I learned early. I am six years-old on the back of my brother’s Honda Cub and we are winding through narrow Japanese dirt streets lined with vendors of all types: Household goods. Meat. Fish. Electronics (such as they were in 1960 Japan). Restaurants. Brothels. Yep, right there next to the tent that was selling frozenContinue reading “They Don’t Teach This in a Book”
Category Archives: Japan
The Great Recess Caper of 1961
Original music Monday: Here is the 10th song I wrote. It is called Is it Love or is it Sin? Let me know…. Here is a short story I tried posting when I first started the blog back in November of last year. I’m not sure it was posted properly or on time, so hereContinue reading “The Great Recess Caper of 1961”
Shingles
I have it. When I left my doctor’s office yesterday morning he informed me that the chicken pox I had as a kid had probably lie dormant in my nerves all these years and is just now resurfacing. What a pain in the ass. Actually, it is affecting a small lateral area below my leftContinue reading “Shingles”
Dialing it In
An expression that refers to effort, and how much a person gives of themselves. Instead of fighting and battling against something, isn’t it easier to just “dial it in” with minimal or no effort? I can’t do that. Never could. My problem many times, is giving TOO MUCH and OVERREACHING. Sounds weird, but that’s howContinue reading “Dialing it In”
Zeal
In my book EMOTIONS: Not Your Mama’s ABC’s, under each letter of the alphabet I include a short preface to the short stories. Believe me when I say it is a new genre focused on maximum emotional impact with an economy of words. You can check it out on my website marksplayhouse.com. Please let meContinue reading “Zeal”
Babies
I think babies are the coolest. All species, it doesn’t matter. Small little friends arriving by the second on this planet and I wish I could protect ALL of them. I was surprised to hear that the only species whose offspring will die without any assistance is the human baby. And we dominate this planet?Continue reading “Babies”
As Promised
As the nineties were beginning, I found myself in a tiny recording studio in Texas, Ohio. I hooked up with a badass bluegrass harp player and a shred-metal bass player and we laid down some tracks as a demo cassette. The harmonica player and I ended up gigging out as Blue Country, and the bassContinue reading “As Promised”
Coffee or Tea?
I never drank even one cup of coffee in my entire life until I was 60 years old. Now, I have one or two small cups every morning. I’m very exacting in how I mix my delectable early-morning treat. I like a little sugar-free vanilla creamer, and a splash of whole milk or halfContinue reading “Coffee or Tea?”
