On February 14, 1977, Dolly Parton released New Harvest…First Gathering, her eighteenth studio album which Cashbox, a music industry trade magazine, called a “package of tailor-mades for the progressive rock listener.” What total horseshit. While the album includes some covers, “My Girl” which Dolly sings “My Love” and “(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher andContinue reading “Everything’s Gonna be All Right”
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Aftermath
In January of 1999, less than a week after I moved out of my then-apartment, peep holes were found in my bedroom and bathroom. The landlord had created them so he could watch tenants. It was a violation, an assault without physical contact, but at the time Kansas laws didn’t acknowledge it past the quaintContinue reading “Aftermath”
Rose Among Thorns: My Grandmother
I had less than 48 hours to prepare for her passing, though I suppose in truth I had 45 years. When you have a grandmother so long, at some point you subconsciously start preparing. After all, who gets to keep such preciousness for so many years? Who gets to say “my 93-year-old grandmother” and haveContinue reading “Rose Among Thorns: My Grandmother”
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