Wild Cherry was an American funk rock band formed in Mingo Junction, Ohio, in 1970 that was best known for its song “Play That Funky Music“. Lyrics below “Play That Funky Music” Hey, do it now Hey, once I was a boogie singerPlayin’ in a rock-and-roll bandI never had no problemsBurnin’ down the one-night stands And everything aroundContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Play That Funky Music’ Wild Cherry (2014)”
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From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (land rush)
Land rush 🐎🐎🐎 The Oklahoma land rush is one of the most mind boggling moments in American history. On April 22, 1889, at high noon, the Oklahoma territory was opened up for sale. Close to 50,000 people rushed through the area to buy up two million acres of land that was just waiting to be pickedContinue reading “From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (land rush)”
Kicked Out
Kicked out of our house FrogmoreKicked out by the kingKicked out by my fatherNot fair, ring-a-ding The Duchess she is keepingA quiet low profileWith all this kerfuffleTrue to Harry style Buckingham Palace issued an eviction notice the day after release of the controversial Spare memoir DM
Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Place
Write something incorporating the word ‘place’ Should you accept, go forth. Show your creative juices I accept.Here goes…. ODE TO PLACE I have my eyes set upwardToward a higher placeA Laureate in NonsenseHelped by the God of grace Still plodding upward Fan…… DM
Puncture
Was driving ‘long quite merrilyWith my wife as wellWhen suddenly we heard a thunkSaid shit and bloody hell Shit?…… DM
Tail
I love my tailMy tail loves meTogether weWill always be DM
Stan’s Record Album Cover Studio – The Wilders Job
Stan runs a very successful album cover design businesshelped by his assistant Perc The Wilders they were singersThe window it was roundTake me to the lifeboatThe ship is going down Production Notes We thought black and white would suit the gloom of a ship going down Clothes Studio wardrobe Hair Stan’s Hairdressing to the StarsContinue reading “Stan’s Record Album Cover Studio – The Wilders Job”
Abandoned and Neglected
I used to be a theatreGutted, cars now thereAbandoned and neglectedNo-one seems to care The Michigan Theater in Detroit was built in 1925 in the French Renaissance style, and was extremely lavish. It has since been gutted and turned into a parking garage. Don MatthewsFebruary 2023
Kurt Vonnegut
“I was taught that the human brain was the crowning glory of evolution so far, but I think it’s a very poor scheme for survival” Kurt VonnegutUS author
FCS Daily Music Video – Ricardo Maranhao and Indiara Sfair
Indiara Sfair is a Brazilian harmonica player currently living in the USA.