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Hitting The Hong Kong Jackpot (Pt. 1)
While the world economy melts down like a candle in a blast furnace, I just received the opportunity of a lifetime in my e-mailbox: “My name is Mr. Peter T S Wong director of operations in Heng Seng Bank Hong Kong, I have a Business proposal in the tune of 125,750,000USD.” …
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Lesser-Known Blues Legends
Any blues aficionado knows the legendary names of “Blind Boy” Fuller and “Blind” Willie Johnson. But even hard-core blues fans know little, if anything, about bluesmen like “Terribly Nearsighted” Lewis… or “Can’t Read Much Small Print At All” McCoy… or “Having Awful Problems Seeing At Night” Mason… or “Trouble Judging Distances” Jenkins. Unfortunately,…
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My New Hobby
Like many people, I like to take up a hobby occasionally for a little something to distract myself and pour my passions into. So I thought long and hard about what hobby to take up: coin collecting, serial stalking, magic, competitive mumbling, animal husbandry — then it hit me like a ton…
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Bang The Bongos Slowly
Come gather ’round cats and kittens while I laddle a little beat poetry into your soul waffle iron. Here’s seven slabs from my book of beatnik poems entitled Burma Signs Express: Observational Poetic Hogwash bled from Skids Turmoil. Don’t look for it on Amazon or in Barnes & Noble, it’s published by copy machines I’ve…