs take me to a place and time which is as clear in my mind as if it were yesterday...the magic of music..... the magic of Mckuen.... Thanks for running this series - a great idea. While I am at it Ken, I have to take the opportunity to thank you for your obvious hard work and dedication in maintaining this site. To many of us Rod freaks, for so long it seemed that we had lost touch with him forever. To be able to click a few mouse buttons and see what he is thinking today is more than one could ever have dreamed of. Thanks so much Ken. Regards Sam Sharp Good choice, Sam. I remember so clearly the day "New Ballads" was released in South Africa and even now it remains one of my favorites.Like most of my old vinyl albums it's showing plenty of wear and tear and I can't wait for the day it's released on CD. I still have a pile of memories to share with you, from all manner of fans. If you haven't yet submitted your favorite, drop me a line at ken@mckuen.com and I'll make sure it's included one Wednesday. - Ken, Johannesburg, October 6



		Shana Alexander o Jerome Cowan o Britt Ekland o Janet Gaynor o Charles Hallam o Thor Heyerdahl o Jenny Lind o Carole Lombard o Le Corbusier o Elizabeth Shue o Millie Small o Fred Travelena o George Westinghouse

		A love that dominates is not love but the most ill-gotten and ill-used form of possessiveness. So few promises are kept these days that credibility must be stiched together from half-truths. That should not cause despair, only diligence. Before befriending butterflies you have to meet with midnight moths.

ALL I NEED		How many people have so much to live for how many people... indeed can say to the daylight that eats up the darkness I've got all I need. Mornings and evenings clear through the nighttime I go wherever you lead yours is the face yours are the shoulders and your hand's all I need. Turning my clock to the wall I fall down in your arms then like the Phoenix I rise again your touch my only alarm. So once in the morning and once in the evening I look in your eyes and I read enough love to last me the rest of my lifetime all I'll ever need. I've got all I need. - from the album "New Ballads", 1970

Birthday research by Wade Alexander o Poetry from the collection of Jay Hagan

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