Snail mail we call it, but in the days before textual rapid transit, when a long distance phone call carried horridly steep per-minute charges, a typed or handwritten letter was an effective way to communicate. Perhaps letter composition took more … Continue reading →
I canât believe itâs nearly forty years since I parted from my college sweetheart Peggy Noonan. Forty years ⌠but whoâs counting? I would let go, but every time I turn on a television political news forum, or pick up … Continue reading →
The New Jersey Folk Festival announced Sing Out! columnist and advisory board member Roger Deitz is the recipient of its 2012, Lifetime Achievement Award. The NJFF will confer the award on April 28th at this yearâs festival. Held on the … Continue reading →
There are rules that govern creativity. Itâs cosmic. Some you follow, others you break. And there is the potential for not only good writing, but for your writing to do some good. Itâs the choosing which defines who we are. … Continue reading →
Secondhand, used, retro, vintage, whatever. I do have a history of obtaining broken-in instruments, and the occasional well-worn castoff. My student accordion was a rental while my piano came from a neighbor who relocated to a small apartment. The first … Continue reading →
Sorting through a pile of photographs, I discovered one of my elementary school report cards. My eyes focused on three lines: âUses Time Wisely,â âPenmanshipâ and âDeportment.â Letter grades were entered in ink so yours truly might not alter the … Continue reading →
Opening night. Klieg lights, red carpets, fancy designer dresses and tuxedos, papparazi, Paris Hilton, television news crews.Well, please do not expect any of those items at the Fair Lawn Community Center on Saturday night when the Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music … Continue reading →
The first âbigâ outdoor festival of the season, at least in the Garden State, will take place this coming Saturday April 27th. The Annual New Jeresy Folk Festival will once again take over the lawn of the Eagleton Institute, George … Continue reading →
