Nearness . . .

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As long as you are near me,

I can get along.

As long as you are near me,

I am very strong.

Definitively able to withstand

So many adversities,

And quite underhand;

From the cloudy sky or ocean blue

I fail to anticipate,

Yet sometimes I do.

As long as you are near me,

All and everything are good.

I have little to fear;

Certainty now and clearly understood.

The Nearness of You
- Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstron

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Happy . . .

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I like to think of happy stuff
When I hear so much bad news
It really all becomes too much
Promoting growth of blues.
So here's to you and here's to me!
Let's concentrate on that, 
And celebrate with friends we love 
Before another coup d'erat.

Happy Stuff

- Ray Jozwiak-Gonzo Piano

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Reading . . .

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Tread Carefully
- Everrest

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                 Critic’s Choice

Care . . .

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Cowboy commando; conspiracy fantasists just are no good to me. 
Libertarians imagine that they’re self-made heroes entirely.
Greed is good. Greed is great in my own hands.
Better in mine than yours.
Can we just care for each other?
Why do we need bigger boats?
All the square footage in this whole world
Can’t save one life, can’t bring hope.
Disadvantages just don’t exist
If our share’s bigger than his.
Cunning and shrewdly calculating masterfully manipulative.
Never afflicted by conscience or guilt, keeping the prize in full view.
Never say never. Never say die 
Unless you mean someone else.
Bigotry, high crimes, paranoia, cynics and primitives mystical.
Cultural warriors in their own heads. Mythical anarchist hierarchy.
Seeking some golden age now long-gone,
Blind to the fact things change.

 
    

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                   Chromatose

Doubles . . .

 

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The week was a good one.

The weather was nice.

Many hours did I practice

Wanted to be precise 

In performance of the pieces

We'd agreed upon for that night.

On arrival, just one hour ahead

Of the one at which we would start,

Something strange, seemed was brewing.

Our mere presence surprising, 

Was causing a real disconcert.

The appearance of a fellow troubadour

Brought the feeling of sickness inside.

He was there, just like us, to play music tonight.

At the sight of each other, we sighed.

It's got to the point it's mundane, with this place,

A routine like a supper that's cooked.

You see now, once again, for whatever the reason,

She most certainly has double-booked.   

     

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Almost . . .

 

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No matter how much effort made,

You can't expect the earth to move.

There's not always the fairest trade,

Least not one of which you will approve.

The hope is all will find great delight.

But in spite of your input they just can't quite.

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                         No Frills

Epilog . . .

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ep·i·logue

/ˈepəˌlôɡ,ˈepəˌläɡ/

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noun

1. a section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened.

   "the meaning of the book's title is revealed in the epilogue"

   
   

   
   

Epilog was originally the middle-section (piano solo) for Third-Hand Intelligence, pre-OHO's treatment of the song on Gazebo. This recording is a particular favorite of mine. I like it's clarity, crisp intonation of each instrument, simplicity of the small ensemble and the dynamic performance which renders the scattered errors irrelevant. But that's just ME. 





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