If the Phoenix bird can fly…

…then so can I… I always loved that line and the image and even hope that it provokes.  With that said, Grey Seal is one of those lyrically obtuse songs (and that’s not a complaint, mind you), although musically it is quite distinctive (at least the second, GBYBR version is). Why’s it never light on…

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I really love your band and your funny accent

21 at 33? 25 or 6 to 4? How about 4 in 36? That’s the number of times (4) I will see Elton in concert in March and April (in the span of 36 days).  (!!!) And so shall go the Pilgrimage Part Deux: Friday, March 9: Ft. Lauderdale Saturday, March 10: Orlando Tuesday, March…

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The weight of angels

So…the other day, I had a revelation.  On my other blog, Cornflakes and Classics (how’s that for shameless promotion?), I recently posted my poem Emilie.  As I was publishing the poem, it dawned on me that perhaps that signified one degree of separation…I have a poem called Emilie…and the boys have a song called Emily. …

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