Dancing
My friend Josie sent me a link to a YouTube video. It made me so happy, I put it in with my other links. Check it out:
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Another Life
In the early 80’s I worked at an independent bookstore called The Book Mark on Speedway Boulevard in Tucson, Arizona. A guy named Ed owned the bookstore. He was wheelchair bound, and he roamed the aisles. He knew where all the books were. The store’s manager, Anne, was in her 40’s and severely anorexic—you could see her bones through her dress. She hunched over the receiving table every day, unloading books and telling those of us who worked for her where to stock them. She loved books.
Every Friday afternoon, Ed would call all the clerks up to the cash register. He had a board that rested on either arm of his chair, forming a table on his lap. On it, he had neatly laid out piles of cash for each of us—our week’s pay. One day, a guy came walking in—he had jet black hair, a dark beard, a mustache. He walked right up to Ed and asked for a job. Ed gave him one on the spot. Come to think of it, that’s how I got my job there, too. The mysterious dark haired guy was David Jewell. He was new in town, at least that’s how I remember it. I introduced him to my good friend Guri, who lived in a bungalow a few streets down from the bookstore. We were all poets. So we started meeting regularly—reading our poems, discussing them, sharing favorite books and authors. After I left Tucson, I saw Dave one last time when he was living in Austin. He was doing a stand up routine—part comedy, part poetry. Then we fell out of touch. Recently, he found my website, and now I have linked two of his sites to this one.
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A Vision of Students Today
Check out the video called “A Vision of Students Today.” Anyone involved in higher education will probably find this link interesting. linktext
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Another link
My friend Anita lives in Manhattan. She has a very full and interesting life. She writes. And she also teaches high school. Recently, she watched my Ben Cartwright video-story and then told me about David Rose, the composer of the “Bonanza Theme Song.” He’s most famously known as the composer of “The Stripper.” Anita grew up in LA, and David Rose was her best friend’s father. Anita spent a lot of time in the music industry, and she considered David Rose a mentor of sorts. Anita has a blog, from a high school teacher’s perspective. It’s listed under links as “Schoolmarm.” Check it out.
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Links
So far, there are two links to other sites on this page. I plan to add more. But I’ve been thinking about the word itself, links, and how the internet has created a valuable sense of connection for me.
If you are interested in children’s literature or baseball, check out Barbara Gregorich’s website. She and I are in a critique group together, and she has been a wonderful writing and marketing resource for me. Our group, called the Londonderries, is made up of six writers, from different cities. We meet every week online, and we meet every two years in person.
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