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And then there were mermaids
I’ve seen a lot of sights on the Delaware River ranging from ordinary to unusual to outright miraculous. I’ve seen dogs of all sizes; some that like to swim and others that just lap up a … more
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Grandma’s diary July 1913, part 2
Grandma’s diary July 1913, part 2 My grandmother, Lina Dreher, was sixteen when she kept this diary. She was bribed, by her father, with a bank account of $200 to quit school and work in the … more
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Welcome to Paradise
It was 1978, around midnight and, for the first time ever, I was about to go onstage at CBGB’s. My band, Comateens, consisted of two people, myself on guitar and vocals and Nic North on bass … more
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Grandma’s diary July 1913
My grandmother, Lina Dreher, was sixteen when she kept this diary. She worked as a store clerk in the family bakery. In this excerpt, she grapples with going back to school, which she had quit due to … more
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The Weight
I’m a big fan of the Great American Songbook; a collection of the most important and influential American popular songs and jazz standards from the early 20th century that have stood the test … more
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Oh Suzanna!
When she entered the room her hips would bang against desks toppling papers, vases, ashtrays, picture frames and the like. Large in every way and at the same time oblivious to her surroundings, she … more
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Grandma’s diary June 1913
My grandmother, Lina Dreher, was sixteen when she kept this diary as she worked in the family bakery. I have not changed any of the vernacular though some of it may be politically incorrect today. … more
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Andy Warhol looks a scream
I’m watching the Netflix special, Andy Warhol Diaries. They’re going through his massive archives of Polaroids, and it occurs to me that I must be somewhere in there. I had three … more
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June, June, June!
Ah, June is now merely a day away. When I think of June, I think of my childhood neighbor about whom I wrote the following lyric: I watch her from across the way, wondrin’ what makes her … more
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My only secret
My grandmother’s diary of 1913 spanned one full year. The longest entry was entitled My Only Secret. It begins with, “when I went to school…” a reference to her being … more
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Grandma’s diary May 1913, part 2
My grandmother, Lina Dreher, was sixteen when she kept this diary. Her father, my great grandfather, was a talented German baker who rescued bakeries in NYC and NJ, and then sold them for a profit. … more
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Grandma’s diary May 1913
My grandmother, Lina Dreher, was sixteen when she kept this diary. Her father (my great grandfather, an immigrant to this country) was a talented German baker who rescued bakeries in NYC and NJ, and … more
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