There Are So Many Times In One's

On Memorial Day, I Don't Want To Only Remember The Combatants. There Were Also Those Who Came Out Of The Trenches As Writers And Poets, Who Started Preaching Peace, Men And Women Who Have Made This World A Kinder Place To Live.

I Feel Great That I've Been Given A Chance In The Golden Years Of My Life. To Me, It's The Last Battle, And I've Been Given A Chance To Get Stuck In Some Good Armament, Some Good Power, And There's A Chance That Now I Can Finish Off My Working Years With My Head Held High.

I Used To Hang Out A Lot In Jazz Clubs, And The Groups Took To A Kid Like Me Who Wasn't Afraid To Get Up And Sing With A Jazz Band. Then I Started To Hang Out In Rock Clubs And Learned To Carry Off Different Styles.

Longevity Is Something I Never Gave A Second Thought To. I Guess It's The Shadow Of Growing Up In Post Wwii, But I Never Believed I Would Live Past 20. Here I Am Though... A Senior Citizen... My Voice And Heart Are Stronger Than Ever, But Boredom Is The Greatest Enemy So I Have To Be Careful Not To Slip Over The Edge.

I Don't Think Jimi Committed Suicide In The Conventional Way. He Just Decided To Exit When He Wanted To.