Monthly Archives: October 2009

JUST ANOTHER SOLDIER by Jason Christopher Hartley

October 18, 2009 – 4:15 pm

The 6th Sunday of the NFL season. Games are played around the country. The fans stand for the National Anthem and a honor guard reminds the TV audience of our military commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan. No one will go to their atlas to find out where these countries are. Unimportant. Bring on football and […]

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Just Say No

October 18, 2009 – 2:24 pm

Alfred Nobel stated the Nobel Peace prize should go “to the person who shall have done the most or best work for fraternity among nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies, and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses.” The GOP led by the Palm Beach media magnate Russ Limbaugh and Fox […]

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Empty Basketball Courts

October 17, 2009 – 3:25 pm

My skill at basketball is worse than mediocre on offense. My defense has been called tenacious by my friends and dirty by my opponents. Doctor Nick has warned against any further play. “A man in his late 50s should know when to stop.” Sound advice, except I love the feel of the basketball leaving my […]

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THE WIND by Circus Maximus

October 17, 2009 – 2:01 pm

In 1967 Circus Maximus released THE WIND. The title song achieved some success on underground radio. Its jazzy cadence and 8-minute length assured its failure to cross-over onto mainstream radio. After a month-long stint at the electric Circus on St. mark’s Place the band appeared at Carnegie Hall. The show was far from a success […]

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Somewhere Over Colorado

October 15, 2009 – 7:17 pm

In the WIZARD OF OZ Dorothy returns to Kansas via the wizard’s balloon. Billions of people have seen the movie, yet few know her last name was Gale. The same went for a young boy in Colorado who was feared to have been airborne in a high-flying balloon launched by his father. The police scrambled […]

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