A post at the Songfacts forum asked about musical heroes in general and Kurt Cobain in particular. Looking over how low the bar is for Celebrity and Super Star status, I suggested that one should pick one's hero(es) with care, or not look too closely at their personal lives. For me, a bonafide working class hero is/was Jim Croce, who wrote about ordinary people who lead extraordinary (and other...
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Jim CroceJim CroceTime In a BottleWritten by - Jim CroceHit #1 - 12/73 If I could save time in a bottle The first thing that I'd like to do Is to save every day Til' eternity passes away Just to spend them with you If I could make days last forever If words could make wishes come true I'd save every day like a treasure and then Again, I would spend them with you Ch...
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Death is tragic. Death is relief. Death transfigures. And for marginal pop musicians, death can often elevate them beyond their worth.In the case of those who had already attained true stardom and boasted a gargantuan, best-selling discography (see Elvis, Michael Jackson, John Lennon, etc.), a sort of deification can set in. As opposed to the esteem showered, post-mortem, on someone like Jim Cr...
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The newest member of the Lehigh Valley Roller Girls is Anna Phylaxis (aka my wife Tami). I would like to thank everyone for their input, especially "zarpex":http://mog.com/zarpex who came up with the name. As soon as they are made I will be sending him a team jersey with my wife derby name on it. Check out the International Roster. Ya gotta scroll down a bit but it is there. http://www.twoevils...
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OK, Andy's out of Shawshank, but he didn't get away clean. The guards and dogs are on his trail, but if he gets across this river he can lose them. Or can he?
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Jim CroceJim CroceTime In a BottleWritten by - Jim CroceHit #1 - 12/73 If I could save time in a bottle The first thing that I'd like to do Is to save every day Til' eternity passes away Just to spend them with you If I could make days last forever If words could make wishes come true I'd save every day like a treasure and then Again, I would spend them with you Ch...
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This 1970 track is described in the CD booklet as the flip side of "Chain Gang Medley." Here's a convict's eye view of the other side of these prison walls, from crime to punishment to flight. I wonder if "Cotton Mouth River" is a continuation of this tale? The guard's spotted you! Time for action!
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| 2 Photographs and Memories |
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| 3 Bad, Bad Leroy Brown |
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| 4 Bad, Bad Leroy Brown |
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| 5 I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song |
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