Tag: Leon Russell

Monkey (and a few Ape) songs

source This post is all Max’ fault.  Today he posted on The Beatles’ tune Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except me and My Monkey.  I immediately thought of a couple more songs with monkey in the title and thought yes, I want to make a playlist.  Thanks to Max, Jim, Liam, and Graham for their…

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TSM 242 — Lady Blue

Painting by Richard Burlet “Woman in Blue” i.She does her best to turn away from her machine lifeThose who imagine her see patterns of blue in her pixels ii.indigo diva, a shy bird who merges with the rare blue birch iii.betrayer’s lips’ union agoddess’ dismay.chameleon raimentswivels away to blue. Three perspectives on this LOVELY image. …

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dVerse — Prosery 18 — Tanked

  [T]here is nothing behind the wallexcept a space where the wind whistles…–from “Drawings By Children” by Lisel Mueller I’m floating in aquamarine dialed to an optimal degree. My breasts point to the sky. Bubbles tickle my back. I flap my arms like humpback flippers and hum low, sending a message to my lover. Please…

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#MM Music Challenge — Mr. Fantasy ripples…

Jim Adams is the dependable host of Mindlovemisery Menagerie’s Music Challenge.  Jim says: The challenge today is to focus on “Dear Mr. Fantasy,” by Traffic, written by Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood, and Chris Wood, and use it for a short story, a piece of flash fiction, or a poem that you can share with the…

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“Tight Rope,” by Leon Russell — Coloring Club Plus — 5/3/19

Please note:  no animals were harmed nor exploited in the coloring of this picture. Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges; April 2, 1942 – November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling pop music records during his 60-year career. His genres included pop, country, rock, folk, gospel, bluegrass,…

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