Hollywood, CA-2019

“Hooray for HollywoodThat screwy ballyhooey HollywoodWhere any office boy or young mechanicCan be a panicWith just a good looking panAnd any barmaidCan be a star maidIf she dances with or without a fan.” Cheers to the city in which I was born on this day many years...

Greece-Early 1950s

“I hear a bouzouki… You can’t imagine how often I’ve heard a bouzouki, But each time is the first time. I sniff at a woman… You can’t imagine how often I’ve sniffed at a woman, But each time is the first time. I pound on a table, I leap on a chair, I crawl up a...

Larchmont Village, California-2019

“So you’ll add to the local colorServing coffee with a crullerDunkin’ doesn’t take a lot of skillThey’ve got an awful lot of coffeeAn awful lot of coffeeMan, they got a gang of coffee in Brazil!!” The annual Ed Valfre breakfast...