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Humanity’s Suicidal Trajectory

What I offer you ‘s finiteBut this you just ignorePlunder plunder on you goAll you want is more What I offer you’s finiteBut you just do not carePlunder plunder on you goStrip the planet bare What I offer you’s finiteBut shrinking far and wideKeep on plundering and you’re onThe path to suicide Don MatthewsNovember 2022

Death of the Aussie Larrikin?

I lament about the changing natureOf acceptable mischief and funIn society that is losing the sense ofThe Australian larrikin son Once upon a time, the Australian larrikin spirit was acknowledged, tolerated, and even celebrated Where does the word larrikin come from?  The term comes from British dialect larrikin ‘a mischievous or frolicsome youth’, ultimately a form of larkingContinue reading “Death of the Aussie Larrikin?”

Charles ‘Skip’ Pitts

Charles “Skip” Pitts (April 7, 1947 – May 1, 2012) was an American soul and blues guitarist. He is best known for his distinctive “wah-wah” style, prominently featured on Isaac Hayes’ title track from the 1971 movie Shaft. He is widely considered to have been one of the architects of soul, R&B and funk guitar. Here heContinue reading “Charles ‘Skip’ Pitts”