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Waiting for the Mumbai Train

Just come back from TokyoCommuters there they queueHere it’s utter chaosNo-one cares ’bout you…. Don MatthewsSeptember 2022

Waiting for the Subway

Waiting for the subwayPeople everywhereQueuing up in orderShowing people care…. Tokyo…… How orderly…… Don MatthewsSeptember 2022

Skippy

I come from South OrstraliaSkippy rules the skyThree cheers for South OrstraliaYippee yippee yi…. DM

Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Transit

Write something incorporating the word ‘transit’. Should you accept, go forth. Show your creative juices I accept.Here goes…. ODE TO TRANSIT At times I sitAt times I standCan move betweenTransit/transtand A clever little tran Fan…….. DM

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘I Love You’ Climax Blues Band (1981)

Climax Blues Band (originally known as The Climax Chicago Blues Band) is a British blues rock band. The band was formed in Stafford, England, in 1967 by vocalist and harmonica player Colin Cooper (1939–2008), guitarist and vocalist Pete Haycock (1951–2013), guitarist Derek Holt (b. 1949), bassist and keyboardist Richard Jones (b. 1949), drummer George Newsome (b. 1947), and keyboardist Arthur Wood (1929–2005)LyricsContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘I Love You’ Climax Blues Band (1981)”

Stroll

I like our little strollAround the block each dayHello to my passing friendsAll so happy, gay…. Your little plant will be so grateful to you…….. Essential for good plant mental health……. Don MatthewsSeptember 2022

Jeez Ralph

Ralph and Priscilla are FCS resident dog and cat Jeez Ralph do you have to?…. Don MatthewsSeptember 2022

Harmless and Cuddly

I am a harmless cuddly bearMy owner I awaitHark, I hear her coming nowComing in the gate…. Don MatthewsSeptember 2022

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (grocery store)

Grocery store, tins on display Chicago 1920

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (grocery shopping)

Grocery shopping 1960’s