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In spite of reports, I'm no egoist. But from a songwriting standpoint I've written some really good stuff. I don't crave recognition, but dammit some of these songs deserve it. So naturally I will feature that on my web site, and throw in some personal touches, with something for every good reader, I hope.
This would have to be circa 1954
I find this a healthy process of self-evaluation, which we all need now and then, should we take ourselves too seriously. I will later expound on certain parts of my life or history as the mood strikes and time allows. I put this forth with some trepidation:
Mini Me
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Born in Indianapolis, Indiana. I was first. That meant alot to our family, my father was an only child, and my mother was the first to give birth on that side. A working-class, struggling, loving family, my parents went on to have four additional children in the next nine years. No sinister undercurrent or abused childhood, I was a happy, curious, naive, good-natured boy. As a young child I played in Francis Farmer's apartment, for some reason. She didn't seem crazy to me.
Mom stayed at home and tended to children, Dad took the bus for years into downtown Indianapolis. They had traditional roles but never was there any pretense that they were not equally important, therefore equally valued. I was gently taught to respect adults. Not until I was a teen did I even consider that one person might be more or less "valued" (in the big picture) than another. I thank my parents for that, immensely. I attended Presbyterian church regularly for the first 13 years of my life. We used to sing "Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world...". And I believed it.
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I used to have more about me here, but I find it too self-serving. And why would you care? Suffice it to say I am a musician and I have written some good songs that went nowhere, primarily because I don't seek celebrity and because I am content to remain in Tampa Bay. Some of the pieces I wrote are still timeless and vital... maybe they'll go somewhere -- I likely won't go with them.
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