NONALIGNMENT PACT

Part 4: Eye of the Tiger

I have one friend serving a life prison sentence for murder. We’re not as close as we once were, but at one point during those important years between twelve and fourteen we were the best of friends. This post, however, is not going to be an explanation of how [...]

Part 3: Graduation Express

Play this song while you read this. It’s a slow song with a synthesized harpsichord-type instrument leading the way with arpeggios and subtle middle eastern melodies. Play it while you read this so you can hear the music we heard as we marched down the center aisle of the [...]

To that raven-eyed rocker with the guitar slung low. I owe you rock and roll.

Part 2: The Grand Funking of Grand Funk

My awareness of rock and roll started at an early age with my mom’s Beatles records, which is probably why I always associate the Beatles with children’s music. Even their more [...]