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April 2023

Poor Boy's on the Line
Johnnie Allan finds his swamp-pop promised land amongst gold rushes, klieg lights and an expertly crafted cuba libre. A Louisiana kid inspired by music…
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They Call Me Mr. Lucky
Not all Boogie Men are bad: me, John Lee, and the power of good luck. He said luck is a force that ebbed and flowed like the tides. He said that if I…
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The Rise and Fall of My Ups and Downs
The world runs on stories. Protagonists and Antagonists. Your life's main characters battle it out for your story. Once upon a time, there was a singer…
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In the End, The Only Thing That Will Matter is Everything
The sum of Gram Parsons' parts and how you can measure your life's impact. His place in music history is as mysterious as it is meaningful. His exit was…
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All That Negativity is a Bust
Lukas Nelson, Love Notes, and The Outlet. It's a simple song with a simple message. Be Positive. It’s anthemic and metaphorically righteous. And it…
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March 2023

We Have Work to Do
The inspiration of Marc Cohn's bullet. Dumb luck? Divine intervention? Fate? How do you deal with something like that? Marc Cohn decided to keep making…
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The Virtuous Cycle of Give and Get
The Supermensch's Wake Up Call. Can a song change the world? I don’t know. If it can’t, it can influence people to be the change they want to see in the…
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In Order to Grow, You've Got to Go
Cop cars, jet airliners, and Paul Pena's travelogues of life-changing decisions.The first time I heard a Paul Pena song was on the radio while driving…
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Time is Open, and yet Time is Tight
What if I only have 16 years left to live? Booker T. & The MG’s “Time is Tight,” is a mediation into a groove into a full rave-up realization of what…
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February 2023

The Whim of the Great Magnet
Psychic anchors and principles - the first songs in the set.
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Make Every Song You Sing Your Favorite Tune
How a stolen mix tape created a lifelong passionate music fan
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