Vaden Todd LewisBirthdate: Sept. 3, 1965Band: ToadiesInstrument: Singer / GuitaristAge in 2026: 61 Vaden Todd Lewis aka Danger Lewis, has been around. Born in Fort Worth, TX in 1965, he grew up listening to bluegrass and “old school country” at home. Other early musical influences were ZZ Top, Talking Heads and Pixies. When he began…
#FFF 75 — early morning reflections
I’m rarely up this early, but the electrician was scheduled to arrive at between 7:30 and 8 so I dragged myself out of my cozy bed at 7 and quickly nuked a cuppajoe from yesterday’s pot. When I nuke yesterday’s coffee, I usually add flavored creamer or a spoon of hot cocoa mix to hide…
#FF — Collector (warning: dark)
Collector It began when three-year-old Jerry watched Father drop Mother to her knees by raising an eyebrow. His developing personhood vibrated knowing that Father could exert domain over Mother so easily. Jerry’s being glows watching Father’s sway over his congregants. He notices it is only over females — and children. He spies through the peephole,…
Warts and All: An Ekphrastic Pondering
Warts and All: An Ekphrastic Pondering Sagacious-eyed, panoptic lumpy godsendPrimordial, a polar sprout, a forked tooth.A state unplaced, outside of time, alleged, A boulder rests, that’s bold yet bland. A rough sleuthIngests all dust ingredients to swirl cake,Its vortex cached with ev’ry seasoned spice sooth. In petroglyphic fashion, fetish-carved castBeyond a culture’s judgment, baking new…
FFF 74 this n that pics in August 2026 with updated jpg of incense tray
Happy Friday Everyone! It’s been a full month of this and that, good, bad, and ugly. Isn’t that the way of things generally. I’ve had a lack of motivation in getting pics off of my phone and into the computer in order to share them this month. Thursday (last) night I kind of got caught…
From Turtle Talk: Enbridge Line 5 Oil Spill on 082626 in Wisconsin
Enbridge can’t even take care of its existing pipelines, and we want to trust them with taking care of a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac?
#SLS — Song to a Seagull by Joni Mitchell
There are so many quality sandy beach songs out there. I almost went with The Beach Boys’ “Kokomo” but didn’t. (Hope someone else picks it!) Song to a Seagull (also known as Joni Mitchell) is the eponymous debut studio album by the Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. It was produced by David Crosby and released in March 1968. The album…
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