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“I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic’s, and his hair was PERFECT!”* Item 1: A few weeks ago Sheila and I were invited by some old friends for a friendly retirement dinner given in Sheila’s honor. As usual Sheila was a bit reluctant to go due to her...

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“Let us go then you and I, When the evening is spread out against the sky, Like a patient etherized upon a table” * Item 1: I am no longer in a band and I do miss the companionship and music making. There is a bit of an empty spot in my being that was once fueled by...

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Item 1: Cataract surgery: It is amazing what modern medicine is capable of accomplishing. It is 5:55 a.m.and Sheila is driving me the one mile to our local surgical center in Turlock for my 6 a.m. appt.I sign in. At 6:30, I am having my blood pressure, pulse, and...

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Item 1: Good news! Our fearless leader is out of the hospital. I am currently verifying reports of videos that are currently streaming on the web showing Mr. Cornish singing “Achy, Breaky Heart!” and then doing his best Herman Noone impersonation singing, “Can’t you...

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Item 1: It is Friday night at the Westside Theater in Newman and I am ready to lumber up the well-worn stairs of the stage to do my bit as the MC.I have been asked by philosopher professor/songwriter/singer/guitarist/jazz and blues buff, Jason Winfree, to host...

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Item 1: Leaving on a jet plane. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeahhhhhhh!!!!! My big sister, Maria Nadauld, and her talented daughter, Megan, will be boarding the big trans-Atlantic bird today to fly over the pond so they can trace the haunts of Liverpool’s famous foursome, the...