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Stan Makes Maximum Use of Space

Space was at a limitDid the best I couldUsed the finest chinawareAll turned out real good…… We are pleased with your work Stan. Good for man-chats…. Slight design fail?….. Don MatthewsJanuary 2021

Parking Lot

Who designed this parking lot?Its shape I like a lotLike something I have seen beforeBut seem to have forgot Slight design fail?….. Don MatthewsJanuary 2021

Silly

Sometimes I get bit carried ‘wayAnd get a little sillyBut so did someone else from here…. And made lotsa money….. Maybe I can become rich and famous on FCS…. Don MatthewsJanuary 2021

Flashback – ‘Love Hangover’ Dianna Ross/Soul Train Dancers (1976)

Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, she rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group The Supremes, who became Motown‘s most successful act during the 1960s and one of the world’s best-selling girl groups of all time. The first video features Dianna Ross. The second featuresContinue reading “Flashback – ‘Love Hangover’ Dianna Ross/Soul Train Dancers (1976)”

Stan the Fixit Man

We had a little problemProblem with the doorCalled for Stan the fixit manProblem is no more……. Slight design fail?…. Don MatthewsJanuary 2021

Who Would Dare Question?

Who would dare questionthe long-term safety of vaccineswhich have been developed in a screaming hurry by multinational pharmaceutical companies that stand to profit enormously? Don MatthewsJanuary 2021

Huh?

Snap, quick, follow thought-trainFollow quick, snap, quickYou can do it yes you canSnap, snap don’t act fick Huh? I am not fickDon’t miss a trickYou’ve left the ‘l’Out of fick Huh? Don MatthewsJanuary 2021

Slippery Dip

We like our little childrenIn playground to enjoyComing off the slippery dipGreat fun for girls and boys….. Slight design fail?…. Don MatthewsJanuary 2021

Musical Performances I Like – ‘Rock Me Baby’ BB King/Susan Tedeschi/Derek Trucks

BB King with Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks at the Royal Albert Hall Lyrics at end Rock me baby, rock me all night longRock me baby, honey, rock me all night longI want you to rock me babyLike my back ain’t got no bones Roll me baby, like you roll a wagon wheelI want youContinue reading “Musical Performances I Like – ‘Rock Me Baby’ BB King/Susan Tedeschi/Derek Trucks”

Musicians Then and Now – Patti LaBelle

Patti LaBelle is an American singer who began as lead singer of Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles in the 1960’s Her signature song is ‘Lady Marmalade’. The chorus of “Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir” is French for “Do you want to sleep with me tonight?” When Labelle performed this on television, broadcast standards ofContinue reading “Musicians Then and Now – Patti LaBelle”