Proof . . .

https://www.shutterstock.com/search/education+qualifications

. . . of qualifications should be required of any and all parents to claim they have even the slightest knowledge of what constitutes and thorough and well-rounded education.  Being parents, the only thing they have proven to have mastered is procreation! 

(https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/04/23/republicans-lgbt/)

". . . Fifty percent of Americans, including 65 percent of Republicans, said parents have “too little” influence on classroom curriculum, according to an AP-NORC poll released in March. But 21 percent of Americans supported prohibiting teachers from teaching about sex and sexuality in schools, including 33 percent of Republicans, the poll showed. . ."


Teach Your Children
- Crosby, Stills & Nash



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Instructions . . .

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How do you know when you’re at the end?

Where will you go? 

After so long the marina’s become your friend.

There’ll be a day when your ship comes in.

Take it in stride.

You keep it slow, keep it steady, and all in time.

Half of the T-head on E, Albert.

Half of the T-head on E. 

How big’s your boat gonna be Albert,

When you are free?

Albert always wore a smile on his face,

Never a trace of weariness. 

No one thought Albert would do much more

Than they thought he would.

Albert, oblivious, struggled despite their scorn.

One little blink, he’s no longer there.

Blends with the crowd. 

Sometimes at night he will cry

But it’s never loud.

Always one you’ll find in every crowd.

We sure could use some more like him.

What kind of man would do all the things that he should do?

What’s your reaction? Something you want? Can it be true?

But the perception so widely held 

Is not all that good. 

Such was the case, or was apathy what he befell?

Really, we’re all just like Albert too,

Just not as wise.

One bit of patience, no burden’s beyond your size.

Take your dreams and fly so far from this place.

Feel no regrets, no bridges burned.

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            Another Shot

Gathered . . .

 

Love,

Triumphs I’ve heard,

Over all.
Is it really true?

One 

Many-splendored thing,

Conquering 

Obstacles revealed.

Gathered for this occasion, 

Politely civil in a social dance.

Mannerly; respectful discourse,

All in a room that’s full of elephants.

Talk,

Civility, 

Must be maintained

So we don’t set them free.

How many people 

Exist right here in this place,

So much the same?

Pride always goes

Before the fall so they say.

It’s like a parade.

Don’t 

Think its your own 

Imagination ‘cause its it’s real.

Though, 

Circus-like true, 

These pachyderms cannot be viewed.

Elephants
©2021 Raymond M. Jozwiak

from "Grains", release date June 7, 2022

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For The Ride

Back . . .

. . . story of OHO

 

Around 1970 at a Baltimore club called "Bluesette," what would become OHO had its beginnings in a group known as Quinn. In 1971, Little Hans, a gothic-progressive quartet featuring two keyboardists, guitar and percussion, evolved from the Quinn lineup. In 1973, the keyboardist and some friends began a period of crazed experimentation that would lead to their most infamous incarnation OHO. This latest collaboration resulted in a debut album "Okinawa". In June, 1974 came the follow-up, "Vitamin OHO." The arrival of the new wave brought Dark Side, Trixy & The Testones and Food For Worms but each of these bands is subject enough for a story of its own. The 1984 version of OHO recorded "Rocktronics", a 7 song EP proving that the OHO moniker was synonymous with the word persistence. In 1990, the eponymously entitled "OHO" was released on Sky Records with acid-folk edginess and trademark lyrical unpredictability combining unwavering female vocals and crystalline production fueled by assiduous songwriting. The album was listed as an "editors' choice" for 1990 in CD Review (06/91 Vol. VII Number 10). In 1991 OHO signed with Little Wing Of Refugees based in Kastl, Germany releasing "Vitamin OHO" in 1991 and reissuing "Okinawa" in 1995  followed by  "ECCE OHO" on CD.  The 2002 OHO Music (OM052) edition of "Recollections" was also included as a CD bonus in Progression magazine #41, in the Fall 2002 issue. In March 2008 OHO released their retrospective 2 disc CD/DVD "Bricolage" consisting largely of previously unreleased sonic and video material (culled from their 1983-2008 "Mach III" phase), dominated by stunning female vocalization with tough lyrical musings, abundant hook-laden melodies, and intriguing arrangements of their jubilant, jangly folk/prog/rock. In 2010, former "Ful Treatment" keyboardist and musical collaborator Ray Jozwiak joined the group resulting in a  [Power] trio for live performances of original material and sophisticated cover tunes, as founding member Jay and long-time veteran David continue their creative adventures in the studio with Ray and a host of fine and varied musicians and technicians in pursuit of the elusive rock'n roll dream.

Catch Jay & Ray live at Harvest Tide Steakhouse, Lewes, DE this Friday at 5:00PM.

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No Regrets . . .

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When I start into thinking 

About the things that might have been,

I find that my imagination has no end. 

And though they’re not without their own attraction,

I can see, each time you look at me, 

I am exactly where I want to be.

And maybe I’ll never have that house in the country.

You won’t see me visiting those ritzy discotheques.

But I have no regrets. 

No I have no regrets.

See I have no regrets. 

No regrets . . . 

It’s a human kind of feeling.

It’s one that everybody knows

At least one time, if not another, as they grow, I do suppose. 

And though these things cross everybody’s mind 

I’ve got the key grasping reality. 

It’s the dessert I’m glad I didn’t eat.

Everybody is searching for something

That they’re afraid they might have missed.

And no matter how hard that you’re wishing

To have a second chance.

Don’t regret that you missed the dance,

Because the past is the past and you’re not gonna change it.

If it looks like I am distant,

Like I don’t hear a single word,

All the times that I’m not listening, but you think I really heard,

It doesn’t warrant any serious 

Concern, you see. It’s still the same old me,

And like a glove you fit me to a T.

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            Another Shot

A Capella . . .

https://www.singers.com/group/doo-wop/

(from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_cappella)

". . . A cappella . . . Italian for 'in the style of the chapel'. . .  music is a performance by a singer or a singing group without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. The term a cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato musical styles. In the 19th century, a renewed interest in Renaissance polyphony, coupled with an ignorance of the fact that vocal parts were often doubled by instrumentalists, led to the term coming to mean unaccompanied vocal music. The term is also used, rarely, as a synonym for alla breve. . ."

I’ve never been one to follow trends.

I won’t be with the crowd 

When they round the bend.

But I’ll be here until the very end

‘Cause, where it’s at is here with you.

Fancy parties leave me cold and drained,

Discos, crowds and posturing in vain

Only feed some silly appetite unnamed.

Where it’s at is here with you.

I don’t want to see the moon,

Fly to Paris, May or June.
I just want a one-way fare

To anyplace where you’ll be there.

I don’t need gold or precious things,

Fancy clothes or even diamond rings.

I just want the thrill that being with you brings.

‘Cause, where it’s at is here with you.

For fame or power, I have no desire.

I don’t crave acceptance, or to be admired.

I’m just happy sitting with you by the fire.

Where it’s at is here with you.

Here With You
©1997 Raymond M. Jozwiak

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Devices . . .

 

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I've got a charger for my phone.

My e-reader has one too.

The laptop's useless without one

So charging's what I do.

The iPad without juice will die,

Several hours will suffice.

But thankfully, no power renewal's

Required by this device.

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