McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 – April 30, 1983), known professionally as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer-songwriter and musician who was an important figure in the post-war blues scene, and is often cited as the “father of modern Chicago blues.” His style of playing has been described as “raining down Delta beatitude.” Don MatthewsDecember 2021
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Was the Night Before Christmas by Don Matthews
Originally posted on Chewers by Masticadores:
Image Source: Snappa Was the night before Christmas When I got his text That Santa would visit me ‘Round planet (convexed) No longer he’s guided By stars (lots of guess) Tech reps have caught up with him Now has GPS (meter changes) I’m waiting here for Santa It’s three…
Parking Lot
The parking lot did show themWhere to park their carWhich they were so grateful forWhere to park their car…. Don MatthewsDecember 2021
Priscilla Rehearses for Swan Lake
Priscilla is our FCS resident cat Cilla has a performanceComing up real soonLoves her little Swan Lake danceOn the 10th of June…. Seven performances. All sold out…… Don MatthewsDecember 2021
From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs
Remember the good old dayswhen people would stop Christmas shoppingwhen they ran out of money?
Knitting
My wife is into knittingShe has the girls aroundHer latest project (very nice)Suits any size of round…. All the girls line up for a try…… Don MatthewsDecember 2021
Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Claim
Write something incorporating the word ‘claim’. Should you accept, go forth. Show your creative juices I accept.Here goes…. ODE TO CLAIM The odes I write, stay clear ofI claim them for my ownHad lotsa practise getting thereHad lotsa time to hone Stay clear…… Protected by big guns…… Boom..boom…… DM DM
FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Stuck In The Middle With You’ (Stealers Wheel) Cover
Don MatthewsNovember 2021
Stan’s Record Album Cover Studio – The Dick Job
Stan runs a very successful businesshelped by his assistant Perc Dick he was a FrenchmanDidn’t give last nameJust put Dick on cover Launch me up to fame So we did…. And from our humble little cover he rose to great heights (as you will discover at the end)…. Production Notes That smile is nice isn’tContinue reading “Stan’s Record Album Cover Studio – The Dick Job”
Wedding Party
We’re having a wedding partyPhoto on the pierNotice says limit 10 tonShould be no problem here…. Don MatthewsDecember 2021