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January:
- "The
Point Of No Return" - Food for thought. Pass the Pepto. (Jan. 8)
- "Friends And
Lovers" - When you gotta have 'em, you gotta have 'em. (Jan. 11)
- "Answers
To Personal Questions" - Jack tells us more than we need to know. (Jan.
14)
- "Norm" - Another
cautionary tale. (Jan. 16)
- "The
Fairytale Behind The Song" - Are you sitting comfortably? Then we'll
begin... (Jan. 20)
- "The New Car" -
Things to consider when you're buying your next set of wheels. Or not. (Jan.
22)
February:
- "The Comedian" -
or, what's so #@*&!%$ funny, anyway? (Feb. 15)
- "Waiting
For Something Good" - Aren't we all, Jack... aren't we all... (Feb. 17)
- "The Tour
From Hell (2006 version)" - Stop us if you've heard it before... (Feb. 19)
- "Horizons" - Don't
seem like the same old town... (Feb. 20)
- "The Weirdo" -
Just one more example of how technology is making things better for you! (Feb.
21)
- "The Fed" - Careful,
Jack... you're treading on the money I love...(Feb. 27)
March:
- "The
Right Of Useless Complaint" - What about 'useful complaints'?... Oh yeah,
that's right. They won't let us have any... (March 2)
- "I Am Not A
Savage" - Fine, we believe you. Now lose the bearskin and put on the
tuxedo. We've got guests coming...(March 4)
- "The
Dysfunctional Band" - And that's how rock and roll was born... (March 5)
- "Sunset
Train: The Song" - A good song is like a good story... sometimes it's
both...(March 8)
- "I Saw
Something Dumb On TV" - So did I. It was called ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX.
(March 8)
- "Is That All
There Is?" -Depends. If we're talking Jack & Misty music, I hope not.
If we're talking your webmeister's bout with the flu... (March 12)
- "Frames" - And while
you're at it, picture this... (March 16)
- "Fear Of
Flying" - Fly the friendly skies of Paranoid Airlines... (March 21)
- "Today I Went
Outside" - Jack describes an out-of-computer experience. (March 21)
- "What Honks Me
Off" - The honk you say... (March 23)
- "Potpourri" - What
Jean Shepherd used to call 'straws in the wind'. (March 28)
April:
- "I Hop Alone" - Misty at work. (April 13)
- "Dirty Words Are Hidden
Everywhere" - "...for filth, I'm proud to say, is in the mind of the
beholder" (Tom Lehrer) (April 19)
- "Don't Fence Me In" - Oh boy. Here
we go again... (April 20)
- "A Few Steel Guitar Thoughts"
- or, c'mon, Jack, stop stringing us along... (April 26)
- "It All Started
When I Said The Magic Words" - Proof you should always watch what you say.
(April 29).
May:
- "The Washington Post" - Wherein Jack gets
lumped in with a whole bunch of folks. (May 7 - Happy Birthday, Jack!)
- "Epidemic Sickens Americans"
- The drugstores don't sell a cure for this one! (May 8)
- "Songs Are Little Pieces Of
Jewelry" - Some more thoughts on the songwriting process. (May 11)
- "Warning! Political Content!" -
a self-explanatory piece. (May 13)
- "Two True Stories For Mother's
Day" - One's sublime. The other's ridiculous. (May 14)
- "The Birthday Girl" - A toast to Misty.
(May 23 - Happy Birthday, Misty!)
June:
- "The Great Kidney Stone Adventure"
- Anything I could add would be totally unnecessary... (June 8)
- "The Hook" - Ditto. (June 21)
- "Those Kids Who Were Us" - Memories of a Key West reunion. (June 27)
July:
- "The Ice Cream Diet" - By golly, there's a solution! (But then, so is hydrochlric acid...) (July 2)
- "The Last Day" - Heed well these words of warning, friends... (July 3)
- "Why We Like This Music And Not That Junk." - Yeah, we know... but it bears repeating... (July 8)
- "Life Is A Rental" - More deep thoughts from Chairman Jack. (July 14)
- "Is This Music Or Religion?" - The controversy that never really goes away... is back... (July 25)
- "The Secret Of Happiness" - We'd tell you,
but then... well, you know... (July 31)
August:
- "Piano Players Have All The Fun" -
Up until they lose their keys, of course. (Please don't hit me.) (August 13)
- "The Perfect Life" - Something to strive for
in the weeks and months ahead... (August 15)
- "My Church Going Days" - It's good enough for me... (August 20)
- "Rusty And Me. A True Story" -
If it were really that easy, everyone would be doing it. Wouldn't they? (August 21)
- "The Sun Porch" - Does it come with a moon roof?
(August 22)
- "No Buffalos And No Wings" - Rememberances of home towns past... (August 26)
September:
- "Friends And Politics" - Sometimes, it's harder to separate the two than you might think... (Sept. 3)
- "Bits Of Wisdom" - Another think piece from Chairman Jack. (Sept. 14)
October:
- "The Optimist" - The power of positive stupidity.
Positively. (Oct. 19)
- "The Rest Of The Story" - More stuff than
you ever wanted to know. Really... (Oct. 31)
November:
- "Bookmarks" - Something to help you remember where you were...
(Nov. 6)
- "Today I Was Standing On My Head" -
Well, that's a neat trick if you can do it... (Nov. 13)
- "What Is A Song?" - What is is, and what it isn't... (Nov.15)
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