Old Doc

Old Doc wasn’t really that old, but he’d been at it a long time. During thirty years of practice in this small town he’d delivered most of the current residents who were under that age. He worked very hard but it was worth it for him. Sure, it was...

Old Ones, New Ones, Loved Ones, Neglected Ones

Someone asked me recently for a copy of a cassette tape which was recorded in 1980. As I am now in my eighth decade, 1980 feels like yesterday, and it came as a bit of a shock to realise that I received that tape nearly forty years ago. I eventually found it by...

Old People’s Music

I have to confess something right now. I am an aging baby boomer. These days, when I listen to music it’s mostly music that has been around for quite some time. Don’t get me wrong. It’s great music and anyone could enjoy it just as much as I do. But let’s face it, I’m...

Old Songs

Every year around this time I put everything aside and go to work on the Posarela, a staged Christmas story based mostly on some old traditional Mexican holiday songs. Itís put on by a community music center in my neighborhood called the Community Music Center. You...