Why I Ride

TV

Not one much for 

watchin TV

If it not sports TV usually

not 4 me

Though the NEWS gives

me nothin but them blues

I do like 2 know whats goin

on in this here world

Its a screwed up world

got the Black Bart pirate

and robbers of the high sea

killin folks as they please

blastin folks out their boats

in a killin spree

Makin America great again

a bunch of rich con men

with their big wide toothy grin

lighting up TV so the whole

world can see what

a declining nation we

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Back in the 70s was this totally bad bad Band named Mandrill Top performers did not want them to open for them when thegroup first begin to perform they would bring the house down lots of Black folks of my generation didnt get into this great band way ahead of heir time I always listened to t...

Why I Ride

I love to get in my

pick up and go

just what I do pick up

and go

The commercial years ago

Dodge Ram Truck City Slick

Country Tough

Bought this Dodge Ram cause

of that commercial

Thought that commercial was

cool

Dodge Ram 1500 2006 bought

in 2009 30 thousand miles still driving

it 2026 386 thousand miles

still stylish still city slick still

country tough goes by the name

Grey Ghost

Love takin the back roads

the beauty of the landscape

at 77 still drivin still gettin

around 

My blessed thanks to the

Livin God

Born to Wander Live in concert  by Rare Earth still my favorite riding song Saw them in Ct early 70s one of them rare bands whose music live in concert sound better then studio recording Pure energy in this song Youtube got it

Why I Ride

I love to get in my

pick up and go

just what I do pick up

and go

The commercial years ago

Dodge Ram Truck City Slick

Country Tough

Bought this Dodge Ram cause

of that commercial

Thought that commercial was

cool

Dodge Ram 1500 2006 bought

in 2009 30 thousand miles still driving

it 2026 386 thousand miles

still stylish still city slick still

country tough goes by the name

Grey Ghost

Love takin the back roads

the beauty of the landscape

at 77 still drivin still gettin

around 

My blessed thanks to the

Livin God

Born to Wander by Rare Earth still my favorite riding song Saw them in Ct early 70s one of them rare bands whose music live in concert sound better then studio recording Pure energy in this song Youtube got it

Nam Talk

Heard the Commander and cheif say we not

afraid to put boots on the ground Of course not

all you what nots in the house senate cabinet you

dont have kids or grand kids in the service look up the make up of the Infantry in the service Blacks and Latinos 

Nam taught me well day to day livin

still live that way today even though been

some 55 years

plans what was that

all we wanted was to make

it back

Edwin Starr explains in the song WAR

At The Lake

Quite a while since I

sat partake to write while

sitten at the Lake

Nice cold sunny winter day

just this thought

came my way

jot down a few lines 

of rhyme

slow down town

Sittin at the lake I envision this song buy Blues Image song called Ride

captain ride

Signing Off A New Year Again

Another year has really flew by quickly 

signin off with two of my favorite musical

people Sly Stone moved on few months ago

and sadly Dec 31 marks ten years Natalie Cole

has moved on When she passed away hurt me

so much I didnt listen to music for about six months

when I did listen to music again I listened to Sounds of silence

by Simon and Garfunkle thats cause how I felt So to the Vibe Happy healthy new year and Sly song Thank U 4 Let Me B micelf again and

the soulful passionate song You by Natalie Cole

Just Ramblin With Purpose

As I have aged time no

longer creepin

Time is now speedin at

warp speed

They talk about climate change

and how it has rearranged

Here In SC Christmas eve temp

77 degrees Christmas day 78 degrees

both tie the state record for high temps

covering over 100 years

A third record was set couple days

later temp reached 78

As the year come to an end

so does democracy

A country being destroyed by one

old man whose slogan Make America Hate Again

bring out folks who always believed but never

found a leader who is proud to say it loud

Was stationed Ft Gordon Ga when this song bust the air waves goes

by the title Say It Loud Im Black and Proud and later this master blaster Funky president bythe one and only God Father James Brown

why not take a listen Youtube gottum

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Go Back Jack

Well thanks to Guru of the Vibe

am back in stride Was havin issues

with my computer and posting

couldnt even reach the Vibe page

so was ready to walk away will

b back another day dont feel like

going through all this again

So ready to bring my Fall Winter

session to an end

Guru reached out to me told

me what to try an do

I did it and bingo was able to 

reach the site again So in

the end Guru got me to go

back Jack and do it again

Early 7os in record shop lookin for music see the LP cover cant buy a thrill by Steely Dan never heard of um but I like the cover and the length of the songs bought it their first LP became one of the greatest rock band of their era The Song Do It Again by Steely Dan motivated me to do a lot of things dont give up

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Good oh 403 back ahain Happy Holidays everyone

Rain

 Am like Rick James when 

it comes to rain

Im just a sucker for 

your love

That surround sound

that get down rain

that pit pat sound  against

the window pane

Such a quaint serenity when I

hear the rain

Got this thing called PTSD

it wont let me sleep

never believed that stuff bout

countin sheep

but when it rain I fight the sleep

long as I can just to listen to

that sweet melody

Every time rain will win ease

on into a peaceful sleep

There r many many songs about the rain this is an interesting one I saw him in Columbia SC 1984 get this 35 dollar ticket to see him Jimmy Castor Bunch Jeffery Osborne and Anita Baker the main attraction The song is titled In the rain by Orange Juice Jones one hit wonder