Southern Illinois-2018

“When the deep purple falls Over sleepy garden walls And the stars begin to flicker in the sky Through the mist of a memory You wander back to me Breathing my name with a sigh.”

Marshall, MI-2018

“Had a dog and his name was Blue, Had a dog and his name was Blue. Had a dog and his name was Blue… Betcha five dollars he’s a good one too… Here Blue You good dog you.”

St. Louis, MO-2018

“Here we come, walkin’ Down the street We get the funniest looks from Every one we meet Hey, hey, we’re the Monkees And people say we monkey around But we’re too busy singing To put anybody down.”

St. Louis, MO-2018

“Here we come, walkin’ Down the street We get the funniest looks from Every one we meet Hey, hey, we’re the Monkees And people say we monkey around But we’re too busy singing To put anybody down.”

Somewhere in the Pacific-1944

“Come tomorrow, will I be older? Come tomorrow, may be a soldier Come tomorrow, may I be bolder than today?” [They were teenagers –– really.  But they saw an injustice and sought to right it — including the guy in the middle, my pop, who enlisted in the Navy at 16...

Watts, CA-2019

“Wake up everybody no more sleepin’ in bed No more backward thinkin’ time for thinkin’ ahead The world has changed so very much From what it used to be There is so much hatred war an’ poverty Wake up all the teachers time to teach a new way...