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Quenching the Fires of Los Angeles
Quenching the Fires of Los Angelesby Michael DoyleI saw a wise old hippy on the stageSinging about clouds as she turned the pageStaring out with love at the approach of deathShe sang her heart to her last breathIt seemed like … Continue reading
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Tagged Above, Approach, Ash, Blessings, Cane, Clouds, Death, Doors, Encourage, Faith, Families, Fight, Fire, Fires, Gateways To Love, Graceless City, Heart, Hearts, Hippy, Joined Hands, Keeping Tim, Last Breath, Live, Living Memories, Los Angeles, Loss, Love, Madness, Meant, New and Pretty, Page, Poetry and Poems, Press On, Quench, Rare Courage, Rebuild, Rubble, Rusty Wire, Sense of Sadness, Shine, Shoulder to Shoulder, Show, Special Trace, Stage, Stand Firm
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Thought For the Day: True Courage Is Being Afraid, and Going Ahead and Doing Your Job Anyhow, That’s What Courage Is
“True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job anyhow, that’s what courage is.” – Norman Schwarzkopf (An attempt to honor the firefighters fighting the blazes in Los Angeles County, California)
Laurel Canyon Vibe
The 60s Los Angeles music scene was a very special time. I would love to have been there to seen all that talent in one place. https://flic.kr/p/vD253D Laurel Canyon Vibe by Michael Doyle There was an avalanche of sound That … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged 60s, Ask, Association, Avalanche, Blur, Canyon, Cascade, Clear, Collaboration, Dream, Echo, Fantasy, Feeling, Find, Flow, Garden, Geometry, Good Day, Guitar Licks, Happening, Harmony, Heart, Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, Love, Melody, Music Scene, Notes, Photograph, Poem, Poet, Poetry, Question, Rain, Reeling, Reiteration, Reverberation, Rock N Roll, Sense, Soul, Sound, Street Corner, Street Light, Talent, Task, Urge, Urgency, Vibe, Vibration, What, When
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Hot Sauce
Scribbled tales tell more than most would want to know, right? Hot Sauce by Michael Romani Layers of texture Provide the details The hot sauce of conjecture Told in a scribbled tale It’s a portrait of a community But also … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Common, Community, Conjecture, Deep, Destination, Downtown, Eseence, Eyes, Family, Fascination, Good, Graffiti, Grief, Hot Sauce, Layer, Los Angeles, Magic, Neon, Nostalgia, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Presence, Revelation, Scribble, Secret, Seek, Shimmer, Sisterhood, Star, Sunrise, Tale, Texture, The Hood, Tragic, Whisper
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Sonic Gems: Fishbone – Truth and Soul
Formed in 1979 Los Angeles, California, the rock band Fishbone plays a fusion of ska, punk, funk, heavy rock and soul. The original lineup included John Fisher on bass, Dr. Madd Vibe on vocals and saxophone, Kendall Jones on … Continue reading
Posted in Thought For the Day
Tagged Fishbone, Freddie's Dead, Funk, Heavy Rock, Los Angeles, Punk, Ska, Sonic Gems, Soul, South Central, Super Fly, Truth and Soul
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Sonic Gems – X – Wild Gift
X is an American punk band that originated in Los Angeles in 1977. The original members were Exene Cervenka (vocalist), John Doe (vocalist/bassist), Billy Zoom (guitarist) and D.J. Bonebrake (drummer. This first wave band of American punk put out seven … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Zoom, Exene Cervenka, John Doe, Los Angeles, Punk Rock, Sonic Gems, Wild Gift, X
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Vasquez Rocks
Turns out that a blogger out there, Bel, has recently visited a place that I have photographed in real. I didn’t have any of my photos of Vasquez Rocks to share, but, I do have this poem that I wrote … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Camera, Desert, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Poems, Poetry, Portfolio, Roadrunner, Vasquez Rocks, Wile E Coyote
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 