Winning essay for May’s Song Contest |
Congratulations to Randy G. of Minnesota for knowing that "Down" was the song where the singer sang of a shot glass full of "lonliness." He also wrote the most beautiful letter to his best frien...
Posted by Poppermost on Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:52:00 PST |
Lex On Harriet, his favorite teacher |
Harriet was my World History teacher for 9 months between September '83 and June '84. She was also the one person who "got" that I was bored with school. By the time I met her, my photogra...
Posted by Poppermost on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:26:00 PST |
"(I Am) Kait" and new contest - are you next? |
Hear the next contest song, "(I Am) Kait" Don't know how many of you read the essay that won our "Especially For You" Song contest for March, but if you didn't, you missed us being naughty (edible un...
Posted by Poppermost on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 08:14:00 PST |
Lex On Pete Townshend |
The music of Pete Townshend, solo and with the Who, is very "crucial" to Lex. He considers Pete's music to be the foundation for him "being a real, honest-to-goodness guitarist." So Happy birthd...
Posted by Poppermost on Mon, 19 May 2008 06:04:00 PST |
Winning essay - April Song Contest |
The winning essay for this month's song contest was written by Ann T. of Armonk, NY in hopes of winning a song as a birthday present for her friend, Jackie, who met her personal criteria for our Who i...
Posted by Poppermost on Wed, 14 May 2008 11:49:00 PST |
Lex On Billy Joel |
Lex talks about his favorite Billy Joel album to commemorate the man himself, born May 9th. Happy birthday, Billy.It happened in my Uncle Will's big red '71 Ford Galaxy 500. He had an 8-tr...
Posted by Poppermost on Sat, 10 May 2008 11:40:00 PST |
Lex On Pete Ham |
Lex waxes nostalgically on one of this favorite bands, and one of his favorite song writers. Happy birthday Pete, whose birthday lands on April 27th!I've already packed my CDs for the move, but am ke...
Posted by Poppermost on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:08:00 PST |
Lex On Peter Frampton |
Lex remembers childhood, the '76 bicentennial, and Peter Frampton, whose birthday is April 22. Happy birthday, Peter!I was in the first grade, and the teacher gave us kids a writing assignment about ...
Posted by Poppermost on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:41:00 PST |
Lex On Luther Vandross |
Lex remembers a special student and their love of Luther Vandross, who was born April 20. Happy birthday, Luther!So Eddie, one of the older, quieter students in my classroom, comes in out of breath o...
Posted by Poppermost on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:40:00 PST |
Lex On Mark Volman (The Turtles) |
Here is an open birthday letter to Mark Volman, a.k.a. The Phlorescent Leech, a.k.a. Flo, a.k.a. Professor Flo who has a birthday April 19. Have a great day!Dear Mark,In 1997, I attended my former gi...
Posted by Poppermost on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:12:00 PST |
