donmatthewspoetry

Stan Proves Us Otherwise

Stan is a man of many talentsWe at FCS are proud to be associated with him People think I’m hopelessPeople think I’m thickPacked this truck to show youI’m not a useless dick…. Don MatthewsJuly 2022

Slow Down You Bastard

Slow down you bastardStop on red lightsMe and my dogWe have crossing rights…. Calm down mister…… Don MatthewsJuly 2022

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (knocker-upperer)

Before alarm clocks. The knocker-upperer was employed to tap on bedroom windows to wake people up. London Damn. I told the agency I don’t work Sundays.Haven’t paid for Sunday either. Hopeless…….

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (elevator parking lot)

Elevator parking lot

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Spirit in the Sky’ Norman Greenbaum (1970)

Norman Joel Greenbaum (Born November 20, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter. He is primarily known for his 1969 song “Spirit in the Sky“. Can you tell me about the fuzz pedal that made the guitar sound so distinctive?Well, there wasn’t a guitar that was built that way. But in one of my prior bands in betweenContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Spirit in the Sky’ Norman Greenbaum (1970)”

Moscow

I used to be a marketSelling flowers and fruitNow I’m just a freewayCars use me as route….. And they call it progress…… Don MatthewsJuly 2022

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (FBI fingerprint files)

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (WW1 fields)

Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Sober

Write something incorporating the word ‘sober’. Should you accept, go forth. Show your creative juices I accept.Here goes…. ODE TO SOBER I have myself a drink or twoBut never to get drunkI always stay real sober-likeNot wallow in the gunk Hic…… DM

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Le Freak’ Chic

Chic currently called Nile Rodgers & Chic, is an American band that was formed in 1972 by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards It was New Year’s Eve, 1977, and they were invited to Studio 54, a very popular club in New York City where many celebrities and trendsetters were known to hang out. A singer named Grace JonesContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Le Freak’ Chic”